Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Deportivo Alavés — Match Stats & Analysis

La Liga · 2026Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC

Rayo Vallecano

1–1Full-time analysis

Deportivo Alavés

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Rayo Vallecano and Deportivo Alavés drew 1–1.

Shots: 815
Shots on target: 33
Expected goals: 0.431.92
Possession: 48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rayo Vallecano and Deportivo Alavés drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Rayo Vallecano – Deportivo Alavés): shots 8–15, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 0.43–1.92, possession 48%–52%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots8 shots15 shotsRayo Vallecano 8 shots, Deportivo Alavés 15 shots
Shots on target3 shots3 shotsRayo Vallecano 3 shots, Deportivo Alavés 3 shots
Expected goals0.43 xG1.92 xGRayo Vallecano 0.43 xG, Deportivo Alavés 1.92 xG
Possession48%52%Rayo Vallecano 48%, Deportivo Alavés 52%
Corners9 corners7 cornersRayo Vallecano 9 corners, Deportivo Alavés 7 corners
Fouls14 fouls13 foulsRayo Vallecano 14 fouls, Deportivo Alavés 13 fouls
Yellow cards1 card2 cardsRayo Vallecano 1 card, Deportivo Alavés 2 cards
Passes326 passes345 passesRayo Vallecano 326 passes, Deportivo Alavés 345 passes
Pass accuracy79.1%80.3%Rayo Vallecano 79.1%, Deportivo Alavés 80.3%
Shots inside box5 shots10 shotsRayo Vallecano 5 shots, Deportivo Alavés 10 shots
Blocked shots1 block3 blocksRayo Vallecano 1 block, Deportivo Alavés 3 blocks
Goalkeeper saves2 saves2 savesRayo Vallecano 2 saves, Deportivo Alavés 2 saves
Offsides1 offside0 offsidesRayo Vallecano 1 offside, Deportivo Alavés 0 offsides

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Rayo Vallecano: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.42 xG. Deportivo Alavés: 15 shots, 3 on target, 1.95 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Rayo Vallecano 0.42 xG · Deportivo Alavés 1.95 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Rayo Vallecano

0Draws

1Deportivo Alavés

23 May 2026Deportivo Alavés — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga1–2

14 Jan 2026Deportivo Alavés — Rayo Vallecano · Copa del Rey2–0

26 Oct 2025Rayo Vallecano — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–0

29 Mar 2025Deportivo Alavés — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga0–2

26 Oct 2024Rayo Vallecano — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

4.98 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.06 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4