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

Primera Division · 2018-19
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
1 – 1
Full Time
Athletic Club
Wed 24 Oct 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Raul Garcia
Giannelli Imbula 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs Athletic Club — La Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra
  • Referee Juan Lopez
  • Referee Alberola Rojas
  • Referee Marcos Cerdan Aguilar
  • Referee Alvaro Varon

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

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

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Athletic Club H 1–1 D
21 Oct Getafe CF H 1–2 L
06 Oct CD Leganes A 0–1 L
28 Sep RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 2–2 D
25 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 2–2 D
22 Sep Deportivo Alaves H 1–5 L
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–1 D
21 Oct SD Eibar A 1–1 D
05 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–3 L
29 Sep FC Barcelona A 1–1 D
26 Sep Villarreal CF H 0–3 L
23 Sep Real Betis Balompie A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Athletic Club
#8 Position #12
50 Points 45
38 Played 38
12 / 14 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 19
41 Scored 43
44 Conceded 58
-3 GD -15
1.32 PPG 1.18
32% Win % 34%

Key Stats

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

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 8th (50 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid have kicked off against Athletic Club. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Athletic Club's shape.
  • 10' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' GOAL! Jose Pozo scores on 23. Assisted by Luis Advincula
  • 28' Santiago Comesana has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Inaki Williams departs to be replaced by Raul Garcia.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Eduardo Berizzo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' Raul Garcia was booked on 53.
  • 58' Inigo Martinez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid tonight.
  • 59' Giannelli Imbula catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 59.
  • 61' Alvaro Garcia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gael Kakuta at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' GOAL! Muniain scores on 66.
  • 66' San Jose has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dani Garcia on 66 minute.
  • 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' The Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes a substitution. Jose Pozo departs to be replaced by Alex Alegria.
  • 76' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ander Capa is hanging De Marcos on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' A change in the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid ranks — Adri Embarba exits the field as Bebe enters on 90.
  • The points are shared — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1-1 Athletic Club. Honours even.

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Berizzo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oihan Sancet 6
Nico Williams 5
Inaki Williams 5
Radamel Falcao 3
Jose Pozo 1
Sergio Camello 1
Muniain 1
Alex Moreno 1

Head to Head

2018-10-24 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Athletic Club

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2018-10-24 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Athletic Club D 2018-10-21 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 Getafe CF L 2018-10-06 CD Leganes 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2018-09-28 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2018-09-25 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2018-09-22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–5 Deportivo Alaves L

Athletic Club Form

2018-10-24 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Athletic Club D 2018-10-21 SD Eibar 1–1 Athletic Club D 2018-10-05 Athletic Club 1–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2018-09-29 FC Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2018-09-26 Athletic Club 0–3 Villarreal CF L 2018-09-23 Real Betis Balompie 2–2 Athletic Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.28 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Athletic Club 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid39% Draw29% Athletic Club32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw
68%
Draw or Athletic Club
61%
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Athletic Club
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid27% Draw49% Athletic Club24%
Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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