Match Report
The table read 9th (Valencia, 49 pts) against 8th (Rayo Vallecano, 50 pts), 1 points apart. On the form table Valencia stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Valencia ran at 1.21 scored and 1.45 conceded, Rayo Vallecano at 1.08 and 1.16.
The sides have met 23 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Valencia, 10 draws and 5 for Rayo Vallecano, at 2.39 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 30% of the wins in this matchup. The recent editions have closed up — 1.2 goals per game over the last five against 2.39 all-time.
Estadio de Mestalla, capacity 49,430, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Valencia: Diego López (40') · Rayo Vallecano: Florian Lejeune (20')
Key stats
Possession: Valencia 53% · Rayo Vallecano 47% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 5-1