Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol: Match guide and preview

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas (14708 seats)

La Liga: What this match might miss in glitz it should compensate in energy and attitude. Get ready for Rayo Vallecano - Espanyol!

Insights:
  • Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Espanyol have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in La Liga

Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

L W L W L

Rayo Vallecano form and stats

Rayo Vallecano have collected 29 points from their La Liga home games so far after 8-5-4. It’s been three wins in a row for Vallecano here at Estadio de Vallecas, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The regulars are hoping that Rayo Vallecano will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against Real Betis (placed 6th). Rayo Vallecano could not believe their lack of luck in the Real Betis match, as they hit the posts three times in the 1-3 defeat. Midfielder García was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. García hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Real Valladolid.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rayo Vallecano handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games highlights that 8 of them had goals from both sides.

There will be little rest for Vallecano after this match as they are travelling to Real Madrid for a La Liga game in only four days.

Rayo Vallecano are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 17 games. On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano have conceded 19 goals.

L L W L D

Espanyol form and stats

Espanyol have only collected 14 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 3-5-9 (17 played). A depressing six defeats in a row for Espanyol in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Elche.

The manager Fernández was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground RCDE Stadium. Espanyol suffered a 2-4 loss to Barcelona (placed 1st). As you can tell from the result, the match against Barcelona was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Attacker Joselu got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Joselu scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A 2-3 defeat away at Sevilla before that.

We have checked recent matches where Espanyol have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 6 defeats.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this club's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

A quick return to home after this game, as Espanyol are hosting Atletico Madrid in the La Liga only three days away.

Espanyol are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Espanyol have conceded 31 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The 5 latest fixtures featuring these two teams have all finished as Vallecano wins. More of the same or streak broken?

The participants have met each other previously this season, with the match result Espanyol - Rayo Vallecano 0-2 logged in the official records. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 8 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolJ. Sanmartín Mato
J. Sanmartín Mato
15 goals
EspanyolM. Braithwait
M. Braithwait
10 goals
Rayo VallecanoI. Palazón Camacho
I. Palazón Camacho
8 goals

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Espanyol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 17 34
12 8 5 Won W 1 3 7
10 5 1 Drew D 2 5 10
12 4 0 Lost L 3 9 17
41 25 13 Scored S 7 21 42
45 19 4 Conceded C 9 31 60
88% 82% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
76% 82% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 76%
53% 59% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 65% 62%
24% 18% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 41% 44%
9% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 15%
59% 65% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 82% 74%
26% 24% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 12% 18%
26% 29% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 6% 12%
 
5.1 5.5 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.2 4.4
4.8 4.5 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 6.7 5.2
2.4 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.8 2.6
5 2 1 Red cards R C 1 4 10
 
13.4 15.4 17.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 9.3 10.9
4.3 5.1 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.1 3.6
28% 29% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 40% 34%
 
12.3 10.9 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.3 16.5 14.2
4.2 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.8 5
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Espanyol have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in La Liga
  • Espanyol have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Espanyol haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 34 27 4 3 64 13 17 14 3 0 33 2 17 13 1 3 31 11 51 85
2 Real Madrid 34 22 5 7 70 32 17 12 4 1 41 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 38 71
3 Atletico Madrid 34 21 6 7 60 27 17 11 3 3 36 14 17 10 3 4 24 13 33 69
4 Real Sociedad 34 18 8 8 45 31 17 9 5 3 23 15 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 62
5 Villarreal 34 17 6 11 52 35 17 11 2 4 32 16 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 57
6 Real Betis 34 16 7 11 43 38 17 9 4 4 25 16 17 7 3 7 18 22 5 55
7 Girona 34 13 9 12 54 48 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 6 8 21 26 6 48
8 Sevilla 34 13 8 13 44 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 21 26 -5 47
9 Osasuna 34 13 8 13 32 36 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 4 7 6 12 16 -4 47
10 Athletic Club 34 13 8 13 44 38 17 7 3 7 20 13 17 6 5 6 24 25 6 47
11 Rayo Vallecano 34 12 10 12 41 45 17 8 5 4 25 19 17 4 5 8 16 26 -4 46
12 Mallorca 34 12 8 14 33 37 17 8 5 4 18 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -4 44
13 Celta de Vigo 34 10 9 15 39 48 17 6 5 6 23 19 17 4 4 9 16 29 -9 39
14 Valencia 34 10 7 17 38 41 17 7 4 6 24 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -3 37
15 Almeria 34 10 6 18 43 61 17 9 2 6 26 22 17 1 4 12 17 39 -18 36
16 Cadiz 34 8 11 15 26 50 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 3 5 9 10 27 -24 35
17 Real Valladolid 34 10 5 19 30 60 17 7 3 7 18 24 17 3 2 12 12 36 -30 35
18 Getafe 34 8 10 16 30 43 17 6 5 6 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 25 -13 34
19 Espanyol 34 7 10 17 42 60 17 4 5 8 21 29 17 3 5 9 21 31 -18 31
20 Elche 34 4 7 23 26 64 17 3 4 10 16 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -38 19

Espanyol:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 34 27 4 3 64 13 17 14 3 0 33 2 17 13 1 3 31 11 51 85
2 Real Madrid 34 22 5 7 70 32 17 12 4 1 41 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 38 71
3 Atletico Madrid 34 21 6 7 60 27 17 11 3 3 36 14 17 10 3 4 24 13 33 69
4 Real Sociedad 34 18 8 8 45 31 17 9 5 3 23 15 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 62
5 Villarreal 34 17 6 11 52 35 17 11 2 4 32 16 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 57
6 Real Betis 34 16 7 11 43 38 17 9 4 4 25 16 17 7 3 7 18 22 5 55
7 Girona 34 13 9 12 54 48 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 6 8 21 26 6 48
8 Sevilla 34 13 8 13 44 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 21 26 -5 47
9 Osasuna 34 13 8 13 32 36 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 4 7 6 12 16 -4 47
10 Athletic Club 34 13 8 13 44 38 17 7 3 7 20 13 17 6 5 6 24 25 6 47
11 Rayo Vallecano 34 12 10 12 41 45 17 8 5 4 25 19 17 4 5 8 16 26 -4 46
12 Mallorca 34 12 8 14 33 37 17 8 5 4 18 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -4 44
13 Celta de Vigo 34 10 9 15 39 48 17 6 5 6 23 19 17 4 4 9 16 29 -9 39
14 Valencia 34 10 7 17 38 41 17 7 4 6 24 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -3 37
15 Almeria 34 10 6 18 43 61 17 9 2 6 26 22 17 1 4 12 17 39 -18 36
16 Cadiz 34 8 11 15 26 50 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 3 5 9 10 27 -24 35
17 Real Valladolid 34 10 5 19 30 60 17 7 3 7 18 24 17 3 2 12 12 36 -30 35
18 Getafe 34 8 10 16 30 43 17 6 5 6 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 25 -13 34
19 Espanyol 34 7 10 17 42 60 17 4 5 8 21 29 17 3 5 9 21 31 -18 31
20 Elche 34 4 7 23 26 64 17 3 4 10 16 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -38 19

More from Spain - La Liga

Read more about La Liga

La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.