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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
1Barcelona17122350193138
2Real Madrid16113234132136
3Atletico MadridAtletico16105130111935
4Athletic Bilbao1795326151132
5Villarreal157532725226
6Real Sociedad167361611524
7Osasuna166642225-324
8Mallorca177371620-424
9GironaGirona166462223-122
10Celta Vigo166372527-221
11Real BetisBetis165651820-221
12Rayo Vallecano155461516-119
13Sevilla165471723-619
14Las PalmasLas Palmas165382227-518
15Getafe163761113-216
16AlavesAlaves164391827-915
17Leganes163671423-915
18Espanyol1541101528-1313
19Valencia142481322-910
20Real ValladolidValladolid1623111134-239


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