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

Sun 7th Dec, 17:30 BST, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

Iñigo Pérez Soto takes his Rayo Vallecano charges to the RCDE Stadium in the La Liga on Sunday evening, with José Manuel González Álvarez's Espanyol waiting for them. The odds you see on the page are provided straight from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to La Liga match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 74% chance of Espanyol and R.Vallecano 3 goals or less combined during this La Liga match according to our predictive algorithm and, in the absense of a strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's a great tip here. Calculations are made based on recent form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.22.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Espanyol
41%
27/207/5
Draw
27%
21/1019/10
R.Vallecano
32%
2/17/4
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
Espanyol 1-0
11%
6/111/2
R.Vallecano 1-0
9%
15/26/1
Espanyol 2-1
9%
9/18/1
Draw 0-0
8%
7/111/2
R.Vallecano 2-1
7%
11/117/2
Espanyol 2-0
7%
10/19/1
R.Vallecano 2-0
5%
14/110/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Espanyol 3-1
4%
20/116/1
Espanyol 3-0
3%
22/118/1
R.Vallecano 3-1
3%
25/118/1
Espanyol 3-2
2%
33/122/1
R.Vallecano 3-0
2%
33/120/1
R.Vallecano 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
6/55/4
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
4/64/7
Home 1st Goal
49%
10/111/1
Away 1st Goal
46%
6/523/20
No 1st Goal
5%
7/111/2
BTTS - Yes
52%
19/201/1
BTTS - No
48%
4/53/4
BTTS - Home Win
18%
9/217/4
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/217/5
BTTS - Away Win
15%
6/15/1
Home/draw
68%
4/112/5
Away/draw
59%
4/71/2
Home/away
73%
4/117/20
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
2/54/9
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
2/113/8
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
10/316/5
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/91/5
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
8/115/2
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/141/16
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
18/116/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/501/200
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/121/12
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
7/111/2
Home DNB
60%
4/68/11
Away DNB
51%
11/101/1
Espanyol win to nil
23%
11/4-
R.Vallecano win to nil
18%
4/1-
Espanyol / Espanyol
20%
3/129/10
Espanyol / R.Vallecano
3%
33/125/1
Espanyol / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Espanyol
15%
9/29/2
Draw / R.Vallecano
13%
11/25/1
Draw / Draw
18%
15/416/5
R.Vallecano / Espanyol
3%
28/122/1
R.Vallecano / R.Vallecano
17%
4/118/5
R.Vallecano / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Espanyol have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Espanyol have outscored their opponents by 15 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Espanyol have played 7 games at home winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

R.Vallecano are in 13th position in the La Liga on 16 points having played 13 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 1. R.Vallecano have conceded 11 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Espanyol
R.Vallecano
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Real Madrid1310211632 
May 3
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
2
Barcelona1310122131 
Jan 4
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
3
Villarreal139221529 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
May 17
l
 
4-0A
4
A.Madrid138411428 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 22
Feb 15
l
 
3-2A
5
Real Betis13562621 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 5
Dec 15
Feb 22
6
Espanyol12534018 
-
-
Apr 22
Dec 7
7
Getafe13526-317 
Mar 22
Dec 13
Jan 4
May 3
8
A.Bilbao13526-517 
May 13
Dec 22
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
9
R.Sociedad13445-116 
May 24
d
 
2-2F
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
10
Elche13373-116 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
Apr 5
Dec 21
11
Sevilla12516-116 
Nov 24
May 10
l
 
0-1A
Mar 8
12
Celta13373-216 
Feb 15
Nov 30
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
13
R.Vallecano13445-216 
Dec 7
Apr 22
-
-
14
Alaves13436-115 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
May 24
15
Valencia13346-913 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 25
Dec 1
May 13
16
Mallorca13337-712 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 15
Jan 11
Apr 12
17
Osasuna13328-611 
w
 
