La Liga WON 2–1
Tue, Sep 15 · 19:00 · Campo de Futbol de Vallecas
Rayo Vallecano Home
VS
Espanyol Away
Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol — La Liga
Tipster's pick Both Teams to Score
Confidence Low
Odds 1.80 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol to Trade Goals

Rayo Vallecano’s high concession rate at home opens space for Espanyol to find the net. Espanyol’s consistent scoring away from home pairs with Rayo Vallecano’s inability to keep clean sheets. Both sides enter with records showing they rarely fail to score in recent matches. Head-to-head encounters feature frequent goals from each team across multiple meetings. Rayo’s form includes results where defensive gaps allow opponents chances. Espanyol’s away approach focuses on creating openings that often lead to their own strikes. These patterns point to both teams contributing to the scoreline.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate
Result
2–1 WON

Our pick “Both Teams to Score” at odds 1.80 won — final score 2–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Álvaro García 3'
  3. Adrià Pedrosa assist Álvaro García 26'
  4. Marcos Fernández ↓ Roger Hinojo 45'
  5. Bryan Zaragoza ↓ Rafel Bauzà 45'
  6. Eduardo Expósito Jaén ↓ Gabriel Moscardo 45'
  7. Unai López 45+2'
  8. Second half
  9. Roberto Fernández Jaén assist Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa 54'
  10. Óscar Valentín ↓ Mujaid Sadick 61'
  11. Gnangoro Bouare ↓ Unai López 61'
  12. Marcos Fernández 63'
  13. Georgiy Tsitaishvili 67'
  14. Pathé Ciss 70'
  15. Álex Calatrava Torrado ↓ Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa 74'
  16. Francisco Pérez Martínez ↓ Georgiy Tsitaishvili 76'
  17. Alexandre Zurawski ↓ Sergio Camello 76'
  18. Gnangoro Bouare 80'
  19. Pol Lozano ↓ Urko Gonzalez 84'
  20. Ivan Balliu ↓ Álvaro García 84'
  21. Alexandre Zurawski 90+1'
  22. Omar El Hilali 90+8'
This season
Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
Over 2.5 goals 80% 60%
Clean sheet 0% 25%
Failed to score 0% 0%
Scored per game 1.8 1.5
Conceded per game 2.5 1.3
Scored home / away 2.0 / 1.5 1.7 / 1.0

Across 4 and 4 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
11 LEV Levante 4 1 2 1 5
12 ESP Espanyol ▲ 4 1 1 2 4
13 RAC Racing Santander 4 1 1 2 4
14 RAY Rayo Vallecano ▲ 4 1 1 2 4
15 GET Getafe 4 1 1 2 4
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Rayo Vallecano LLDLW
L @ Ipswich 0–3 Aug 8
L @ Sevilla 1–2 Aug 15
D vs Alaves 1–1 Aug 20
L @ Barcelona 2–5 Aug 31
W vs Racing Santander 3–2 Sep 5
Espanyol LWLLD
L @ Coventry 1–3 Aug 8
W vs Levante 3–0 Aug 16
L vs Real Madrid 1–2 Aug 22
L @ Real Sociedad 1–2 Aug 29
D vs Sevilla 1–1 Sep 6
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Rayo Vallecano
Scored 1.4 avg
0 1 1 2 3
Conceded 2.6 avg
3 2 1 5 2
Espanyol
Scored 1.4 avg
1 3 1 1 1
Conceded 1.6 avg
3 0 2 2 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
6 Rayo Vallecano
0 Draws
4 Espanyol
Apr 2026 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Espanyol Rayo Vallecano
Dec 2025 Espanyol 1–0 Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
Apr 2025 Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Espanyol Espanyol
Aug 2024 Espanyol 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
May 2023 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Espanyol Espanyol

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Rayo Vallecano 4-3-3
  • 25 E. Audero G
  • 2 A. Rațiu D
  • 24 F. Lejeune D
  • 15 Mujaid Sadick D
  • 17 Adrià Pedrosa D
  • 4 Pedro Díaz M
  • 6 P. Ciss M
  • 8 Unai López M
  • 14 G. Tsitaishvili F
  • 10 Sergio Camello F
  • 18 Álvaro García F
Bench Rayane Belid, I. Balliu, G. Bouare, Dani Cárdenas, Pelayo Fernández, M. Kumbulla, Adrián Molina, Fran Pérez, M. Roman, Óscar Valentín, Alemão, Marco de las Sías

Beñat San José

Espanyol 4-2-3-1
  • 13 M. Dmitrović G
  • 23 O. El Hilali D
  • 5 C. Riedel D
  • 6 L. Cabrera D
  • 21 Roger Hinojo D
  • 20 Gabriel Moscardo M
  • 4 Urko González M
  • 26 Rafel Bauzà M
  • 28 Javier Hernandez M
  • 3 Q. Hartman M
  • 9 Roberto Fernández F
Bench T. Dolan, V. Drkušić, Edu Expósito, Marcos Fernández, Ángel Fortuño, Pol Lozano, J. A. Lopez, Pere Milla, Unai Núñez, Llorenç Serred, Bryan Zaragoza, Álex Calatrava

Manolo González

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Rayo Vallecano
  • OUT A. Batalla Broken calfbone
  • OUT Luiz Felipe Hamstring Injury
  • OUT R. Nteka Muscle Injury
  • OUT I. Palazon Muscle Injury
  • OUT J. Vertrouwd Muscle Injury
  • OUT J. de Frutos Red Card
  • OUT A. Batalla Broken calfbone
  • OUT Luiz Felipe Hamstring Injury
  • OUT R. Nteka Muscle Injury
  • OUT I. Palazon Muscle Injury
  • OUT J. Vertrouwd Muscle Injury
  • OUT J. de Frutos Red Card
Espanyol
  • OUT K. Garcia Hamstring Injury
  • OUT A. Gorosabel Injury
  • OUT Jofre Groin Injury
  • OUT J. Puado Knee Injury
  • OUT K. Garcia Hamstring Injury
  • OUT A. Gorosabel Injury
  • OUT Jofre Groin Injury
  • OUT J. Puado Knee Injury