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Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 4th Apr, 20:00 BST, Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid

the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas masses welcome Espanyol's travelling contingent on Friday night, as Iñigo Pérez Soto's Rayo Vallecano go head to head with José Manuel González Álvarez's team in the La Liga. Form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds are all shown below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. Here we've gone for , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that R.Vallecano and Espanyol will score at least a couple of between them during the standard 90 mins. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 73%. Bookmakers have it available at 1.40.

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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think R.Vallecano are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Vallecano
53%
7/10
6%
-
Draw
25%
27/10
3%
-
Espanyol
22%
4/1
15%
-
R.Vallecano 1-0
12%
9/2
15%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1-
R.Vallecano 2-0
10%
6/1
13%
-
R.Vallecano 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
7/1
16%
-
Espanyol 1-0
7%
10/1-
Espanyol 2-1
6%
16/1
13%
-
R.Vallecano 3-0
5%
12/1-
R.Vallecano 3-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
20/1
24%
-
Espanyol 2-0
3%
22/1-
R.Vallecano 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
-
R.Vallecano 4-0
2%
28/1-
R.Vallecano 4-1
2%
33/1-
Espanyol 3-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
13/10
15%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
8/13
10%
-
Home 1st Goal
54%
1/2-
Away 1st Goal
42%
11/5
11%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
7/1
16%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
11/10
8%
-
BTTS - No
50%
4/6
7%
-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
7/2
13%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/2
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
10/1
22%
-
Home/draw
78%
1/6
3%
-
Away/draw
47%
11/10
8%
-
Home/away
75%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
2/5
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
2/1
12%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
10/3
15%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
2/9
5%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
8/1
29%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/14
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
18/1
27%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/50
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/12
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
7/1
16%
-
Home DNB
70%
2/7
1%
-
Away DNB
40%
5/2
3%
-
R.Vallecano win to nil
30%
6/4
9%
-
Espanyol win to nil
12%
7/1
14%
-
R.Vallecano / R.Vallecano
30%
7/4
5%
-
R.Vallecano / Espanyol
2%
40/1-
R.Vallecano / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / R.Vallecano
19%
10/3
4%
-
Draw / Espanyol
8%
9/1
11%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
5%
-
Espanyol / R.Vallecano
3%
25/1
13%
-
Espanyol / Espanyol
9%
8/1
20%
-
Espanyol / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

R.Vallecano have played 28 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 6 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. R.Vallecano have outscored their opponents by 31 goals to 26 goals.

Home League Performance

R.Vallecano have played 14 games at home winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Espanyol are in 15th position in the La Liga on 28 points having played 27 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Espanyol have conceded 32 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
R.Vallecano
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona2719354860 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
May 14
l
 
3-1A
2
Real Madrid2818643260 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
3
A.Madrid2816842456 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 23
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
4
A.Bilbao28141042252 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 13
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
5
Villarreal2712871144 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
Apr 27
6
Real Betis281288344 
May 14
d
 
1-1A
May 4
l
 
1-0A
7
Mallorca2811710-640 
May 25
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
8
Celta2811611039 
w
 
2-1F
May 18
w
 
3-1F
Apr 12
9
R.Vallecano H289109037 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Apr 4
10
Getafe289910236 
May 4
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
11
Sevilla289910-536 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
12
R.Sociedad2810513-535 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
13
Girona289712-534 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
14
Osasuna277128-633 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
15
Espanyol Away277713-1328 
Apr 4
l
 
2-1F
-
-
16
Valencia2861012-1528 
Apr 20
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 23
17
Alaves286913-1027 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
18
Leganes286913-1727 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
May 11
19
Las Palmas286715-1525 
l
 
