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Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
Athletic Club
3 – 2
Full Time
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
Sun 14 Apr 2019 · 12:00 UTC San Mames HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Luis Advincula
R 52' Luis Advincula
Y 68' Abdoulaye Ba
Inaki Williams 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — La Liga at San Mames.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Diego Barbero
  • Referee Cesar Noval
  • Referee Pablo Gonzalez
  • Referee Carlos Calderina

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
5 Sevilla FC 1 3
6 RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 0
7 Málaga CF 0 0
8 Real Racing Club de Santander 0 0
9 FC Barcelona 0 0
10 Real Madrid CF 0 0
11 Villarreal CF 0 0
12 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0
13 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
14 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
15 Valencia CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 0
18 Athletic Club 0 0
19 Elche CF 0 0
20 Levante UD 0 0
21 CA Osasuna 0 0
22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
23 Getafe CF 1 0

Head-to-Head

8
3
1
Athletic Club 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-14 Athletic Club 3–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2018-10-24 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–2 W
07 Apr Getafe CF A 0–1 L
03 Apr Levante UD H 3–2 W
29 Mar Girona FC A 2–1 W
16 Mar Club Atlético de Madrid H 2–0 W
08 Mar RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 1–1 D
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Athletic Club A 2–3 L
06 Apr Valencia CF H 2–0 W
03 Apr SD Eibar A 1–2 L
31 Mar Real Betis Balompié H 1–1 D
17 Mar Villarreal CF A 1–3 L
09 Mar FC Barcelona A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Athletic Club Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#18 Position #22
0 Points 0
0 Played 1
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
0 Scored 1
0 Conceded 2
+0 GD -1
– PPG 0.00
– Win % 0%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 18th (0 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 22nd (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Athletic Club welcome Rayo Vallecano de Madrid for this crunch clash at San Mames.
  • 2' Inaki Williams puts Athletic Club on the lead.
  • 7' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' Spain international Alvaro Medran has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for De Marcos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 42' Athletic Club have won 386 goals from 328 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Alex Moreno doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 49' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' Brilliant from the ! Inaki Williams makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 50.
  • 52' The referee shows Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player a Red card on 52.
  • 57' Abdoulaye Ba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 229 appearances.
  • 58' Athletic Club make a change. Dani Garcia trudges off to be replaced by Unai Lopez on 58 minutes.
  • 61' Inigo Lekue has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuri Berchiche on 61 minute.
  • 66' It is a cagey affair so far. Athletic Club in their trying to find a way past Rayo Vallecano de Madrid's compact .
  • 68' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' Adri Embarba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alvaro Medran at the 69 minute mark.
  • 72' Against the run of play, Raul Garcia has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 73' Alvaro Garcia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Moreno on 73 minute.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 79' The Rayo Vallecano de Madrid bench stirs into life. Jose Pozo is withdrawn and Franco Di Santo gets his opportunity.
  • 84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' Magnificent from Raul de Tomas! That is 45 goals in 229 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' Kenan Kodro is replacing Muniain for the Athletic Club side.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Inaki Williams.
  • Rayo Vallecano de Madrid will have plenty to reflect on. Athletic Club were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paco Jemez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oihan Sancet 6
Inaki Williams 5
Nico Williams 5
Radamel Falcao 3
Pathe Ciss 1
Alvaro Garcia 1
Pathe Ciss 1
Nico Serrano 1

Head to Head

2019-04-14 Athletic Club 3–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2018-10-24 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Athletic Club

Athletic Club Form

2019-04-14 Athletic Club 3–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2019-04-07 Getafe CF 1–0 Athletic Club L 2019-04-03 Athletic Club 3–2 Levante UD W 2019-03-29 Girona FC 1–2 Athletic Club W 2019-03-16 Athletic Club 2–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2019-03-08 Athletic Club 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2019-04-14 Athletic Club 3–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2019-04-06 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–0 Valencia CF W 2019-04-03 SD Eibar 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2019-03-31 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Real Betis Balompié D 2019-03-17 Villarreal CF 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2019-03-09 FC Barcelona 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club50% Draw29% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid21%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
80%
Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
50%
Athletic Club or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club30% Draw54% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.2%
1 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
10%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.