Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano: result 4-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 33Kick-off on April 11, 2012 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano?
Valencia won 4-1 on April 11, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 41′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraValencia
- 70′Jordi AlbaValencia
- 72′Diego CostaRayo Vallecano
- 77′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraValencia (pen.)
- 88′Pablo HernándezValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 7Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 5M. Topal
- 8S. Feghouli
- 19Pablo Hernández
- 24A. Costa
- 4A. Rami
- 12Barragán
- 17Jordi Alba
- 20Ricardo Costa
- 22J. Mathieu
- 13Guaita
Rayo Vallecano
- 19Diego Costa
- 7Jose María Movilla Cubero
- 20Miguel Pérez Cuesta
- 27A. Bangoura
- 32P. Diamanka
- 2Tito
- 3Casado
- 4Mikel Labaka Zurriarain
- 5Alejandro Arribas
- 12Jorge Pulido
- 25Joel Robles
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Rayo Vallecano have 8, 0 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2012 | Real Madrid(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Levante(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 24, 2012 | Getafe(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Mar 21, 2012 | Zaragoza(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 18, 2012 | Athletic Club(away) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2012 | Osasuna(home) | 6-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-4 | La Liga |
| 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 |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Valencia win, 0 draws, 0 Rayo Vallecano wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2011 | Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Valencia | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia on Nov 26, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Rayo Vallecano score 2.1 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (6 points from 9 matches) and Rayo Vallecano sit 14th (8 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| 19 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
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