Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano: result 4-0 and analysis
La LigaMatchday 31Kick-off on April 1, 2012 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián
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What was the result of Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano?
Real Sociedad won 4-0 on April 1, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 6′Imanol Agirretxe ArrutiReal Sociedad
- 31′ZurutuzaReal Sociedad
- 51′A. GriezmannReal Sociedad
- 53′C. VelaReal Sociedad
Official lineup for Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Real Sociedad
- 7A. Griezmann
- 9Imanol Agirretxe Arruti
- 23C. Vela
- 4Gorka Elustondo Urkola
- 17Zurutuza
- 20Illarramendi
- 16V. Demidov
- 6Íñigo Martínez
- 22Daniel Estrada Agirrezablaga
- 24De la Bella
- 1C. Bravo
Rayo Vallecano
- 19Diego Costa
- 7Jose María Movilla Cubero
- 16Emiliano Daniel Armenteros
- 18Javi Fuego
- 20Miguel Pérez Cuesta
- 27A. Bangoura
- 32P. Diamanka
- 2Tito
- 3Casado
- 5Alejandro Arribas
- 25Joel Robles
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Sociedad have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Rayo Vallecano have 7, 0 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2012 | Real Madrid(away) | 1-5 | La Liga |
| Mar 21, 2012 | Levante(home) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Mar 17, 2012 | Getafe(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 10, 2012 | Zaragoza(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 4, 2012 | Athletic Club(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2012 | Villarreal(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 22, 2012 | Malaga(away) | 2-4 | La Liga |
| Mar 17, 2012 | Real Betis(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Espanyol(away) | 1-5 | La Liga |
| Mar 3, 2012 | Racing Santander(home) | 4-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Real Sociedad wins, 0 draws, 1 Rayo Vallecano win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2011 | Rayo Vallecano 4-0 Real Sociedad | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad on Nov 6, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Real Sociedad score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rayo Vallecano score 1.8 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Sociedad | 1.1 | 1.5 | 6 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Real Sociedad sit 5th in La Liga (22 points from 12 matches) and Rayo Vallecano sit 14th (12 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 12 |
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