Villarreal journey to Rayo Vallecano and Estadio de Vallecas packed with happy thoughts, but the home side is hard to beat. More info on the match here!
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Villarreal is in the best form (5-1-0) in La Liga
Villarreal are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
It's no vacation for neither Rayo Vallecano nor Villarreal as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
8-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Rayo Vallecano so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Vallecano to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager Iraola led his Rayo Vallecano to a defeat away at Real Madrid. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio de Vallecas. Catena was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.11 out of 10. The defender Catena won 3 of 5 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Espanyol with the scoreline 1-2.An interesting fact: 10 of the latest 11 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
Vallecano has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Rayo Vallecano have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Villarreal form and stats
7 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Villarreal playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.
Villarreal are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Cádiz (placed 16th). Goalkeeper Reina was absolutely vital in the Villarreal victory against Cádiz, making eight saves. Jackson, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.02. Jackson scored two goals, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
Prior to that result Villarreal won their away game at Girona. The scoreline was 2-1.Observe! Both teams have scored in 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.
Villarreal find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. 20 goals have been conceded by Villarreal in these games.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have fought previously this season: Villarreal - Vallecano 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Rayo Vallecano victories, one draw and six Villarreal wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Jackson 11 goals |   I. Palazón Camacho 8 goals |  J. Morales Nogales 7 goals |
Rayo Vallecano missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Rayo Vallecano | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 43 | 26 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | 56 |
| 49 | 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 36 |
| 89% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 78% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 67% | 75% |
| 56% | 61% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 47% |
| 22% | 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| 8% | 11% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| 61% | 67% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 39% | 47% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 39% | 33% |
| 25% | 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 33% | 25% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13.5 | 15.4 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.4 | 13.5 |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| 28% | 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | 29% |
| 12.2 | 10.8 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 13.8 | 12.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Villarreal have the most points from losing position (17) in La Liga
- Villarreal is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | Barcelona | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 48 | 85 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 38 | 74 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 36 | 73 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 68 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 63 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 56 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 | Girona | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 51 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Sevilla | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 49 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 47 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -6 | 46 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Valencia | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -10 | 40 |
| 15 | Almeria | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 62 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 40 | -16 | 39 |
| 16 | Cádiz | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -24 | 38 |
| 17 | Getafe | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 38 |
| 18 | Real Valladolid | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 63 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 38 | -30 | 38 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -17 | 35 |
| 20 | Elche | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 66 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 38 | -38 | 21 |
