Match Report
Real Valladolid, 20th on 16 points, faced a 36-point deficit to Rayo Vallecano (9th, 52). Rayo Vallecano's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Rayo Vallecano were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.18, Real Valladolid 0.68 and 2.37, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Real Valladolid. The last-five ledger: Rayo Vallecano 10/15, Real Valladolid 3/15.
Across 18 recorded meetings, Rayo Vallecano have 7 wins to Real Valladolid's 6, with 5 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 39% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Estadio de Vallecas (capacity 14,708). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Rayo Vallecano: Álvaro García (71')
Key stats
Possession: Rayo Vallecano 69% · Real Valladolid 31% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 4-2