Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Rayo Vallecano (6th, 67 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Albacete (22nd, 38 pts). Albacete's recent output outran their position: 14th on form over five rounds, 22nd in the table. Per game in the league, Rayo Vallecano were scoring 1.24 and conceding 0.95, Albacete 0.71 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rayo Vallecano 3, draws 5, Albacete 1, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 2.67 historically.
Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid, capacity 14,708, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.