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

Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid

José Manuel González Álvarez pays counterpart Iñigo Pérez Soto a visit on Friday night in the La Liga, as their Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano sides go head to head at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas. La Liga stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head records included too. You can view it all, with graphics and the best odds available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.

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Rayo Vallecano's next match is v Valencia at 13:00 on Saturday 19th April
Espanyol's next match is v Getafe at 20:00 on Friday 18th April
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between R.Vallecano and Espanyol was on Friday 4th April 2025
Spanish La Liga
April 4th 2025
R.Vallecano 0
4 Espanyol
 
12' L. Cabrera Sasía
16' R. Fernández Jaén
72' J. Puado Díaz
90' P. Milla Peña
 
VAL
ESP
Shots On
5
7
Shots Off
8
6
Corners
8
4
Possession
70%
30%
Fouls
8
10
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
R.VallecanoEspanyol
 
A. Batalla Barga
J. Chavarría Pérez (R. de Tomás Gómez 75')
A. Ratiu
F. Lejeune
A. Hernández Umpiérrez (L. Espino García 46')
R. Ntekja (I. Palazón Camacho 46')
P. Díaz Fanjul
U. López Cabrera (A. Embarba Blázquez 75')
Á. García Rivera
P. Ciss (Ó. Trejo 85')
J. De Frutos Sebastián
J. Pons
O. El Hilali
C. Romero Serrano
M. Kumbulla
football iconL. Cabrera Sasía
(A. Král 64') P. Lozano Vizuete
(Á. Aguado Méndez 83') E. Expósito Jaén
U. González de Zarate Quirós
(F. Calero Villa 55') A. Roca Vives
(J. Carreras Pagès 83') football iconJ. Puado Díaz
(P. Milla Peña 83') football iconR. Fernández Jaén

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's every chance of this match serving up goalmouth entertainment, but don't count on a deluge of goals. Under 3.5 goals is the prediction, meaning no more than 3 goals will be scored in total during 90 mins. The best odds are below, followed by relevant form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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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 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Vallecano
53%
13/20
8%
-
Draw
25%
5/2
3%
-
Espanyol
22%
5/1
39%
-
R.Vallecano 1-0
12%
4/1
23%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1-
R.Vallecano 2-0
10%
11/2
19%
-
R.Vallecano 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
-
Draw 0-0
8%
6/1
26%
-
Espanyol 1-0
7%
10/1-
Espanyol 2-1
6%
20/1
40%
-
R.Vallecano 3-0
5%
11/1
8%
-
R.Vallecano 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
22/1
35%
-
Espanyol 2-0
3%
28/1
26%
-
R.Vallecano 3-2
2%
40/1
41%
-
R.Vallecano 4-0
2%
25/1
10%
-
R.Vallecano 4-1
2%
33/1-
Espanyol 3-1
2%
50/1
24%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
11/8
19%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
4/7
13%
-
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/9
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
41%
13/5
25%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
6/1
26%
-
BTTS - Yes
49%
5/4
15%
-
BTTS - No
51%
4/7
13%
-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
15/4
19%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/2
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
14/1
67%
-
Home/draw
78%
1/8
7%
-
Away/draw
47%
6/5
13%
-
Home/away
75%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
4/9
8%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
7/4
19%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
7/2
20%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
1/5
7%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
9/1
43%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/16
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
20/1
40%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/66
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/10
4%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
6/1
26%
-
Home DNB
71%
2/9
6%
-
Away DNB
39%
3/1
18%
-
R.Vallecano win to nil
31%
5/4
18%
-
Espanyol win to nil
12%
8/1
29%
-
R.Vallecano / R.Vallecano
30%
13/8
9%
-
R.Vallecano / Espanyol
2%
40/1-
R.Vallecano / Draw
5%
14/1-
Draw / R.Vallecano
20%
3/1
11%
-
Draw / Espanyol
8%
10/1
22%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
5%
-
Espanyol / R.Vallecano
3%
25/1
13%
-
Espanyol / Espanyol
8%
9/1
33%
-
Espanyol / Draw
5%
18/1
27%
-
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

R.Vallecano have played 29 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 6 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. R.Vallecano have outscored their opponents by 33 goals to 27 goals.

Home League Performance

R.Vallecano have played 14 games at home winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Espanyol are in 16th position in the La Liga on 29 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 7 and won 4. Espanyol have conceded 34 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
R.Vallecano
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3122455570 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
May 14
l
 
3-1A
2
Real Madrid3120653366 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
3
A.Madrid3118942763 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 24
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
4
A.Bilbao31151242457 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
5
Villarreal3014971351 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
Apr 27
6
Real Betis311399348 
May 14
d
 
1-1A
May 4
l
 
1-0A
7
Celta3112712-143 
w
 
2-1F
May 18
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
8
Mallorca3112712-643 
May 25
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
9
R.Sociedad3112514-441 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
10
R.Vallecano H31101011-440 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-4F
11
Getafe3110912339 
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
12
Osasuna318149-838 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
13
Valencia3191012-1237 
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 22
14
Sevilla319913-836 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
15
Espanyol Away309813-735 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-1F
-
-
16
Girona319715-1034 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
17
Alaves317915-1230 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
18
Las Palmas317816-1529 
l
 
