RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sun 7 Dec 2025 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — La Liga .

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Sanchez Martinez (Spain)

3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 14.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompie	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alaves	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruna	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Futbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 11 games · Avg 2.4 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2025-04-04 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2024-08-31 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2023-05-21 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–0	W
24 Nov	Sevilla FC	H	2–1	W
08 Nov	Villarreal CF	H	0–2	L
02 Nov	Deportivo Alaves	A	1–2	L
25 Oct	Elche CF	H	1–0	W

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	0–1	L
01 Dec	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	Real Oviedo	A	0–0	D
09 Nov	Real Madrid CF	H	0–0	D
01 Nov	Villarreal CF	A	0–4	L
26 Oct	Deportivo Alaves	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#15	Position	#10
7	Points	8
7	Played	7
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
10	Scored	11
10	Conceded	16
+0	GD	-5
1.00	PPG	1.14
29%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

0% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 10th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/5

31-45

1/1

46-60

5/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sergio Camello	7 G	1 A
Alvaro Garcia	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergi Darder	3
Sergi Guardiola	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	2
Raul de Tomas	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-12-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2025-11-30 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-11-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Sevilla FC W 2025-11-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF L 2025-11-02 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-10-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Elche CF W

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2025-12-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2025-12-01 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Valencia CF D 2025-11-23 Real Oviedo 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2025-11-09 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 Real Madrid CF D 2025-11-01 Villarreal CF 4–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2025-10-26 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 Deportivo Alaves W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.99 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona60% Draw23% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid17%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

83%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

40%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona42% Draw43% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid15%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.3%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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