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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
CReal Madrid36296183226193
2Barcelona36247574433179
3GironaGirona36236775453075
4Atletico MadridAtletico36234967392873
5Athletic Bilbao361711858372162
6Real Sociedad361512949371257
7Real BetisBetis36141484843556
8Villarreal36149136060051
9Valencia36139143740-348
10Getafe361013134151-1043
11AlavesAlaves36119163445-1142
12Sevilla361011154750-341
13Osasuna36118174054-1441
14Las PalmasLas Palmas36108183246-1438
15Rayo Vallecano36814142944-1538
16Celta Vigo36910174254-1237
17Mallorca36715142941-1236
18CadizCadiz36614162549-2432
RGranada3649233770-3321
RAlmeria36211233572-3717


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