Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Sevilla welcomes Rayo Vallecano

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 15.August
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (45500 seats)

This is the La Liga opening game for these contenders, whom look forward to competing for points again. Will Sevilla or Rayo Vallecano get that vital first victory?

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Sevilla form and stats

Last season, Sevilla's league statistics were 24 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the La Liga. Over these 38 matches they scored 53 goals and conceded 33. Playing at home last season Sevilla managed 14-1-4 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 11 conceded.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Sevilla friendly games in pre-season: Sevilla played four friendlies, won 2, drew 2 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Sevilla scored 7 goals and conceded 2 in these four games.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

A job perfectly done for Vallecano last season as they secured promotion from La Liga 2. With a grand total of 19 wins, 10 draws and 13 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 8 were in away matches.

Rayo Vallecano played three friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In these three matches Rayo Vallecano scored 4 and conceded 4 goals.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sevilla won eight games, two matches ended with a draw and Rayo Vallecano has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Sevilla missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sevilla Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Sevilla Last season Rayo Vallecano
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   23 46
24 14   Won W   10 22
5 1   Drew D   6 10
9 4   Lost L   7 14
53 27   Scored S   25 60
33 11   Conceded C   21 43
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 91%
61% 47%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 67%
34% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 43%
16% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   9% 15%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 7%
37% 21%   BTTS BTTS   35% 43%
45% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   39% 33%
18% 21%   Failed to Score F T   39% 33%
 
4.4 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 4.9
4.1 4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.4 3.5
2.1 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.8
2 0   Red cards R C   2 6
 
11.8 12.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 9.8
3.7 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.8
38% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Atletico Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cádiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Celta de Vigo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Deportivo Alaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Elche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Espanyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Getafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Granada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Levante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mallorca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Osasuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rayo Vallecano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Real Betis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sevilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Villarreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 38 26 8 4 67 25 19 15 3 1 41 11 19 11 5 3 26 14 42 86
2 Real Madrid 38 25 9 4 67 28 19 13 3 3 33 13 19 12 6 1 34 15 39 84
3 Barcelona 38 24 7 7 85 38 19 11 5 3 44 20 19 13 2 4 41 18 47 79
4 Sevilla 38 24 5 9 53 33 19 14 1 4 27 11 19 10 4 5 26 22 20 77
5 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 59 38 19 9 6 4 34 21 19 8 5 6 25 17 21 62
6 Real Betis 38 17 10 11 50 50 19 10 5 4 27 21 19 7 5 7 23 29 0 61
7 Villarreal 38 15 13 10 60 44 19 8 6 5 29 23 19 7 7 5 31 21 16 58
8 Celta de Vigo 38 14 11 13 55 57 19 9 3 7 30 30 19 5 8 6 25 27 -2 53
9 Granada 38 13 7 18 47 65 19 9 4 6 25 25 19 4 3 12 22 40 -18 46
10 Athletic Club 38 11 13 14 46 42 19 8 6 5 29 19 19 3 7 9 17 23 4 46
11 Osasuna 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 7 5 7 21 23 19 4 6 9 16 25 -11 44
12 Cádiz 38 11 11 16 36 58 19 5 5 9 17 30 19 6 6 7 19 28 -22 44
13 Valencia 38 10 13 15 50 53 19 8 7 4 34 23 19 2 6 11 16 30 -3 43
14 Levante 38 9 14 15 46 57 19 5 9 5 27 30 19 4 5 10 19 27 -11 41
15 Getafe 38 9 11 18 28 43 19 6 6 7 15 13 19 3 5 11 13 30 -15 38
16 Deportivo Alaves 38 9 11 18 36 57 19 6 6 7 21 25 19 3 5 11 15 32 -21 38
17 Elche 38 8 12 18 34 55 19 5 8 6 18 23 19 3 4 12 16 32 -21 36
18 Huesca 38 7 13 18 34 53 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 2 6 11 17 32 -19 34
19 Real Valladolid 38 5 16 17 34 57 19 3 7 9 19 30 19 2 9 8 15 27 -23 31
20 Eibar 38 6 12 20 29 52 19 2 7 10 12 21 19 4 5 10 17 31 -23 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 42 24 10 8 71 28 21 15 3 3 41 12 21 9 7 5 30 16 43 82
2 Mallorca 42 24 10 8 54 28 21 14 3 4 33 12 21 10 7 4 21 16 26 82
3 Almeria 42 21 10 11 61 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 21 11 2 8 27 22 21 73
4 Leganés 42 21 10 11 51 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 21 6 7 8 23 20 19 73
5 Girona 42 20 11 11 47 36 21 12 4 5 22 12 21 8 7 6 25 24 11 71
6 Rayo Vallecano 42 19 10 13 52 40 21 11 4 6 31 20 21 8 6 7 21 20 12 67
7 Sporting Gijon 42 17 14 11 37 28 21 11 7 3 22 12 21 6 7 8 15 16 9 65
8 Ponferradina 42 15 12 15 45 50 21 9 7 5 27 24 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 57
9 Las Palmas 42 14 14 14 46 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 21 3 9 9 12 30 -7 56
10 Fuenlabrada 42 12 18 12 45 46 21 4 12 5 21 20 21 8 6 7 24 26 -1 54
11 Mirandes 42 14 12 16 38 41 21 6 10 5 19 18 21 8 2 11 19 23 -3 54
12 Malaga 42 14 11 17 37 47 21 6 7 8 20 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -10 53
13 Tenerife 42 13 13 16 36 36 21 9 7 5 24 14 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 52
14 Real Oviedo 42 11 19 12 45 46 21 7 8 6 26 22 21 4 11 6 19 24 -1 52
15 Real Zaragoza 42 13 11 18 37 43 21 9 7 5 20 17 21 4 4 13 17 26 -6 50
16 FC Cartagena 42 12 13 17 44 52 21 8 7 6 27 23 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 49
17 Alcorcon 42 13 9 20 32 42 21 9 2 10 20 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -10 48
18 Lugo 42 11 14 17 38 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 21 3 6 12 18 37 -15 47
19 Sabadell 42 11 13 18 40 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 21 6 4 11 20 27 -8 46
20 UD Logrones 42 11 11 20 28 53 21 7 4 10 15 24 21 4 7 10 13 29 -25 44
21 Castellon 42 11 8 23 35 54 21 9 1 11 21 20 21 2 7 12 14 34 -19 41
22 Albacete 42 9 11 22 30 53 21 5 6 10 16 23 21 4 5 12 14 30 -23 38

Sevilla:
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 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Atletico Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cádiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Celta de Vigo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Deportivo Alaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Elche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Espanyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Getafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Granada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Levante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mallorca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Osasuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rayo Vallecano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Real Betis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sevilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Villarreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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