1-3A
May 11
May 25
l
 
1-0A
20
Valladolid284420-4516 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
R.Vallecano 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Vallecano2 - 2R.Sociedad
R.Vallecano1 - 1Sevilla
R.Vallecano0 - 1Villarreal
R.Vallecano1 - 0Valladolid
R.Vallecano2 - 1Girona
R.Vallecano2 - 1Celta
R.Vallecano3 - 3Real Madrid
R.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano1 - 3Las Palmas
R.Vallecano1 - 0Alaves
R.Vallecano1 - 1Leganes
R.Vallecano1 - 1A.Madrid
R.Vallecano3 - 1Osasuna
R.Vallecano1 - 2Barcelona
R.Vallecano0 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano2 - 1Granada
R.Vallecano0 - 1Almeria
R.Vallecano2 - 1Osasuna
R.Vallecano0 - 0Getafe
R.Vallecano2 - 0Real Betis
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HR.Vallecano2 - 2R.Sociedad
AR.Vallecano1 - 2Real Madrid
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Sevilla
HR.Vallecano0 - 1Villarreal
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Barcelona
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Valladolid
AR.Vallecano1 - 0Leganes
HR.Vallecano2 - 1Girona
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Osasuna
HR.Vallecano2 - 1Celta
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Real Betis
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Villarreal
HR.Vallecano3 - 3Real Madrid
AR.Vallecano1 - 0Valencia
HR.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Sevilla
HR.Vallecano1 - 3Las Palmas
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Alaves
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Mallorca
AR.Vallecano2 - 1Valladolid
Espanyol 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mallorca2 - 1Espanyol
Alaves0 - 1Espanyol
R.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
Sevilla1 - 1Espanyol
Las Palmas1 - 0Espanyol
Getafe1 - 0Espanyol
Girona4 - 1Espanyol
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao4 - 1Espanyol
Real Betis1 - 0Espanyol
Real Madrid4 - 1Espanyol
A.Madrid0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid1 - 0Espanyol
Real Oviedo1 - 0Espanyol
S.Gijon0 - 1Espanyol
Amorebieta0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid0 - 0Espanyol
Elche2 - 2Espanyol
Leganes0 - 0Espanyol
Burgos0 - 0Espanyol
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol1 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 1Girona
AEspanyol1 - 0Alaves
HEspanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 2R.Sociedad
HEspanyol1 - 0Real Madrid
AEspanyol1 - 1Sevilla
HEspanyol2 - 1Valladolid
HEspanyol1 - 1Leganes
AEspanyol0 - 1Las Palmas
HEspanyol1 - 1Valencia
HEspanyol0 - 0Osasuna
AEspanyol0 - 1Getafe
HEspanyol3 - 1Celta
AEspanyol1 - 4Girona
AEspanyol1 - 3Barcelona
HEspanyol0 - 2Sevilla
AEspanyol1 - 4A.Bilbao
HEspanyol2 - 1Mallorca
AEspanyol0 - 1Real Betis
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at R.Vallecano since 2014
R.Vallecano
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
9
7
Games: Scored
6 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
0 / 6
VAL
3
D
1
ESP
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Vallecano
1 - 2Espanyol
R.Vallecano1 - 0
R.Vallecano1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
R.Vallecano3 - 0
1 - 3Espanyol
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
R.Vallecano
Goals: Scored
9
10
Games: Scored
5 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
2 / 7
VAL
3
D
1
ESP
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
Espanyol2 - 1
0 - 2R.Vallecano
0 - 1R.Vallecano
2 - 3R.Vallecano
Espanyol2 - 1
Espanyol2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

An absolutely dismal PG of just 0.0 should cause concerns for Espanyol fans, as should a 7 La Liga matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

R.Vallecano 9th Espanyol 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.0
goals
0.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that R.Vallecano will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Espanyol scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
R.Vallecano’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-35
Espanyol have scored 35% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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R.Vallecano
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
0
0
Attack rating
8%
better
VAL
ESP
view stats
Games scored22
19
Failed to score6
8
Scored first15
13
Goals scored31
26
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game10
6
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
15
Avg. XG for1.2
0.8
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
13%
better
VAL
ESP
view stats
Games conceded22
23
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first11
12
Goals conceded31
39
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
8
Conversion rate against12%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+13%

R.Vallecano v Espanyol La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

R.Vallecano La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28458
F LejeuneJ FrutosÁlvaro GarcíaU López
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Lejeune DEF282
5
-
Óscar Valentín MID27
2
-
A Rațiu DEF2623
4
-
Álvaro García MID2635
4
-
A Embarba FWD2611
4
-
J Frutos FWD2643
2
1
I Palazón MID2533
4
-
A Mumin DEF2421
6
1
P Chavarría DEF241
1
-
P Ciss MID2421
7
-
A Batalla GLK23
3
-
S Camello FWD2332
2
-
U López MID223
7
1
R Nteka MID203
5
-
I Balliu DEF19
2
-
P Díaz MID162
1
-
G Gumbau MID151
4
-
Óscar Trejo MID141
1
-
S Guardiola FWD12
1
-
A Espino DEF8
4
-
A Hernández DEF7
-
D Cárdenas GLK5
-
E. Eto'o Pineda FWD2
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27849
J GarcíaJ PuadoÁlvaro TejeroO Hilali
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK27
2
-
A Kral MID271
1
-
O Hilali DEF262
9
-
J Carreras FWD2633
5
-
M Kumbulla DEF252
6
-
J Puado FWD2581
4
-
L Cabrera DEF2321
3
-
C Romero DEF2321
5
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF2314
2
-
A Véliz FWD211
2
-
P Lozano MID20
9
-
W Cheddira FWD1811
2
-
B Oliván DEF171
2
-
A. Roca Vives FWD161
3
-
F Calero DEF121
-
Álvaro Aguado MID12
3
-
S Gómez DEF11
1
-
P Milla FWD11
2
-
J Gragera MID10
-
E Expósito MID8
2
-
R Fernández FWD82
1
-
U González MID61
1
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID5
1
-