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La Liga | Gameweek 16
Dec 5, 2021 at 1pm UK
Estadio Teresa Rivero
Espanyol logo
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
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')
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')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBarcelona35274465155085
2Atletico MadridAtletico35226763273672
3Real Madrid35225870333771
4Real Sociedad35198847321565
5Villarreal351861154361860
6Real BetisBetis35168114338556
7Athletic Bilbao35148134639750
8GironaGirona35139135550548
9Sevilla35139134449-548
10Osasuna35138143239-747
11Rayo Vallecano351210134247-546
12Mallorca35128153340-744
13Valencia35117173941-240
14Almeria35116184661-1539
15Celta Vigo35109164050-1039
16CadizCadiz35911152850-2238
17Real ValladolidValladolid35105203062-3235
18Getafe35811163144-1335
19Espanyol35810174461-1734
RElcheElche3548232765-3820

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