Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2024
After surviving a gruelling battle for survival last season, Rayo Vallecano continue their latest LaLiga campaign on Saturday. The away side play Espanyol at RCDE Stadium in a round 4 fixture.
Espanyol have only one point on their account at the moment, as they have only managed to draw once in three rounds of the season. Rayo Vallecano account for four points from three games, earning them a place as number 8 in the table.
Espanyol have only one point on their account at the moment, as they have only managed to draw once in three rounds of the season. Rayo Vallecano account for four points from three games, earning them a place as number 8 in the table.
Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano have high hopes for this new season and should be expected to put up a good game as they chase three important points in round 4.
Espanyol are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 18 goals, or an average of 1.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.
Rayo Vallecano scored seven goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.
Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Rayo Vallecano claimed a 2-0 win in the match prior to that.
Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction
Espanyol Form
A single draw is all Espanyol have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 0-1 against Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Atletico Madrid. Espanyol just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the RCDE Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.
A top half finish is the dream target for Rayo Vallecano, although retaining their LaLiga status has to be the priority.
Rayo Vallecano Form
Rayo Vallecano have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 1-2 win against Real Sociedad, before drawing 0-0 with Getafe. This little streak came to an end, when Barcelona proved too strong in a 1-2 defeat for Rayo Vallecano. Rayo Vallecano only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by seven goals to two.
A top half finish is the dream target for Rayo Vallecano, although retaining their LaLiga status has to be the priority.
Espanyol, as well as Rayo Vallecano, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards this coming Saturday.
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Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Stats
- In the last 16 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 15 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Espanyol have not lost 20 of the last 22 home matches
- In 8 of the last 10 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Espanyol have not won 15 of the last 17 matches in the LaLiga
- In the last 26 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Rayo Vallecano away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rayo Vallecano have not won 16 of the last 18 away matches
- Rayo Vallecano have not won 13 of the last 15 away matches in the LaLiga
- Rayo Vallecano have not won 9 of the last 11 matches
Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Squads
Espanyol Squad
Gonzalez will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Rayo Vallecano from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):
Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/3), Alvaro Tejero (0/3), Brian Olivan (0/2), Carlos Romero (0/3), Fernando Calero (0/1), Leandro Cabrera (0/2), Marash Kumbulla (0/2), Omar El Hilali (0/3), Sergi Gomez (0/2), Alex Kral (0/3), Alvaro Aguado (0/3), Edu Exposito (0/0), Jose Gragera (0/3), Pol Lozano (0/2), Rafel Bauza (0/0), Alejo Veliz (0/3), Antoniu Roca (0/2), Irvin Cardona (0/2), Javier Puado (0/3), Jofre Carreras (0/3), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (0/2), Salvi Sanchez (0/0), Walid Cheddira (0/1).
Rayo Vallecano Squad
Below is the full team squad of Rayo Vallecano. The manager Perez will pick his starting XI against Espanyol from these players:
Augusto Batalla (0/0), Dani Cardenas (0/3), Miguel Morro (0/0), Abdul Mumin (0/3), Alfonso Espino (0/3), Andrei Ratiu (0/1), Aridane Hernandez (0/0), Florian Lejeune (0/3), Ivan Balliu (0/3), Pelayo Fernandez (0/0), Pep Chavarria (0/2), Alvaro Garcia (0/2), Gerard Gumbau (0/2), James Rodriguez (0/0), Jonathan Montiel (0/0), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/1), Oscar Valentin (0/3), Pathe Ciss (0/3), Pedro Diaz (0/1), Unai Lopez (1/3), Adrian Embarba (0/3), Bebé (0/0), Etienne Eto'o Pineda (0/0), Isi Palazon (0/3), Jorge de Frutos (1/3), Randy Nteka (0/3), Raul de Tomas (0/0), Sergio Camello (1/3).
Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Team News
Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups
Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano H2H
Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Rayo Vallecano claimed a 2-0 win in the match prior to that. Espanyol have a 40% win rate against Rayo Vallecano, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 4-2-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Results
Of the last ten encounters between Espanyol Rayo Vallecano over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.
Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Javier Puado will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Rayo Vallecano hope Jorge de Frutos can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.
Espanyol claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Rayo Vallecano won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away. Espanyol kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Rayo Vallecano have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games away from home.
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Espanyol managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Rayo Vallecano averaging 1.4 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals in one of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Rayo Vallecano, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.