Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
Espanyol
Espanyol
2023-05-21 12:00:00
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Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Live Stream, Predictions

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Full-Time Result Prediction
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Rayo Vallecano to Win

The La Liga tie at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas on Sunday will see home side Rayo Vallecano take to the field against Espanyol.

Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.

Over/Under 2.5 Goals Prediction
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Under 2.5

📊 Form Guide

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
WLWLWL 🎢

Rayo Vallecano will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 3-1 La Liga defeat last time out to Real Betis.

In that game, Rayo Vallecano had 51% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Rayo Vallecano was Santi Comesaña (52'). Real Betis had 11 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Youssouf Sabaly (5'), Ayoze Pérez (44') and Borja Iglesias (96') scored for Real Betis.

It’s not been often in recent games where Rayo Vallecano have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Rayo Vallecano have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 12 goals during that time.

Their past results show that Rayo Vallecano:

  • are unbeaten in the league by Espanyol in their last 5 games.
  • are unbeaten in their previous 3 home league matches.

Espanyol
Espanyol
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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Barcelona in La Liga competition, Espanyol and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Espanyol had 30% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Espanyol, the goals were scored by Javi Puado (73') and Joselu (92'). On the other side, Barcelona got 15 shots on goal with 5 on target. Robert Lewandowski (11', 40'), Alejandro Balde (20') and Jules Koundé (53') scored for Barcelona.

Proving their penchant for high-scoring encounters, we’ve seen goals 22 times in the previous six games in which Espanyol have sent out their troops, yielding a mean average of 3.67 goals for each fixture. Opposition teams have got 14 from this total. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward here, though.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Espanyol:

  • are winless against Rayo Vallecano when having played them away from home in the previous 4 matches in the league. Not good at all.
  • are without an away win for the past 6 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 09/02/2019 shows us that Rayo Vallecano have won 5 of these games and Espanyol 1, with the number of drawn games being 0.

An aggregate of 13 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 9 from Franjirrojos and 4 belonging to Periquitos. That is an average goals per game value of 2.17.

The last league fixture featuring these sides was La Liga match day 2 on 19/08/2022 when the final score was Espanyol 0-2 Rayo Vallecano.

That time, Espanyol managed 55% possession and 13 shots at goal with 1 on target.

For their opponents, Rayo Vallecano got 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Isi Palazón (40') and Pathé Ciss (59') scored.

The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez.

ℹ️ Team News: Rayo Vallecano

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just one fitness concern for the Rayo Vallecano manager Andoni Iraola to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength group. Radamel Falcao (Dead Leg) will miss out.

In our view, Franjirrojos could kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system for the game, beginning the first half with Stole Dimitrievski, Ivan Balliu, Florian Lejeune, Alejandro Catena, Francisco Garcia, Pathe Ciss, Santi Comesana, Isi Palazon, Oscar Trejo, Alvaro Garcia and Raul de Tomas.

ℹ️ Team News: Espanyol

Out of a mainly available group of players, there is only the lone fitness issue for the Espanyol gaffer Luis García to contend with. Keidi Bare (Ruptured ankle ligament) misses out for this game.

It’s our belief that Periquitos seem likely to begin the game with a 5-3-2 system with a starting lineup of Fernando Pacheco, Cesar Montes, Sergi Gomez, Leandro Cabrera, Oscar Gil, Brian Olivan, Denis Suarez, Sergi Darder, Nico Ribaudo, Javier Puado and Joselu.

🔮 Prediction

We believe that Espanyol will have to perform well to breach the defence of this Rayo Vallecano outfit who will likely be able to grind out a win.

Our tip is therefore for a narrow 1-0 winning score for Rayo Vallecano at the end of this one.

Hoping for a good game.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 00:54 17/05/2023

Correct Score Prediction
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1-0
Rayo Vallecano

⚽️ Team Focus:
Rayo Vallecano

Formed: 1924
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas (14,708)
Captain: Óscar Trejo
Chairman: Raúl Martín Presa
Manager: Andoni Iraola
Competitions: La Liga position 11

⭐ Key Man: Isi Palazón

Isi Palazón

Regularly taking to the field in the Right Wing position, Isi Palazón was born in Cieza, Spain. After making a first senior appearance for Ponferradina in the 2019 - 2020 season, the skilful Forward has scored a sum of 8 league goals in the LaLiga 2022 - 2023 campaign to date in 33 appearances.

