Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano: result 0-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 16, 2012 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano?
Rayo Vallecano won 0-1 on December 16, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 83′91251Rayo Vallecano (pen.)
Official lineup for Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 7Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 9Soldado
- 8S. Feghouli
- 10É. Banega
- 11P. Piatti
- 17A. Guardado
- 24A. Costa
- 4A. Rami
- 14Barragán
- 20Ricardo Costa
- 1Diego Alves
Rayo Vallecano
- 29Léo Baptistão
- 8Adrián González Morales
- 10Francisco Medina Luna
- 17Roberto Trashorras Gayoso
- 20F. Vázquez
- 11A. Domínguez
- 2Tito
- 3Casado
- 5Alejandro Gálvez
- 16Jordi Amat
- 25David Cobeño Iglesias
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Rayo Vallecano have 6, 1 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2012 | Osasuna(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 5, 2012 | Lille(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 1, 2012 | Real Sociedad(home) | 2-5 | La Liga |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Malaga(away) | 0-4 | La Liga |
| Nov 20, 2012 | Bayern München(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2012 | Zaragoza(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 30, 2012 | Osasuna(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Mallorca(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 19, 2012 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-4 | La Liga |
| Nov 10, 2012 | Celta Vigo(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Valencia wins, 0 draws, 0 Rayo Vallecano wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2012 | Valencia 4-1 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
| Nov 26, 2011 | Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Valencia | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano on Apr 11, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.6 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Rayo Vallecano score 1.2 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.6 | 1.2 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (5 points from 8 matches) and Rayo Vallecano sit 13th (8 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| 19 | Valencia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
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