Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th April 2025

Despite their unconvincing form, Rayo Vallecano stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 30. They face Espanyol on Friday, and they'll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

Ranked as number 7 in the LaLiga standings, Rayo Vallecano, have so far collected 40 points this season, while Espanyol collected 29 points. This puts them up as number 16 after 28 rounds.

Rayo Vallecano have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing Espanyol. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.

Rayo Vallecano only average a modest 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 11 goals. They also conceded nine for an average of 0.9 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Espanyol are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of ten goals, and while Espanyol claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of one goals per match.

Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-1 and 2-1, respectively.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 2-1 against Real Madrid, before drawing 2-2 with Real Sociedad. They won their most recent game 0-2 against Deportivo Alaves. Rayo Vallecano won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Girona, they gained a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Mallorca, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid. Espanyol only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by seven goals to four.

Rayo Vallecano find it just as tough as Espanyol to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

Rayo Vallecano took 29 points from their last 16 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. This amounts to eight wins after scoring 18 times and conceding 12. Espanyol won four matches and picked up 15 points from their last 15 encounters with teams in the top half of the LaLiga. They scored 16 goals and conceded 24. Rayo Vallecano have a record of ten wins, ten draws and nine defeats in the LaLiga this season. Espanyol have a record of seven wins, eight draws and 13 defeats in the LaLiga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Inigo Perez will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Espanyol from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Augusto Batalla (0/24), Dani Cardenas (0/5), Abdul Mumin (2/24), Alfonso Espino (0/9), Andrei Ratiu (2/27), Aridane Hernandez (0/8), Florian Lejeune (0/28), Ivan Balliu (0/20), Pelayo Fernandez (0/1), Pep Chavarria (0/25), Alvaro Garcia (3/27), Gerard Gumbau (0/15), Jonathan Montiel (0/0), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (1/15), Oscar Valentin (0/27), Pathe Ciss (3/25), Pedro Diaz (3/17), Unai Lopez (3/23), Adrian Embarba (1/27), Etienne Eto'o Pineda (0/2), Isi Palazon (3/26), Jorge de Frutos (4/27), Randy Nteka (3/21), Raul de Tomas (0/0), Sergi Guardiola (0/12), Sergio Camello (3/23).

Espanyol Squad

Here is the full team squad of Espanyol. The 46 year-old Manolo Gonzalez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/28), Pol Tristan (0/0), Alvaro Tejero (1/23), Brian Olivan (0/17), Carlos Romero (2/24), Fernando Calero (1/13), Leandro Cabrera (2/24), Marash Kumbulla (2/26), Omar El Hilali (0/27), Pablo Ramon (0/0), Sergi Gomez (0/11), Alex Kral (0/28), Alvaro Aguado (0/13), Edu Exposito (0/9), Jose Gragera (0/10), Pol Lozano (0/21), Rafel Bauza (0/5), Roger Hinojo (0/0), Urko Gonzalez (0/8), Alejo Veliz (1/22), Antoniu Roca (0/17), Javier Puado (9/26), Jofre Carreras (3/27), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (0/12), Roberto Fernandez (2/9), Walid Cheddira (1/18).

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Team News

Rayo Vallecano seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Friday. Rayo Vallecano have to alter their line-up, as both Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin get a day in the shade.

Espanyol face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Friday against Rayo Vallecano. Omar El Hilali, Javier Puado and Marash Kumbulla can't be called upon by Espanyol, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol H2H

Espanyol won 2-1 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Rayo Vallecano, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Despite a 2-1 win to Espanyol in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Rayo Vallecano winning six and Espanyol taking three wins. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 4/1.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 8/13 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Betting Tips

Javier Puado shows decent form right now for Espanyol, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Rayo Vallecano, who are strong favourites this coming Friday. Siding with Pedro Diaz also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Rayo Vallecano won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. They drew three and lost three as well, while Espanyol won two of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost seven. Goals are flowing freely for Rayo Vallecano on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Espanyol''s last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Rayo Vallecano averaging 1.4 goals a game. Espanyol scored 1.1 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Espanyol's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.