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La Liga | Gameweek 16
Dec 5, 2021 at 1pm UK
Estadio Teresa Rivero
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Rayo Vallecano
1 - 0
Espanyol

Cabrera (54' og.)
Trejo (40'), Nteka (90'), Valentin (90+2')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Puado (9'), Vidal (69'), Cabrera (90+1')
Merida (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Rayo Vallecano 2-2 Espanyol

Both Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol are expected to name their strongest possible sides for Sunday's encounter and the two teams will fancy their chances of claiming all three points. Espanyol did the double over Los Franjirrojos last season, however they may have to settle for just a point this weekend, a result that both sides would seemingly be content with. 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 Rayo Vallecano win with a probability of 42.96%. A draw had a probability of 28.8% and a win for Espanyol had a probability of 28.19%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rayo Vallecano win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.64%) and 2-1 (8.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.18%), while for a Espanyol win it was 0-1 (10.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Rayo Vallecano in this match.

Result
Rayo VallecanoDrawEspanyol
42.96%28.84%28.19%
Both teams to score 43.42%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
37.29%62.7%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
17.75%82.25%
Rayo Vallecano Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.03%28.97%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.13%64.86%
Espanyol Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.13%38.87%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.4%75.59%
Score Analysis
    Rayo Vallecano 42.95%
    Espanyol 28.19%
    Draw 28.84%
Rayo VallecanoDrawEspanyol
1-0 @ 13.94%
2-0 @ 8.64%
2-1 @ 8.17%
3-0 @ 3.57%
3-1 @ 3.37%
3-2 @ 1.59%
4-0 @ 1.11%
4-1 @ 1.04%
Other @ 1.53%
Total : 42.95%
1-1 @ 13.18%
0-0 @ 11.26%
2-2 @ 3.86%
Other @ 0.54%
Total : 28.84%
0-1 @ 10.64%
1-2 @ 6.23%
0-2 @ 5.03%
1-3 @ 1.96%
0-3 @ 1.58%
2-3 @ 1.22%
Other @ 1.53%
Total : 28.19%

How you voted: Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

Rayo Vallecano
67.7%
Draw
22.6%
Espanyol
9.7%
93
Head to Head
Jan 31, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 23
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
Gameweek 6
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
Gameweek 23
Espanyol
2-1
Rayo Vallecano
Iglesias (72' pen.), Darder (90')
Ba (33')
Velazquez (71'), Amat (77')
Sep 28, 2018 8pm
Gameweek 7
Rayo Vallecano
2-2
Espanyol
De Tomas (6'), Kakuta (47' pen.)
Bebe (58'), Comesana (64'), Hidalgo (88')
Iglesias (19'), Granero (45')
Granero (79'), Roca (83'), Sanchez (87')
Mar 7, 2016 7.30pm
Espanyol
2-1
Rayo Vallecano
Abraham (12'), Perez (77')
Sanchez (24'), Lopez (81'), Diop (89'), Gonzalez (91')
Sanchez (89')
Bebe (67')
Angel Crespo (15'), Embarba (31'), Baena (70')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid32256170224881
2Barcelona32217464372770
3GironaGirona32215667402768
4Atletico MadridAtletico32194959382161
5Athletic Bilbao321610652302258
6Real Sociedad321312746341251
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8Valencia32138113534147
9Villarreal32119125155-442
10Getafe32913103844-640
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13Las PalmasLas Palmas32107153039-937
14AlavesAlaves3298152838-1035
15Rayo Vallecano32713122739-1234
16Celta Vigo32710153747-1031
17Mallorca32613132638-1231
18CadizCadiz32413152245-2325
19Granada3239203361-2818
20Almeria32111203164-3314


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