The La Liga tie at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas on Friday sees hosts Rayo Vallecano ready themselves for the visit of Espanyol.
Our Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Rayo Vallecano
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Rayo Vallecano will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-2 La Liga victory over Alaves.
In that match, Rayo Vallecano managed 45% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Rayo Vallecano, the goals were scored by Pathé Ciss (2') and Pedro Díaz (58'). On the other side, Alaves had 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target.
It’s not been often in recent games that Rayo Vallecano have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Rayo Vallecano have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 7 goals during that time. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, though.
Leading up to this clash, Rayo Vallecano:
- haven't beaten Espanyol in their last 2 league matches.
- are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.
- have not won at home in their last 3 league games.
Espanyol
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In their last fixture, Espanyol drew 1-1 in the La Liga match with Atlético Madrid.
In that match, Espanyol had 39% possession and 8 shots at goal with 1 on target. The scorer for Espanyol was Javi Puado (71'). At the other end, Atletico Madrid had 13 attempts on goal with 2 on target. César Azpilicueta (38') scored for Atlético Madrid.
In their last 6 clashes, Espanyol have amassed a total of 6 goals. Espanyol have also scored on each one of those occasions. During that period, they’ve had 7 goals scored by their opponents.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 31/01/2021 tells us that Rayo Vallecano have won 4 of them & Espanyol 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 0.
A combined sum of 15 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 from Franjirrojos and 6 belonging to Periquitos. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
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Team News: Rayo Vallecano
There’s just the sole fitness concern for the Rayo Vallecano gaffer Iñigo Pérez to contend with from an otherwise complete set of players. Abdul Mumin (Knee injury) misses out.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Rayo Vallecano look likely to get a couple of goals in this one when they face Espanyol, who might well find it a difficult task to get a goal of their own.
Our tip is for a pretty comfortable 2-0 victory for Rayo Vallecano when all’s said and done.
Andre Moura,
07:01 02/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Rayo Vallecano
Formed: 1924
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas (14,708)
Captain: Óscar Valentín
Chairman: Raúl Martín Presa
Manager: Iñigo Pérez
Competitions: La Liga position 7
⭐ Star Player: Pathé Ciss
Normally used in the Centre Midfield position, Pathé Ciss was born in Dakar, Senegal. Having made a first senior appearance for Fuenlabrada in the 2019 - 2020 season, the accomplished Midfielder has managed to score 3 league goals in this LaLiga 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in a total of 25 appearances.