After losing to Real Betis 3-1 last time out in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will be looking to rebound here.Rayo Vallecano had 51 percent possession and 16 attempts at goal, four of which were successful. Santi Comesaa scored the only goal for Rayo Vallecano (52′).
Real Betis had 11 shots on goal, five of which were successful, at the other end. Since a misfortune in their past game against Barcelona in La Liga activity, Espanyol and their voyaging allies will trust that they can obtain an improved outcome in this one.
In that match, Espanyol oversaw 30% belonging and 15 shots at objective with 7 on track. For Espanyol, the scorers were Javi Puado (73′) and Joselu (92′). At the opposite end, Barcelona had 15 shots on objective with 5 of them on track. Robert Lewandowski (11′, 40′), Alejandro Balde (20′) and Jules Koundé (53′) scored for Barcelona.
Match details :
- Rayo Vallecano – Espanyol
- La Liga Spain
- Date – 21/05/2023
- Starting time – 12:00 UTC
Prediction :
We think that Espanyol will need to play well if they want to break through this Rayo Vallecano team’s defense and win.
Head to head :
Investigating their latest straight on gatherings returning to 09/02/2019 shows us that Rayo Vallecano have dominated 5 of these matches and Espanyol 1, with the quantity of drawn games being 0.
During this time, the two teams combined to score 13 goals, with 9 coming from Franjirrojos and 4 from Periquitos. That is a typical objectives for every game worth of 2.17.
The last association installation including these sides was La Liga match day 2 on 19/08/2022 when the last score was Espanyol 0-2 Rayo Vallecano.
Team News:
It doesn’t get much better when it comes to the selection, with only one fitness issue for Rayo Vallecano manager Andoni Iraola to worry about because the team is mostly intact. Radamel Falcao (Dead Leg) is out of dispute.
Luis Garca, manager of Espanyol, has only one fitness issue to be concerned about in a group of players who are otherwise available. Keidi Bare won’t play because of a ruptured ankle ligament.
Batting tips:
• Rayo Vallecano prevails 87% of the time when leading 1-0 at home.
• Rayo Vallecano wins 16% of their home matches when they are down 0-1.
• Espanyol Barcelona loses zero games when they are down 1-0 away.
Lineup:
| Espanyol | ||
| G | 13 | Benjamin Lecomte |
| D | 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| D | 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| D | 14 | Brian Oliván |
| D | 2 | Óscar Gil |
| A | 27 | Ruben Sanchez Saez |
| A | 21 | Nicolás Melamed |
| A | 9 | Joselu |
| M | 12 | Vinicíus Souza |
| M | 20 | Edu Expósito |
| M | 10 | Sergi Darder |
| Rayo Vallecano | ||
| G | 1 | Stole Dimitrievski |
| D | 19 | Florian Lejeune |
| D | 20 | Ivan Balliu |
| D | 3 | Fran García |
| D | 5 | Alejandro Catena |
| M | 8 | Óscar Trejo |
| M | 17 | Unai López |
| M | 18 | Álvaro García |
| M | 7 | Isi Palazón |
| M | 21 | Ismaila Ciss |
| A | 34 | Sergio Camello |
Where to watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |