Espanyol – Rayo Vallecano : Preview & Prediction
Espanyol lost the double confrontation against Rayo Vallecano (0-1 and 0-1) last season in the league and the Catalan club will want to put an end to Vallecano’s supremacy (5 wins in a row). Espanyol had a lot of luck on the first day of the season, bringing back an unexpected draw from Vigo. Espanyol was behind Celta Vigo for a long time, but Joselu scored the equalizer in the 90th+8th minute. Diego Martinez’s players have just made a 4th game without success after 2 defeats against Linense (0-1) and Brighton (1-5) and a draw against Napoli (0-0) in friendly games. Rayo Vallecano managed a big blow by holding FC Barcelona in Catalonia (0-0) on August 13 in the first day of this Liga. Undefeated for a month, the partners of Radamel Falcao have just obtained their 3rd draw in a row after Manchester United (1-1) and Valladolid (0-0). Since October 2020, Rayo Vallecano has been winning over Espanyol and the Madrid club should again get a positive result from the RCDE Stadium where it remains on 2 wins in a row in January 2021 (3-2) and April 2022 (1-0). A draw or a new victory for the foals of Andoni Iraola?
Rayo Vallecano is undefeated in 6 games in all competitions.
Espanyol has not won for 4 games (2 draws and 2 defeats).
Rayo Vallecano has won its last 5 duels against Espanyol, Liga 2, Liga and friendly combined.
Rayo Vallecano managed a big performance by taking 1 point from Camp Nou in the first day.
Espanyol has not won at home in the league since 3 receptions (1 defeat and 2 draws) at the end of last season.
Espanyol – Rayo Vallecano : Betting Tips
Espanyol – Win Odds: 2.25