1-3A
May 11
May 25
l
 
1-0A
19
Leganes3161015-1928 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
May 11
20
Valladolid314423-5216 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
R.Vallecano 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Vallecano2 - 2R.Sociedad
R.Vallecano1 - 1Sevilla
R.Vallecano0 - 1Villarreal
R.Vallecano1 - 0Valladolid
R.Vallecano2 - 1Girona
R.Vallecano2 - 1Celta
R.Vallecano3 - 3Real Madrid
R.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano1 - 3Las Palmas
R.Vallecano1 - 0Alaves
R.Vallecano1 - 1Leganes
R.Vallecano1 - 1A.Madrid
R.Vallecano3 - 1Osasuna
R.Vallecano1 - 2Barcelona
R.Vallecano0 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano2 - 1Granada
R.Vallecano0 - 1Almeria
R.Vallecano2 - 1Osasuna
R.Vallecano0 - 0Getafe
R.Vallecano2 - 0Real Betis
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AR.Vallecano2 - 0Alaves
HR.Vallecano2 - 2R.Sociedad
AR.Vallecano1 - 2Real Madrid
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Sevilla
HR.Vallecano0 - 1Villarreal
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Barcelona
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Valladolid
AR.Vallecano1 - 0Leganes
HR.Vallecano2 - 1Girona
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Osasuna
HR.Vallecano2 - 1Celta
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Real Betis
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Villarreal
HR.Vallecano3 - 3Real Madrid
AR.Vallecano1 - 0Valencia
HR.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Sevilla
HR.Vallecano1 - 3Las Palmas
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Alaves
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Mallorca
Espanyol 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mallorca2 - 1Espanyol
Alaves0 - 1Espanyol
R.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
Sevilla1 - 1Espanyol
Las Palmas1 - 0Espanyol
Getafe1 - 0Espanyol
Girona4 - 1Espanyol
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao4 - 1Espanyol
Real Betis1 - 0Espanyol
Real Madrid4 - 1Espanyol
A.Madrid0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid1 - 0Espanyol
Real Oviedo1 - 0Espanyol
S.Gijon0 - 1Espanyol
Amorebieta0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid0 - 0Espanyol
Elche2 - 2Espanyol
Leganes0 - 0Espanyol
Burgos0 - 0Espanyol
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEspanyol1 - 1A.Madrid
AEspanyol1 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 1Girona
AEspanyol1 - 0Alaves
HEspanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 2R.Sociedad
HEspanyol1 - 0Real Madrid
AEspanyol1 - 1Sevilla
HEspanyol2 - 1Valladolid
HEspanyol1 - 1Leganes
AEspanyol0 - 1Las Palmas
HEspanyol1 - 1Valencia
HEspanyol0 - 0Osasuna
AEspanyol0 - 1Getafe
HEspanyol3 - 1Celta
AEspanyol1 - 4Girona
AEspanyol1 - 3Barcelona
HEspanyol0 - 2Sevilla
AEspanyol1 - 4A.Bilbao
HEspanyol2 - 1Mallorca
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at R.Vallecano since 2014
R.Vallecano
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
9
7
Games: Scored
6 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
0 / 6
VAL
3
D
1
ESP
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Vallecano
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
9
10
Games: Scored
5 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
2 / 7
VAL
3
D
1
ESP
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
Espanyol2 - 1
0 - 2R.Vallecano
0 - 1R.Vallecano
2 - 3R.Vallecano
Espanyol2 - 1
Espanyol2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Espanyol of late. It has been 8 La Liga games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday night against Rayo Vallecano.

R.Vallecano 10th Espanyol 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that R.Vallecano will score 1 or more goals
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Espanyol scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
R.Vallecano’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-35
Espanyol have scored 35% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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R.Vallecano
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.6
1
Attack rating
10%
better
VAL
ESP
view stats
Games scored23
20
Failed to score6
8
Scored first16
13
Goals scored33
27
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game10
6
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
18%
better
VAL
ESP
view stats
Games conceded22
24
Clean sheets7
4
Conceded first11
13
Goals conceded31
40
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
8
Conversion rate against12%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+18%

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

R.Vallecano La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29458
F LejeuneJ FrutosÁlvaro GarcíaP Ciss
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Batalla GLK25
4
-
A Rațiu DEF2823
4
-
A Hernández DEF9
1
-
F Lejeune DEF292
5
-
P Chavarría DEF261
2
-
P Ciss MID2631
8
-
U López MID2431
7
1
R Nteka MID223
6
-
P Díaz MID183
1
-
Álvaro García MID2835
4
-
J Frutos FWD2843
2
1
Subs
D Cárdenas GLK5
-
I Balliu DEF20
2
-
A Espino DEF10
4
-
M. de las Sías López DEF
-
P. Fernández Balboa DEF1
1
-
Óscar Valentín MID27
3
-
I Palazón MID2733
4
-
Óscar Trejo MID161
1
-
G Gumbau MID151
4
-
R Tomás FWD1
-
S Guardiola FWD12
1
-
A Embarba FWD2811
4
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2910410
J GarcíaJ PuadoÁlvaro TejeroP Lozano
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK29
2
-
O Hilali DEF282
9
-
M Kumbulla DEF272
7
-
L Cabrera DEF2531
3
-
C Romero DEF2521
5
-
P Lozano MID22
10
-
U González MID81
1
-
A. Roca Vives MID181
3
-
E Expósito MID101
2
-
J Puado MID27102
4
-
R Fernández FWD103
1
-
Subs
F Pacheco GLK
-
Ángel Fortuño GLK
-
S Gómez DEF11
1
-
F Calero DEF141
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF2314
2
-
R. Hinojo Estrada DEF
-
P Milla MID131
3
-
Álvaro Aguado MID141
3
-
A Kral MID291
1
-
A Véliz FWD221
3
-
W Cheddira FWD1811
2
-
J Carreras FWD2833
5
-