RadarRayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
La Liga · Matchday 6 · · referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera (58 matches in our database)
After the match
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The final result against the estimate frozen before the match, marked explicitly: hit when the most likely result was the real one, miss otherwise; “surprise” = how unlikely the real result was for the model.
2–1
No estimate was frozen before this match.
Model estimate
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The model's chances for a home win, a draw and an away win. ❄ = the estimate was frozen within the last hour before kick-off (the model runs hourly) and no longer changes; “provisional” = it can still change until it is frozen. How good the model is can be seen on the calibration page.
No estimate was frozen before this match.
In three sentences
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Three sentences, each from a figure in our database: what happened (streaks, form or head-to-head), why it matters today (rest, congestion, table, derby) and what the model estimates. Nothing hand-written, nothing guessed.
The home side have scored in each of their last 12 matches. The away side travel roughly 490 km. No estimate was frozen before this match.
Side by side at a glance
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Both teams side by side at a glance: position, Elo, recent results, points rate, goals and rest, with the league average where it makes sense. Each number is detailed further down the page.
points rate 50% vs 47%
The home and away teams before the match, from their matches in a row. ● = ahead on that row. League = average over the last 12 months.
| Rayo Vallecano | Espanyol | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| League position | 16th of 20 · 4 pts | 9th of 20 · 7 pts ● | — |
| Elo rating | 1499 ● | 1481 | — |
| Last 5 | LDLWL | WLLDW | — |
| Points rate (last 10) | 50% ● | 47% | 46% |
| Goals scored per match (10) | 1.6 ● | 1.4 | — |
| Goals conceded per match (10) | 1.7 | 1.1 ● | — |
| At venue (10): home team at home, away team away | 67% | 27% | 57% · 35% |
| Both teams score (10) | 8 of 10 | 6 of 10 | 57% |
| 3+ goals in the match (10) | 5 of 10 | 5 of 10 | 51% |
| Days of rest | 2 | 3 | — |
Match radar
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Six things that happened in each team's last 20 league matches before this one, next to how often they happened across the whole league in the year before the match. The further a point is from the centre, the more often it happened. It is not a rating and does not say who wins.
Wins: 35% vs 20% · league 38%
Rayo VallecanoEspanyolleague, year before the match · n = 391
| Rayo Vallecano | league | Espanyol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winswon the match | 35%7 of 2018–57% | 38%296 of 78235–41% | 20%4 of 208–42% |
| Scoresscored at least once | 90%18 of 2070–97% | 76%595 of 78273–79% | 80%16 of 2058–92% |
| 3+ goalsat least 3 goals in the match, both teams (2-1 counts, 1-1 does not) | 40%8 of 2022–61% | 51%201 of 39146–56% | 55%11 of 2034–74% |
| Both teams scoreboth teams scored (1-1 counts, 2-0 does not) | 65%13 of 2043–82% | 57%223 of 39152–62% | 65%13 of 2043–82% |
| Concedesconceded at least once | 75%15 of 2053–89% | 76%595 of 78273–79% | 75%15 of 2053–89% |
| Leads at half-timemore goals at the break (1-0 counts, 1-1 does not) | 25%5 of 2011–47% | 28%217 of 78225–31% | 20%4 of 208–42% |
Under each percentage: the 95% confidence interval. The rings in the chart: 25, 50, 75 and 100%.
Form before the match
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Each team's last 5 matches before this one: anywhere, and separately the home side at home / the away side away. Points, wins-draws-losses, goals.
points, last 5: 4 vs 7
Rayo Vallecano · Last 5, anywhere n = 5
Espanyol · Last 5, anywhere n = 5
Rayo Vallecano · Last 5 at home n = 5
Espanyol · Last 5 away n = 5
What changed
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Each team's direction before the match: the previous 5 matches against the last 5 (points, goals, how strong the opponents were by Elo) and how many Elo points it gained or lost. It says what happened, not why or what comes next; 5 matches are few.
Points (of 15): 11 → 4 vs 7 → 7
The previous 5 matches → the last 5, played before kick-off.
| Rayo Vallecano | Espanyol | |
|---|---|---|
| Points (of 15) | 11 → 4 ▼ | 7 → 7 = |
| Goals scored per match | 1.6 → 1.6 = | 1.2 → 1.6 ▲ |
| Goals conceded per match | 0.6 → 2.8 ▲ | 1.2 → 1.0 ▼ |
| Average Elo of the opponents | 1506 → 1576 tougher opponents | 1536 → 1526 easier opponents |
| Elo over the last 5 matches | −8 (1499) | +9 (1481) |
Context
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Figures about both teams' situation before the match, in real units: days since the previous match on the calendar (league and Champions League; domestic cups are not in the free source), matches in the 7 and 14 days before, position and points distance to the important zones with matches remaining, the simulator impact when the match is near, and each team's coach on the match date with the league matches led before it (Wikidata; the current one only if football-data.org names the same person). What the free source does not give is shown as such, not hidden.
rest days: 2 vs 3
| Rayo Vallecano | Espanyol | |
|---|---|---|
| days since last match | 2 | 3 |
| matches in last 7 days | 1 | 1 |
| matches in last 14 days | 2 | 2 |
| position | 16 (4 pts) | 9 (7 pts) |
| points off 1st | 11 | 8 |
| points off top 4 | 6 | 3 |
| points above bottom 3 | 2 | 5 |
| matches left (incl. this one) | 33 | 33 |
| coach (league matches led before) | no data | Manolo González since 12 Mar 2024 · 81 matches |
| travel distance (away side) | — | ≈ 490 km |
Weather was not recorded for this match.
no data in the free source: absentees, starting XI, coach.
Head-to-head
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The latest head-to-head matches in our database, with the score and who played at home. Few matches = little information; an old result says nothing about today's.
Rayo Vallecano 1-0-3 (n = 4)
Rayo Vallecano 1-0-3 (n = 4)
| home | away | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Espanyol |
| 7 Dec 2025 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–4 | Espanyol |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Rayo Vallecano |
Ongoing streaks
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Both teams' ongoing streaks before the match: matches in a row unbeaten, scoring, keeping a clean sheet and so on. A streak describes the past; today's match can end it.
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid · scoring: 12
| now | longest in our database | ||
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| Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | scoring | 12 | 12 |
| Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | conceding | 6 | 7 |
| Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | both teams score | 6 | 6 |
| Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | 3+ goals | 3 | 5 |
| RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | scoring | 9 | 14 |
Updated 25 Oct 2026 07:20