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 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 games · 50 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Sanchez Martinez (Spain)

9 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 10 games · Avg 2.3 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
#11	Position	#8
46	Points	50
38	Played	38
12 / 10 / 16	W / D / L	12 / 14 / 12
43	Scored	41
55	Conceded	44
-12	GD	-3
1.21	PPG	1.32
32%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 8th (50 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to score. At the same time, Rayo Vallecano de Madrid does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergi Darder	3
Sergi Guardiola	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Raul de Tomas	1
Sergio Camello	1
Javi Puado	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

3 / 4

1.31 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona51% Draw28% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid21%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

79%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

49%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona31% Draw52% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid17%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

14.1%

1 – 1

13.7%

2 – 0

9.7%

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

1.6%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	24%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	15%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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