This could be an interesting game as Valencia have their supposed home advantage, while Rayo Vallecano lead them by 5 points in the La Liga standings.
- Valencia have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in La Liga
- Valencia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rayo Vallecano have scored away.
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's aim for an energetic match!
Valencia form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Valencia have to build on here at Estadio de Mestalla in the La Liga.
Valencia travelled for their previous game, a trip to Real Sociedad that ended 0-0. Carlos Soler (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.34/10. Soler dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Atletico Madrid that ended 3-3.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Valencia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won seven times, drawn five and lost zero.
A decent goal production from Valencia in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Valencia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rayo Vallecano so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Vallecano's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The supporters enjoyed Vallecano's previous game versus Mallorca (placed 13th), a La Liga 3-1 win played at home. Midfield player Óscar Trejo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.13/10. Trejo scored one goal, served one assist, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 25 successful passes (of 27 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Real Madrid wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.We have checked recent matches where Vallecano have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were two victories, one draw and zero defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Rayo Vallecano's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Valencia wins - draws - Rayo Vallecano wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Á. García Rivera 5 goals |  R. García Zárate 5 goals |   C. Soler Barragán 4 goals |
Valencia missing players
Rayo Vallecano missing players
| Valencia | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 20 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 71% |
| 57% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 64% |
| 43% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 21% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 64% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 36% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 29% |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11.4 | 12.5 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| 37% | 46% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 27% | 36% |
| 11.9 | 13.7 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 12.6 | 11.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
- Rayo Vallecano have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rayo Vallecano have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rayo Vallecano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Valencia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rayo Vallecano have scored away.
- Valencia have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Valencia have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in La Liga
- Valencia 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 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Valencia | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Mallorca | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Granada | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Elche | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 19 | Getafe | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 | Levante | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 7 |