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La Liga | Gameweek 2
Aug 19, 2022 at 7pm UK
RCDE Stadium
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Espanyol
0 - 2
Rayo Vallecano


Gil (6'), Olivan (45+3')
Gomez (30')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Isi (40'), Ciss (59')
Lejeune (14'), Dimitrievski (24'), Trejo (36'), Valentin (76')
Lejeune (16')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's La Liga clash between Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Espanyol 1-1 Rayo Vallecano

These sides each showed us flashes of brilliance a week ago, but neither were convincing enough to make us believe they had gotten over their consistency issues from the previous campaign, so we expect to see a stalemate in this contest as they are each still finding their footing in the early stages of the season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Espanyol win with a probability of 38.55%. A win for Rayo Vallecano had a probability of 32.72% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.86%) and 2-0 (7.39%). The likeliest Rayo Vallecano win was 0-1 (11.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.31%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.

Result
EspanyolDrawRayo Vallecano
38.55% (0.956 0.96) 28.72% (0.091000000000001 0.09) 32.72% (-1.049 -1.05)
Both teams to score 45.37% (-0.42599999999999 -0.43)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.91% (-0.445 -0.45)61.09% (0.443 0.44)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.94% (-0.335 -0.34)81.06% (0.33200000000001 0.33)
Espanyol Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.29% (0.36 0.36)30.71% (-0.363 -0.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.03% (0.424 0.42)66.97% (-0.425 -0.42)
Rayo Vallecano Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.48% (-0.964 -0.96)34.52% (0.963 0.96)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.76% (-1.037 -1.04)71.24% (1.036 1.04)
Score Analysis
    Espanyol 38.55%
    Rayo Vallecano 32.72%
    Draw 28.72%
EspanyolDrawRayo Vallecano
1-0 @ 12.51% (0.33 0.33)
2-1 @ 7.86% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
2-0 @ 7.39% (0.264 0.26)
3-1 @ 3.09% (0.062 0.06)
3-0 @ 2.91% (0.132 0.13)
3-2 @ 1.64% (-0.01 -0.01)
4-1 @ 0.91% (0.026 0.03)
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 38.55%
1-1 @ 13.31% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 10.6% (0.18 0.18)
2-2 @ 4.18% (-0.067 -0.07)
Other @ 0.63%
Total : 28.72%
0-1 @ 11.27% (-0.11 -0.11)
1-2 @ 7.08% (-0.186 -0.19)
0-2 @ 6% (-0.219 -0.22)
1-3 @ 2.51% (-0.134 -0.13)
0-3 @ 2.13% (-0.136 -0.14)
2-3 @ 1.48% (-0.064 -0.06)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 32.72%

How you voted: Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

Espanyol
42.4%
Draw
30.4%
Rayo Vallecano
27.2%
158
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2022 6pm
Espanyol
0-1
Rayo Vallecano

Embarba (50'), Vidal (86'), Cabrera (90+2'), Calero (90+4')
Guardiola (42')
Trejo (40'), Hernandez (46'), Comesana (57'), Garcia (76')
Dec 5, 2021 1pm
Rayo Vallecano
1-0
Espanyol
Cabrera (54' og.)
Trejo (40'), Nteka (90'), Valentin (90+2')

Puado (9'), Vidal (69'), Cabrera (90+1')
Merida (90+4')
Jan 31, 2021 3pm
Espanyol
2-3
Rayo Vallecano
Puado (8'), De Tomas (39')
Bare (66'), Darder (76'), Embarba (78'), Pedrosa (80')
Isi (48'), Montiel (79'), Garcia (83')
Isi (50'), Valentin (66'), Trejo (69'), Qasmi (80')
Oct 18, 2020 3pm
Rayo Vallecano
1-0
Espanyol
Isi (88')
Garcia (34'), Catena (48'), Valentin (81'), Saveljich (82'), Isi (89'), Montiel (90+4')

Calero (6'), Gil (78'), Cabrera (82'), Embarba (90+2')
Feb 9, 2019 5.30pm
Espanyol
2-1
Rayo Vallecano
Iglesias (72' pen.), Darder (90')
Ba (33')
Velazquez (71'), Amat (77')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid33266171224984
2GironaGirona33225669402971
3Barcelona32217464372770
4Atletico MadridAtletico33204962392364
5Athletic Bilbao331610753332058
6Real Sociedad331312846351151
7Real BetisBetis32121284038248
8Valencia32138113534147
9Getafe331013104145-443
10Villarreal32119125155-442
11Osasuna33116163749-1239
12AlavesAlaves33108153138-738
13Sevilla32910134145-437
14Las PalmasLas Palmas33107163041-1137
15Rayo Vallecano32713122739-1234
16Mallorca33614132739-1232
17Celta Vigo33710163750-1331
18CadizCadiz33414152346-2326
19Granada3349203661-2521
20Almeria33111213267-3514


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