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

Thu 23rd Apr, 19:00 BST, Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid

José Manuel González Álvarez will be hoping for a crucial away win in the La Liga on Thursday evening, as he takes his Espanyol side to the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas to visit Rayo Vallecano and Iñigo Pérez Soto. The predictions for all the markets are calculated using the past 20 games each side has played (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting given to top teams. All the stats and infographics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head-to-head statistics for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 74% chance of R.Vallecano and Espanyol a maximum of 3 goals combined during this La Liga game 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. Our calculations are made based on 20-game 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 1.29.

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Win / Draw / Win
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think R.Vallecano are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Vallecano
51%
4/5-
Draw
25%
12/5-
Espanyol
24%
7/2-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
R.Vallecano 1-0
12%
11/2-
R.Vallecano 2-1
9%
15/2-
R.Vallecano 2-0
9%
7/1-
Espanyol 1-0
8%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
8%
8/1-
Espanyol 2-1
6%
14/1-
R.Vallecano 3-1
5%
14/1-
R.Vallecano 3-0
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Espanyol 2-0
4%
22/1-
R.Vallecano 3-2
3%
28/1-
Espanyol 3-1
2%
40/1-
R.Vallecano 4-1
2%
33/1-
R.Vallecano 4-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
11/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
8/11-
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/13-
Away 1st Goal
42%
13/8-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
50%
19/20-
BTTS - No
50%
4/5-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
3/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
17/2-
Home/draw
76%
2/11-
Away/draw
49%
19/20-
Home/away
75%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
12/5-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/10-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1-
Home DNB
68%
3/10-
Away DNB
42%
12/5-
R.Vallecano win to nil
29%
7/4-
Espanyol win to nil
13%
7/1-
R.Vallecano / R.Vallecano
29%
15/8-
R.Vallecano / Espanyol
2%
40/1-
R.Vallecano / Draw
5%
14/1-
Draw / R.Vallecano
18%
7/2-
Draw / Espanyol
9%
8/1-
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1-
Espanyol / R.Vallecano
4%
22/1-
Espanyol / Espanyol
11%
13/2-
Espanyol / Draw
5%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

R.Vallecano have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 7 and won 3. R.Vallecano have conceded 26 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

R.Vallecano have played 15 games at home, winning 5, drawing 8 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Espanyol lay in 10th place on 38 points in the La Liga league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored 22 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Espanyol have conceded 21 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Espanyol have played 15 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
R.Vallecano
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3025145176 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 11
2
Real Madrid3022353669 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
May 3
l
 
2-0A
3
Villarreal3018481958 
May 17
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
4
A.Madrid3017672057 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-2F
5
Real Betis3011127745 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
6
Celta3011118744 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
7
R.Sociedad3011811141 
Apr 26
w
 
0-1F
May 24
d
 
2-2F
8
Getafe3012513-441 
d
 
1-1F
May 3
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
9
Osasuna3010812-138 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
May 17
10
Espanyol3010812-838 
Apr 23
l
 
1-0A
-
-
11
A.Bilbao3011514-1138 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
May 13
w
 
1-2A
12
Girona3091011-1237 
May 10
w
 
1-3F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
13
R.Vallecano3081111-635 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Apr 23
14
Valencia309813-1135 
d
 
1-1F
May 13
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2A
15
Alaves308814-1132 
w
 
1-0F
May 24
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
16
Mallorca308715-1231 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1F
17
Sevilla308715-1331 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
May 10
18
Elche3061113-929 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
19
Levante306816-1626 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-3F
Apr 27
d
 
