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Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 4

La Liga - Gameweek 4

Saturday, 31 Aug 2024 • 19:15

Espanyol

2 : 1

Rayo Vallecano

Goals

4'
0 : 1
Alvaro Garcia
0 : 1
Alvaro Garcia4'
Carlos Romero
1 : 1
8'
8'Carlos Romero
1 : 1
Alejo Véliz
2 : 1
90'
90'Alejo Véliz
2 : 1

Lineups

Espanyol

PosPlayer
GK
Joan García
DEF
Fernando Calero
DEF
Marash Kumbulla
DEF
Brian Oliván
DEF
Omar El Hilali
DEF
Carlos Romero
MID
Alex Král
MID
José Gragera
FWD
Javi Puado
FWD
Alejo Véliz
FWD
Jofre Carreras

Substitutes

46'Álvaro Aguado
for José Gragera
65'Álvaro Tejerofor Jofre Carreras
71'Walid Cheddirafor Javi Puado
90'Sergi Gomezfor Fernando Calero

Rayo Vallecano

PosPlayer
GK
Dani Cárdenas
DEF
Florian Lejeune
DEF
Alfonso Espino
DEF
Andrei Rațiu
DEF
Abdul Mumin
MID
Unai Lopez
MID
Óscar Valentín
FWD
Adri Embarba
FWD
Alvaro Garcia
FWD
Jorge de Frutos
FWD
Sergio Camello

Substitutes

35'Pep Chavarríafor Alfonso Espino
62'Iván Balliufor Sergio Camello
63'Isi Palazónfor Jorge de Frutos
72'Randy Ntekafor Alvaro Garcia
73'Pathé Cissfor Unai Lopez
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
11Rayo Vallecano411245-14
W
D
L
L
14Espanyol411223-14
L
L
D
W

Last Games

Espanyol

@Atlético Madrid
0 - 0
vsReal Sociedad
0 - 1
@Valladolid
0 - 1

Rayo Vallecano

vsBarcelona
1 - 2
@Getafe
0 - 0
@Real Sociedad
2 - 1
vsAthletic Bilbao
0 - 1
@Barcelona
0 - 3

Head-to-Head

07 Dec 2025
Espanyol1 - 0Rayo Vallecano
07 Dec 2025Espanyol
1 - 0
Rayo Vallecano
04 Apr 2025
Rayo Vallecano0 - 4Espanyol
04 Apr 2025Rayo Vallecano
0 - 4
Espanyol
31 Aug 2024
Espanyol2 - 1Rayo Vallecano
31 Aug 2024Espanyol
2 - 1
Rayo Vallecano

La Liga

Gameweek 4

31 Aug • 17:00
Barcelona
Valladolid
7 - 0
31 Aug • 19:00
Athletic Bilbao
Atlético Madrid
0 - 1
31 Aug • 19:15
Espanyol
Rayo Vallecano
2 - 1
31 Aug • 21:30
Leganes
Mallorca
0 - 1
31 Aug • 21:30
Valencia
Villarreal
1 - 1
01 Sept • 17:00
Deportivo Alavés
Las Palmas
2 - 0
01 Sept • 17:00
Osasuna
Celta Vigo
3 - 2
01 Sept • 19:00
Sevilla
Girona
0 - 2
01 Sept • 19:15
Getafe
Real Sociedad
0 - 0
01 Sept • 21:30
Real Madrid
Real Betis
2 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.