Estadio de Vallecas: Get set for a football festivity when Rayo Vallecano tie their boots for Real Sociedad. Get the latest news on the game here at Tipsway!
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
1-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Rayo Vallecano so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Rayo Vallecano enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Las Palmas's place. The match ended 1-0 with Bebé scoring. Finally, a league win after four matches without one. Vallecano goalkeeper Dimitrievski did an outstanding job against Las Palmas with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Goalkeeper Dimitrievski got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.84 out of ten. Dimitrievski saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Sevilla that finished 2-2.Rayo Vallecano are traveling soon after this match as the Copa Del Rey match at Atletico Lugones awaits in three days.
The Rayo Vallecano fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Vallecano have allowed the opposition to score 10 goals here at Estadio de Vallecas.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Playing away, Real Sociedad have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the La Liga this season.
Two away games in a row for Real Sociedad, whose boss Barrenetxea could celebrate last time after the Champions League win against Benfica. Midfielder Méndez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Méndez scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 53 successful passes (of 60 total).
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Mallorca in the La Liga.Real Sociedad have another fixture that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Copa Del Rey game against Bunol. A rough diary for the guests!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Real Sociedad as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Real Sociedad have managed a streak of 9 consecutive games without defeat (5-4-0) when playing Vallecano.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kubo 5 goals |  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 4 goals |   Á. García Rivera 3 goals |
Rayo Vallecano missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Rayo Vallecano | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 13 | 10 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| 70% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 70% |
| 30% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 30% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 10% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 30% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 30% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 10% |
| 4.1 | 5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 5.2 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5.5 | 4 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 15.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9.5 | 11.1 |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 27% | 47% |
| 13.8 | 12 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 10 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5 | 4.9 |
- All of Rayo Vallecano's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rayo Vallecano have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rayo Vallecano haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Girona | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Valencia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Getafe | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Villarreal | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | Cádiz | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | Granada | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 6 |
| 20 | Almeria | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 3 |
