Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs UD Almeria, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs UD Almeria — La Liga at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.
- Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 games · 50 pts (2025/26)
- UD Almeria 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Francisco Hernandez Maeso (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Pau Cebrian
- Assistant 2 Abraham Perez Dapia (Spain)
18 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.2 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Futbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 May UD Almeria H 0–1 L 28 Apr Villarreal CF A 0–3 L 20 Apr CA Osasuna H 2–1 W 13 Apr Getafe CF H 0–0 D 31 Mar RC Celta de Vigo A 0–0 D 17 Mar Real Betis Balompie H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 May Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–0 W 27 Apr Getafe CF H 1–3 L 21 Apr Villarreal CF H 1–2 L 14 Apr Real Sociedad de Futbol A 2–2 D 30 Mar CA Osasuna H 0–3 L 17 Mar UD Las Palmas A 1–0 W Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid0-15–/116-303/131-451/346-601/–61-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Iddrisu Baba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' The travelling UD Almeria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' 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 Isi Palazon suffering a number of foals already.
- 26' Radamel Falcao is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
- 30' Anthony Lozano puts UD Almeria on the lead.
- 35' It looks surprising UD Almeria does not make any changes. Sergio Arribas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' UD Almeria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 59' Another substitution for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid to replace Isi Palazon by Jorge de Frutos on 59 minute.
- 64' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 66' Time for substitution for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Unai Lopez is replaced by Raul de Tomas.
- 71' UD Almeria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
- 72' Time for substitution for UD Almeria. Leo Baptistao is replaced by Alejandro Pozo.
- 75' The whistle greets Anthony Lozano as he departs to be replaced by Luis Suarez.
- 79' It’s gonna be a card for Marcos Pena.
- 80' Bebe is replacing Alvaro Garcia for the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side.
- 82' Abdul Mumin is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
- 82' UD Almeria manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gonzalo Melero is hanging Edgar Gonzalez on the field on 82 minute.
- 83' Time for substitution for UD Almeria. Sergio Arribas is replaced by Iddrisu Baba.
- 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pep Chavarria, as he is very good at scoring at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Oscar Trejo. He receives a card.
- Another three points for UD Almeria.
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Lineups
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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9
Radamel Falcao ↓ Randy Ntekja 59'
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20
Ivan Balliu ↓ Miguel Crespo 80'
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17
Unai Lopez ↓ Raul de Tomas 66'
- 8
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18
Alvaro Garcia ↓ Bebe 80'
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7
Isi Palazon ↓ Jorge de Frutos 59'
- 23
- 16
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Bench
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- 14
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22
Raul de Tomas ↑ 66'
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10
Bebe ↑ 80'
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- 2
- 34
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19
Jorge de Frutos ↑ 59'
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- 12
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15
Miguel Crespo ↑ 80'
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11
Randy Ntekja ↑ 59'
Coach Iñigo PérezUD Almeria Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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15
Anthony Lozano ↓ Luis Suarez 75'
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12
Leo Baptistao ↓ Alejandro Pozo 72'
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Edgar Gonzalez ↓ Gonzalo Melero 82'
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- 25
- 10
- 22
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19
Sergio Arribas ↓ Iddrisu Baba 83'
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- 21
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Bench
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Alejandro Pozo ↑ 72'
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- 13
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Iddrisu Baba ↑ 83'
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Luis Suarez ↑ 75'
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- 24
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- 38
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Gonzalo Melero ↑ 82'
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Coach Pepe Mel -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lucas Robertone 1 El Bilal Toure 1 Rodrigo Ely 1 Alvaro Garcia 1 Isi Palazon 1 Randy Ntekja 1 Anthony Lozano 1 Catena 1 Head to Head
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form
2024-05-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 UD Almeria L 2024-04-28 Villarreal CF 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2024-04-20 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 CA Osasuna W 2024-04-13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 Getafe CF D 2024-03-31 RC Celta de Vigo 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-03-17 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–0 Real Betis Balompie W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.03 UD Almeria xGI would bet for: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: UD Almeria winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.16Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw 69%Draw or UD Almeria 62%Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or UD Almeria 69%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: UD Almeria win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.4%0 – 0 13.8%1 – 0 11.7%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 7.4%2 – 0 7%1 – 2 6.7%0 – 2 5.9%2 – 2 3.9%3 – 1 2.8%3 – 0 2.6%1 – 3 2.3%Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
Handicap Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers Push UD Almeria covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 21% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 19% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet 36% ✓UD Almeria keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.