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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
1Real Madrid19134243192443
2Atletico MadridAtletico18125133122141
3Barcelona19122551222938
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Villarreal188643430430
6Mallorca199371921-230
7Real Sociedad187471613325
8GironaGirona197472725225
9Rayo Vallecano196762222025
10Real BetisBetis196752123-225
11Osasuna186752327-425
12Celta Vigo197392830-224
13Sevilla196582128-723
14Las PalmasLas Palmas186482327-422
15Leganes194781829-1119
16AlavesAlaves194592131-1017
17Getafe183781115-416
18Espanyol1944111731-1416
19Valencia1927101829-1113
20Real ValladolidValladolid1933121337-2412


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