1-1F
20
Real Oviedo305916-2724 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
Win / draw / win form
5
R.Vallecano have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
R.Vallecano 13TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
11
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Vallecano1 - 0Elche
R.Vallecano1 - 1Levante
R.Vallecano3 - 0Real Oviedo
R.Vallecano1 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano3 - 0A.Madrid
R.Vallecano1 - 3Osasuna
R.Vallecano2 - 1Mallorca
R.Vallecano1 - 1Getafe
R.Vallecano0 - 0Real Betis
R.Vallecano1 - 1Valencia
R.Vallecano0 - 0Real Madrid
R.Vallecano1 - 0Alaves
R.Vallecano0 - 1Sevilla
R.Vallecano1 - 1Celta
R.Vallecano1 - 1Barcelona
R.Vallecano0 - 0Mallorca
R.Vallecano2 - 2Real Betis
R.Vallecano1 - 0Getafe
R.Vallecano1 - 1Valencia
R.Vallecano0 - 4Espanyol
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Elche
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Barcelona
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Levante
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Sevilla
HR.Vallecano3 - 0Real Oviedo
HR.Vallecano1 - 1A.Bilbao
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Real Betis
HR.Vallecano3 - 0A.Madrid
AR.Vallecano1 - 2Real Madrid
HR.Vallecano1 - 3Osasuna
AR.Vallecano0 - 3Celta
HR.Vallecano2 - 1Mallorca
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Getafe
AR.Vallecano0 - 4Elche
HR.Vallecano0 - 0Real Betis
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Espanyol
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Valencia
AR.Vallecano0 - 0Real Oviedo
HR.Vallecano0 - 0Real Madrid
AR.Vallecano0 - 4Villarreal
Espanyol 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Real Betis0 - 0Espanyol
Mallorca2 - 1Espanyol
Elche2 - 2Espanyol
A.Madrid4 - 2Espanyol
Villarreal4 - 1Espanyol
Valencia3 - 2Espanyol
Levante1 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
Getafe0 - 1Espanyol
Celta0 - 1Espanyol
Alaves2 - 1Espanyol
Real Oviedo0 - 2Espanyol
Girona0 - 0Espanyol
Real Madrid2 - 0Espanyol
R.Sociedad2 - 2Espanyol
Osasuna2 - 0Espanyol
Leganes3 - 2Espanyol
Villarreal1 - 0Espanyol
Valencia1 - 1Espanyol
Celta0 - 2Espanyol
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol0 - 0Real Betis
HEspanyol1 - 2Getafe
AEspanyol1 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 1Real Oviedo
AEspanyol2 - 2Elche
AEspanyol2 - 4A.Madrid
HEspanyol2 - 2Celta
AEspanyol1 - 4Villarreal
HEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
AEspanyol2 - 3Valencia
HEspanyol0 - 2Girona
AEspanyol1 - 1Levante
HEspanyol0 - 2Barcelona
AEspanyol2 - 1A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 0Getafe
HEspanyol1 - 0R.Vallecano
AEspanyol1 - 0Celta
HEspanyol2 - 1Sevilla
HEspanyol0 - 2Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
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
VAL
3
D
1
ESP
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Vallecano
0 - 4Espanyol
1 - 2Espanyol
R.Vallecano1 - 0
R.Vallecano1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
R.Vallecano3 - 0
1 - 3Espanyol
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
R.Vallecano
Goals: Scored
10
10
Games: Scored
6 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
2 / 8
VAL
3
D
1
ESP
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
Espanyol1 - 0
Espanyol2 - 1
0 - 2R.Vallecano
0 - 1R.Vallecano
2 - 3R.Vallecano
Espanyol2 - 1
Espanyol2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Rayo Vallecano's defensive record is very strong, I. Pérez Soto's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive La Liga matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.0 for Espanyol makes sense in this context.

R.Vallecano 13th Espanyol 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 79% probability that R.Vallecano will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-22
R.Vallecano have scored 22% fewer goals at home than predicted
+2
Espanyol’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
R.Vallecano
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.6
1
Attack rating
%
better
VAL
ESP
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
VAL
ESP
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

R.Vallecano La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301059
A BatallaJ FrutosÁlvaro GarcíaI Palazón
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Batalla GLK30
4
-
F Lejeune DEF301
4
-
Álvaro García FWD3045
3
-
I Palazón FWD2933
9
-
J Frutos FWD28101
3
-
A Rațiu DEF273
7
-
P Díaz MID27
2
-
P Chavarría DEF2612
5
1
Óscar Valentín MID261
3
1
F Pérez FWD2521
4
-
A Espino DEF232
2
-
U López MID223
5
1
G Gumbau MID211
4
-
P Ciss MID212
5
2
N Mendy DEF182
5
2
A Alemão FWD181
1
-
S Camello FWD15
2
1
I Balliu DEF11
2
-
L Felipe DEF10
1
-
R Nteka MID91
-
J Vertrouwd DEF7
-
Óscar Trejo MID6
2
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30667
M DmitrovićR FernándezE ExpósitoP Lozano
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK30
-
R Fernández FWD3062
3
-
L Cabrera DEF293
2
-
T Dolan FWD2914
5
1
K García FWD2961
3
-
C Romero DEF2852
4
-
O Hilali DEF282
6
-
E Expósito MID2816
6
-
U González MID281
4
-
P Lozano MID2711
7
-
P Milla FWD266
5
1
R Terrats MID2211
-
J Carreras FWD221
1
-
F Calero DEF21
3
-
C Riedel DEF171
5
-
C Pickel MID171
2
2
R Sánchez DEF151
2
-
M Rubio DEF111
-
J Salinas DEF10
2
-
J Puado FWD102
2
-
A. Roca Vives FWD8
1
-
L Koleosho FWD3
-