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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
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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