1-0F
May 17
Jan 25
l
 
2-0A
18
Girona13256-1311 
Jan 18
d
 
0-00-0
May 10
w
 
1-3F
19
Levante13238-89 
Apr 19
Jan 11
Mar 15
w
 
0-3F
20
Real Oviedo13238-139 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
Win / draw / win form
Espanyol 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Espanyol0 - 2Villarreal
Espanyol1 - 0Elche
Espanyol1 - 2Real Betis
Espanyol2 - 2Valencia
Espanyol3 - 2Mallorca
Espanyol1 - 0Osasuna
Espanyol2 - 1A.Madrid
Espanyol2 - 0Las Palmas
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
Espanyol1 - 2Real Betis
Espanyol1 - 0Getafe
Espanyol1 - 1A.Madrid
Espanyol1 - 1Girona
Espanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
Espanyol1 - 0Real Madrid
Espanyol2 - 1Valladolid
Espanyol1 - 1Leganes
Espanyol1 - 1Valencia
Espanyol0 - 0Osasuna
Espanyol3 - 1Celta
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEspanyol0 - 2Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
HEspanyol1 - 0Elche
AEspanyol2 - 0Real Oviedo
HEspanyol1 - 2Real Betis
AEspanyol0 - 0Girona
HEspanyol2 - 2Valencia
AEspanyol0 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol3 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 0Osasuna
AEspanyol2 - 2R.Sociedad
HEspanyol2 - 1A.Madrid
HEspanyol2 - 0Las Palmas
AEspanyol0 - 2Osasuna
HEspanyol0 - 2Barcelona
AEspanyol2 - 3Leganes
HEspanyol1 - 2Real Betis
AEspanyol0 - 1Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 1Valencia
HEspanyol1 - 0Getafe
R.Vallecano 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Villarreal4 - 0R.Vallecano
Levante0 - 3R.Vallecano
R.Sociedad0 - 1R.Vallecano
A.Madrid3 - 2R.Vallecano
Osasuna2 - 0R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao1 - 0R.Vallecano
Girona1 - 3R.Vallecano
Celta1 - 2R.Vallecano
Las Palmas0 - 1R.Vallecano
A.Madrid3 - 0R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao3 - 1R.Vallecano
Alaves0 - 2R.Vallecano
Real Madrid2 - 1R.Vallecano
Barcelona1 - 0R.Vallecano
Leganes0 - 1R.Vallecano
Osasuna1 - 1R.Vallecano
Real Betis1 - 1R.Vallecano
Villarreal1 - 1R.Vallecano
Valencia0 - 1R.Vallecano
Sevilla1 - 0R.Vallecano
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HR.Vallecano0 - 0Real Madrid
AR.Vallecano0 - 4Villarreal
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Alaves
AR.Vallecano3 - 0Levante
AR.Vallecano1 - 0R.Sociedad
HR.Vallecano0 - 1Sevilla
AR.Vallecano2 - 3A.Madrid
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Celta
AR.Vallecano0 - 2Osasuna
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Barcelona
AR.Vallecano0 - 1A.Bilbao
AR.Vallecano3 - 1Girona
HR.Vallecano0 - 0Mallorca
AR.Vallecano2 - 1Celta
HR.Vallecano2 - 2Real Betis
AR.Vallecano1 - 0Las Palmas
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Getafe
AR.Vallecano0 - 3A.Madrid
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Valencia
AR.Vallecano1 - 3A.Bilbao
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Espanyol have beaten R.Vallecano in 3 consecutive league meetings
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
ESP
3
D
1
VAL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
Espanyol2 - 1
0 - 2R.Vallecano
0 - 1R.Vallecano
2 - 3R.Vallecano
Espanyol2 - 1
Espanyol2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at R.Vallecano since 2014
R.Vallecano
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
ESP
3
D
1
VAL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Vallecano
0 - 4Espanyol
1 - 2Espanyol
R.Vallecano1 - 0
R.Vallecano1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
R.Vallecano3 - 0
1 - 3Espanyol
Goal Statistics
Espanyol 6th R.Vallecano 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that R.Vallecano will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Espanyol’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
R.Vallecano’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Espanyol
PG (predicted goals)
R.Vallecano
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
23%
better
ESP
VAL
view stats
Games scored9
7
Failed to score3
5
Scored first6
4
Goals scored15
12
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.9
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal9
10
Conversion rate for12
10
Avg. XG for1.9
1.4
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
2%
better
ESP
VAL
view stats
Games conceded8
8
Clean sheets4
4
Conceded first5
7
Goals conceded15
14
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12434
M DmitrovićP MillaE ExpósitoP Milla
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK12
-
O Hilali DEF122
3
-
P Lozano MID121
2
-
T Dolan FWD121
1
-
R Fernández FWD1222
-
C Romero DEF1122
-
L Cabrera DEF111
1
-
E Expósito MID113
2
-
K García FWD112
1
-
U González MID10
-
P Milla FWD104
3
1
F Calero DEF8
2
-
J Puado FWD82
2
-
R Sánchez DEF7
-
C Pickel MID7
1
-
R Terrats MID7
-
C Riedel DEF61
1
-
J Salinas DEF6
1
-
J Carreras FWD6
-
M Rubio DEF51
-
A. Roca Vives FWD5
-
L Koleosho FWD3
-
R.Vallecano La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12424
A BatallaJ FrutosP ChavarríaA Rațiu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Batalla GLK12
1
-
A Rațiu DEF121
4
-
F Lejeune DEF12
2
-
P Chavarría DEF1212
3
-
P Ciss MID12
2
-
P Díaz MID12
-
Álvaro García FWD1231
2
-
I Palazón FWD1212
4
-
U López MID112
3
-
J Frutos FWD1141
1
-
Óscar Valentín MID10
-
A Alemão FWD91
-
F Pérez FWD91
-
A Espino DEF81
-
G Gumbau MID6
-
S Camello FWD6
2
1
N Mendy DEF4
-
L Felipe DEF4
1
-
I Balliu DEF4
1
-
Óscar Trejo MID4
2
-
J Vertrouwd DEF3
-
R Nteka MID3
-