Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol prediction and betting tips on April 4, 2025
Game Prediction
A match between Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol will be held in the 30th round of the Spanish Primera on April 4, 2025. The hosts have not yet said goodbye to their dream of the European competitions, while the guests have not yet broken away from the danger zone – both sides need a victory.
Our prediction for the match Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol
The modest club from Madrid was able to extend its stay in La Liga last season. At the same time, it was limited to 38 points, finishing in the “borderline” 17th place. The rival is from Barcelona and is also in the thick shadow of the grandee. And it turns into the so-called “elevator”, but it worked positively in the previous cycle. Not without problems, the club returned from the Segunda immediately after another fall there.
This season, the representative of the capital of Spain has pleasantly surprised for a long time. Still, it seems that the team did not have enough strength or motivation to continue the fight for a place in the top third of the table. After all, it has not managed to win, albeit with a difficult schedule, since mid-February. And only the struggle with Alaves, which was held in the previous round, brought a 2-0 success. The guests, as expected, are struggling to gain a foothold at the old-new level. They lose half of the matches, but, on the other hand, they are collecting points relatively well, and there is a chance to finish at least in 17th position. Speaking about the previous round, the club achieved a draw in the confrontation with Atletico, 1-1 – an important point was taken.
Iñigo Perez’s footballers score and concede equally, about 1.1 goals per match. The newcomer scores 0.96 goals on average, conceding one and a half times more – 1.43.
Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol: key statistics and trends
- Rayo Vallecano had been winless in 5 meetings before the previous round.
- 62% of Rayo Vallecano’s matches have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per struggle is 2.21.
- Espanyol has lost twice in 10 battles.
- 64% of Espanyol’s games have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per match is 2.39.
Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol: possible starting line-ups
Rayo Vallecano (possible line-up): Batalla – Chavarria, Aridane, Lejeune, Ratiu – Diaz, Ciss, Garcia, Trejo, de Frutos – Guardiola.
Espanyol (possible line-up): Garcia – Romero, Cabrera, Cumbula, El Hilali – Puado, Kral, Gonzalez, Lozano, Carreras – Fernandez.
Previous head-to-head matches: Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol
Both previous matches were won by the Catalans, and that happened with an identical score of 2-1.
Free prediction for the match Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol
The potential of the hosts in this couple seems to be overestimated. We bet that the guests from Catalonia, who need points, will not lose (odd: 2.13).