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La Liga | Gameweek 2
Aug 19, 2022 at 7pm UK
RCDE Stadium
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Espanyol
0 - 2
Rayo Vallecano


Gil (6'), Olivan (45+3')
Gomez (30')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Isi (40'), Ciss (59')
Lejeune (14'), Dimitrievski (24'), Trejo (36'), Valentin (76')
Lejeune (16')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Espanyol 1-1 Rayo Vallecano

These sides each showed us flashes of brilliance a week ago, but neither were convincing enough to make us believe they had gotten over their consistency issues from the previous campaign, so we expect to see a stalemate in this contest as they are each still finding their footing in the early stages of the season. 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 Espanyol win with a probability of 38.55%. A win for Rayo Vallecano had a probability of 32.72% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.86%) and 2-0 (7.39%). The likeliest Rayo Vallecano win was 0-1 (11.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.31%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.

Result
EspanyolDrawRayo Vallecano
38.55% (0.956 0.96) 28.72% (0.091000000000001 0.09) 32.72% (-1.049 -1.05)
Both teams to score 45.37% (-0.42599999999999 -0.43)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.91% (-0.445 -0.45)61.09% (0.443 0.44)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.94% (-0.335 -0.34)81.06% (0.33200000000001 0.33)
Espanyol Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.29% (0.36 0.36)30.71% (-0.363 -0.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.03% (0.424 0.42)66.97% (-0.425 -0.42)
Rayo Vallecano Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.48% (-0.964 -0.96)34.52% (0.963 0.96)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.76% (-1.037 -1.04)71.24% (1.036 1.04)
Score Analysis
    Espanyol 38.55%
    Rayo Vallecano 32.72%
    Draw 28.72%
EspanyolDrawRayo Vallecano
1-0 @ 12.51% (0.33 0.33)
2-1 @ 7.86% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
2-0 @ 7.39% (0.264 0.26)
3-1 @ 3.09% (0.062 0.06)
3-0 @ 2.91% (0.132 0.13)
3-2 @ 1.64% (-0.01 -0.01)
4-1 @ 0.91% (0.026 0.03)
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 38.55%
1-1 @ 13.31% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 10.6% (0.18 0.18)
2-2 @ 4.18% (-0.067 -0.07)
Other @ 0.63%
Total : 28.72%
0-1 @ 11.27% (-0.11 -0.11)
1-2 @ 7.08% (-0.186 -0.19)
0-2 @ 6% (-0.219 -0.22)
1-3 @ 2.51% (-0.134 -0.13)
0-3 @ 2.13% (-0.136 -0.14)
2-3 @ 1.48% (-0.064 -0.06)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 32.72%

How you voted: Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

Espanyol
42.4%
Draw
30.4%
Rayo Vallecano
27.2%
158
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2022 6pm
Espanyol
0-1
Rayo Vallecano

Embarba (50'), Vidal (86'), Cabrera (90+2'), Calero (90+4')
Guardiola (42')
Trejo (40'), Hernandez (46'), Comesana (57'), Garcia (76')
Dec 5, 2021 1pm
Rayo Vallecano
1-0
Espanyol
Cabrera (54' og.)
Trejo (40'), Nteka (90'), Valentin (90+2')

Puado (9'), Vidal (69'), Cabrera (90+1')
Merida (90+4')
Jan 31, 2021 3pm
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
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
Espanyol
2-1
Rayo Vallecano
Iglesias (72' pen.), Darder (90')
Ba (33')
Velazquez (71'), Amat (77')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona18122450203038
2Atletico MadridAtletico17115131112038
3Real Madrid17114237162137
4Athletic Bilbao1896327161133
5Mallorca188371821-327
6Villarreal167542827126
7Real Sociedad177461611525
8Osasuna176742225-325
9Real BetisBetis176652021-124
10GironaGirona176472325-222
11Sevilla176471823-522
12Celta Vigo176382528-321
13Rayo Vallecano165561819-120
14Las PalmasLas Palmas175482227-519
15Leganes174671523-818
16Getafe173771114-316
17AlavesAlaves174491928-916
18Espanyol1642101528-1314
19Real ValladolidValladolid1733111234-2212
20Valencia152491323-1010


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