Espanyol 2022-08-19 18:00:00 0 - 2 Rayo Vallecano
Espanyol 2022-04-21 17:00:00 0 - 1 Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano 2021-12-05 13:00:00 1 - 0 Espanyol
Espanyol 2021-01-31 15:00:00 2 - 3 Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano 2020-10-18 14:00:00 1 - 0 Espanyol
Espanyol 2019-02-09 17:30:00 2 - 1 Rayo Vallecano
Pos Team Pld W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Barcelona
Barcelona Barcelona
35 27 4 4 50 85 LWWWL
2
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Real Madrid
34 22 5 7 38 71 WLWLW
3
Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid Atlético
34 21 6 7 33 69 LWWWL
4
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad Sociedad
35 19 8 8 15 65 DWWDW
5
Villarreal
Villarreal Villarreal
35 18 6 11 18 60 WWDWW
6
Real Betis
Real Betis Real Betis
34 16 7 11 5 55 LDLWW
7
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao Bilbao
35 14 8 13 7 50 LDLLW
8
Girona FC
Girona FC Girona
35 13 9 13 5 48 WWWDL
9
Osasuna
Osasuna Osasuna
34 13 8 13 -4 47 WWLLW
10
Sevilla
Sevilla Sevilla
34 13 8 13 -5 47 WWLWW
11
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano Rayo
34 12 10 12 -4 46 LWLWL
12
Mallorca
Mallorca Mallorca
35 12 8 15 -7 44 LDLWL
13
UD Almería
UD Almería Almería
35 11 6 18 -15 39 WLWLW
14
Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo Celta
35 10 9 16 -10 39 WLLLL
15
Cádiz
Cádiz Cádiz
35 9 11 15 -22 38 LWLLW
16
Valencia
Valencia Valencia
34 10 7 17 -3 37 WWLDW
17
Getafe
Getafe Getafe
35 8 11 16 -13 35 LLWLD
18
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Valladolid
35 10 5 20 -32 35 LLLLL
19
Espanyol
Espanyol Espanyol
34 7 10 17 -18 31 DLWLL
20
Elche CF
Elche CF Elche
35 4 8 23 -38 20 LWLWD
Rayo Vallecano 2023-05-28 17:00:00 2 - 1 Villarreal
Real Madrid 2023-05-24 17:30:00 2 - 1 Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano 2023-05-21 12:00:00 1 - 2 Espanyol
Real Betis 2023-05-15 19:00:00 3 - 1 Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano 2023-05-04 20:00:00 2 - 1 Real Valladolid
Elche CF 2023-04-29 14:15:00 4 - 0 Rayo Vallecano
Valencia 2023-05-28 17:00:00 2 - 2 Espanyol
Espanyol 2023-05-24 20:00:00 3 - 3 Atlético Madrid
Rayo Vallecano 2023-05-21 12:00:00 1 - 2 Espanyol
Espanyol 2023-05-14 19:00:00 2 - 4 Barcelona
Sevilla 2023-05-04 17:30:00 3 - 2 Espanyol
Espanyol 2023-04-30 16:30:00 1 - 0 Getafe
Rayo Vallecano 2023-05-04 00:00:00 2 - 1 Real Valladolid
Rayo Vallecano 2023-04-26 00:00:00 2 - 1 Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano 2023-04-14 00:00:00 2 - 1 Osasuna
Rayo Vallecano 2023-04-09 00:00:00 1 - 2 Atlético Madrid
Rayo Vallecano 2023-03-18 00:00:00 2 - 2 Girona FC
Rayo Vallecano 2023-03-05 00:00:00 0 - 0 Athletic Bilbao
Sevilla 2023-05-04 00:00:00 3 - 2 Espanyol
Villarreal 2023-04-27 00:00:00 4 - 2 Espanyol
Real Betis 2023-04-15 00:00:00 3 - 1 Espanyol
Girona FC 2023-04-01 00:00:00 2 - 1 Espanyol
Real Madrid 2023-03-11 00:00:00 3 - 1 Espanyol
Real Valladolid 2023-03-05 00:00:00 2 - 1 Espanyol
Goals scored 1.5
Goals conceded 1.1
Time first goal scored 37
Time first goal conceded 46
Yellow cards 2.2
Red cards 0.1
Subs used 4.8
Biggest victory 5-1
Biggest defeat 2-0
Goals scored 1.2
Goals conceded 1.8
Time first goal scored 57
Time first goal conceded 35
Yellow cards 2.7
Red cards 0.2
Subs used 4.4
Biggest victory 2-1
Biggest defeat 4-2
Isi Palazón 8
Sergio Camello 6
Álvaro García 5
Florian Lejeune 4
Raúl de Tomás 3
Joselu 16
Martin Braithwaite 9
Javi Puado 6
Sergi Darder 6
Edu Expósito 2
Rayo Vallecano 2023-05-28 17:00:00 Villarreal
Mallorca 2023-06-04 17:00:00 Rayo Vallecano
Valencia 2023-05-28 17:00:00 Espanyol
Espanyol 2023-06-04 17:00:00 UD Almería

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