Statistics people will highlight a notable contrast in performance between these teams based on the league table so far, with Rayo Vallecano leading Deportivo Alavés by 12 points.
- Rayo Vallecano have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga
- Rayo Vallecano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Deportivo Alavés have scored away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vallecano and Deportivo Alavés.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
7-1-0 is the performance here at Estadio de Vallecas so far in the La Liga, giving Rayo Vallecano a total of 22 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results! Hopes of three in a row are alive for Vallecano after consecutive victories at their own ground.
It's back home for Vallecano, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bergantinos away with the result 3-1. Suárez, Moreno and Ciss found the net in that victory. Ciss (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.4/10. Ciss scored one goal.
A La Liga defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Villarreal.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vallecano handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are nine wins, three draws and three defeats.
The Vallecano manager Iraola Sagarna has got the team scoring with 17 from 8 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Rayo Vallecano have only let in 3 goals at home.
Deportivo Alavés form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Deportivo Alavés so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
There might be some fixture complaints from Alavés as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Copa Del Rey match against Linares Deportivo (1-2). It is possibly a bad omen for Deportivo Alavés that their goalie Sivera made seven saves in the Linares Deportivo game, but still could not hinder a loss. Sylla, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.73. Sylla scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Getafe.Alavés are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, four draws and four defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Alavés manager Calleja Revilla as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Villarreal.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Alavés in these games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Rayo Vallecano-Deportivo Alavés H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Rayo Vallecano three wins, Deportivo Alavés one win, zero draws. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Sanmartín Mato 8 goals |   Á. García Rivera 5 goals |  R. García Zárate 5 goals |
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| Rayo Vallecano | Deportivo Alavés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 5 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 24 | 17 | 12 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 94% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 62% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 53% | 62% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 38% |
| 24% | 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 14% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 47% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 44% |
| 29% | 62% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 29% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.6 | 13 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 33% | 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 27% | 26% |
| 11.5 | 10.6 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14.1 | 13.4 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
- Deportivo Alavés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Deportivo Alavés have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Deportivo Alavés haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rayo Vallecano have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rayo Vallecano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rayo Vallecano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Deportivo Alavés have scored away.
- Rayo Vallecano have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga
- Rayo Vallecano have the most points (22) at home in La Liga
- Rayo Vallecano have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in La Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 42 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Valencia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | FC Barcelona | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Granada | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Elche | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alavés | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 13 |
| 19 | Getafe | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 20 | Levante | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 8 |