Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 07/03/2016 shows that Espanyol have won 2 of these games and Rayo Vallecano 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

A sum of 17 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them from Periquitos and 9 created by Franjirrojos. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83. The previous league match featuring these sides was La Liga match day 16 on 05/12/2021 and the score finished Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol.

That day, Rayo Vallecano had 50% possession and 7 shots on goal with 0 on target. Espanyol had 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Leandro Cabrera (54' Own goal) was the scorer. The match was refereed by José Luis Munuera Montero.

Prediction
In our view, Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol might both not be able to do quite enough to get on the scoresheet here. It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw. That’s why our selection here is for a tight encounter, finishing with a 0-0 scoreline at the end of the match.



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头的头
回顾2016年3月7日两队的正面交锋，西班牙人赢了2场，巴列卡诺赢了3场，平局1场。

两队共进17球，其中8球来自佩里基托斯，9球来自弗兰吉洛霍斯。平均每场进球2.83个。这两支球队之前的比赛是2021年5月12日西甲第16场比赛，这场比赛中瓦列卡诺以1比0的比分结束了西班牙人的比赛。

那天，巴列卡诺有50%的控球率，7次射正，0次射正。西班牙人有10次射门，其中3次射中目标。莱安德罗·卡布雷拉(第54分钟乌龙球)是进球者。这场比赛的主裁判是José Luis Munuera Montero。

预测
在我们看来，瓦列卡诺和西班牙人可能都不能在这里取得足够的成绩。看起来很可能以平局结束。这就是为什么我们选择在这里进行一场激烈的交锋，在比赛结束时以0-0的比分结束。