La Liga: Rayo Vallecano receive Espanyol in what should be an engrossing football match. Tipsway gives you a thorough preview!
- Rayo Vallecano have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga
- Espanyol have yet to win a game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
Rayo Vallecano have been outstanding at home so far in the La Liga with 6 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.
Rayo Vallecano shared the glory with Guijuelo (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Andrés Martín (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Martín hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, Vallecano played out a La Liga draw 1-1 when visiting Valencia.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rayo Vallecano handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, three draws and three defeats.
The Rayo Vallecano manager A. Iraola Sagarna has got the team scoring with 16 from 7 home games in the league. Defensively Rayo Vallecano have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Espanyol form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Espanyol so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-4 (win-draw-lose). Espanyol seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Espanyol play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Solares. It's hard not to mention Loren Morón's lethal finishing against Solares. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Loren Morón, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 10.0. Morón scored three goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Real Sociedad.Espanyol are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and three defeats. From a total of six matches.
The attacking power of Espanyol when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Espanyol have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior ten meetings between these two squads are: four wins for Vallecano, three draws and three wins for Espanyol. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  R. de Tomás Gómez 7 goals |   Á. García Rivera 5 goals |  R. García Zárate 5 goals |
Rayo Vallecano missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Rayo Vallecano | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 93% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 73% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 60% |
| 60% | 71% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 27% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 13% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 40% |
| 27% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 40% |
| 27% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 33% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 13.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| 4.3 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 36% | 41% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 20% | 25% |
| 11.3 | 10.7 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| 4.1 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
- Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Espanyol have yet to win a game away.
- 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 Espanyol have scored away.
- Rayo Vallecano have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga
- Rayo Vallecano have the most points (19) at home in La Liga
- Rayo Vallecano have the the best goal difference (+13) 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Valencia | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Mallorca | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Granada | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Elche | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 18 | Cádiz | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 19 | Getafe | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | Levante | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 7 |