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 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Sanchez Martinez (Spain)

5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

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 Alavés	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 Alavés	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#15	Position	#13
12	Points	12
12	Played	11
3 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 5
13	Scored	15
14	Conceded	21
-1	GD	-6
1.00	PPG	1.09
25%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

10% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 13th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

4/2

16-30

2/6

31-45

2/2

46-60

6/3

61-75

1/3

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	2 A
Alvaro Garcia	3 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

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Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergi Darder	3
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	2
Sergi Guardiola	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Carlos Romero	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 Alavés 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 Alavés W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.57 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58% + RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona56% Draw26% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid18%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

82%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

44%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona37% Draw49% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid14%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12.6%

0 – 0

11.4%

2 – 0

11.2%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.3%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	17%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	25%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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