Who will claim the points when Osasuna visit Rayo Vallecano? In this preview you'll get all the relevant facts and statistics necessary to predict the outcome.
- Rayo Vallecano have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga
Only a few days to rest for the host team, as they played a Copa Del Rey fixture only three days earlier. This match was also played here at Estadio de Vallecas. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Osasuna have had more rest.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
Rayo Vallecano have performed here at Estadio de Vallecas this season with 8 wins from 11 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
Balliu was the last player to score a league goal for Rayo Vallecano and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Rayo Vallecano haven't scored in 200 minutes.
Defender Balliu got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.4/10. Balliu served one assist, hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.
A La Liga defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Celta de Vigo.This is expected to be a close game, with Vallecano perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rayo Vallecano as a small favourite), we find nine games. Rayo Vallecano has won three of these, drawn three and lost three.
A decent goal production from Rayo Vallecano in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. Vallecano have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
Osasuna form and stats
5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Osasuna playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.
Osasuna have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Sergio Herrera Piron. It's been 232 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga.
Osasuna played 0-0 against Sevilla in their previous match. Herrera (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.35. Herrera saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Celta de Vigo's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Osasuna playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Osasuna wins, two draws and two defeats.
Osasuna have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Osasuna - Rayo Vallecano 1-0. Rayo Vallecano-Osasuna H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rayo Vallecano three wins, Osasuna four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Á. García Rivera 5 goals |  R. García Zárate 5 goals |   D. García Zubiría 4 goals |
Rayo Vallecano missing players
Osasuna missing players
| Rayo Vallecano | Osasuna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | 20 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| 24 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 78% |
| 73% | 64% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 65% |
| 41% | 45% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 18% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 27% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 36% | 18% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 55% | 43% |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.3 | 15.4 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.8 | 11.3 |
| 4 | 5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 31% | 36% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 28% |
| 11.4 | 10.1 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 12.4 | 11 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
- 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 the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in La Liga
- Rayo Vallecano have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) 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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 28 | 53 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 47 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 11 | Valencia | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Elche | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Getafe | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Granada | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -21 | 17 |
| 20 | Levante | 22 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -25 | 11 |
