La Liga · 2024

Deportivo Alavés 0–2 Rayo Vallecano · La Liga

0–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Rayo Vallecano won 0–2.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
45
Expected goals
1.580.57
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rayo Vallecano beat Deportivo Alavés 2–0. Recorded in this match (Deportivo Alavés – Rayo Vallecano): shots 12–11, shots on target 4–5, expected goals 1.58–0.57, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Deportivo Alavés's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Deportivo Alavés's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.1 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.1 goals/match1.14 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

16 fouls/matchFoulsDeportivo Alavés · Rayo Vallecano14.4 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricDeportivo AlavésRayo VallecanoBaseline
Fouls16 fouls/match14.4 fouls/match12.1 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots11 shotsDeportivo Alavés 12 shots, Rayo Vallecano 11 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots5 shotsDeportivo Alavés 4 shots, Rayo Vallecano 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.58 xG0.57 xGDeportivo Alavés 1.58 xG, Rayo Vallecano 0.57 xG
  • Possession56%44%Deportivo Alavés 56%, Rayo Vallecano 44%
  • Corners8 corners5 cornersDeportivo Alavés 8 corners, Rayo Vallecano 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls12 foulsDeportivo Alavés 14 fouls, Rayo Vallecano 12 fouls

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.

Unai López · Rayo Vallecano · 32′ · 0.02 xG · on targetPau Cabanes · Deportivo Alavés · 34′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNahuel Tenaglia · Deportivo Alavés · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAndrei Rațiu · Rayo Vallecano · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSantiago Mouriño · Deportivo Alavés · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 40′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 61′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAdrián Embarba · Rayo Vallecano · 72′ · 0.03 xG · on targetÁlvaro García · Rayo Vallecano · 43′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPedro Díaz · Rayo Vallecano · 88′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 53′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro García · Rayo Vallecano · 55′ · 0.05 xG · on targetPedro Díaz · Rayo Vallecano · 58′ · 0.05 xG · goalKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 83′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedToni Martínez · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJon Guridi · Deportivo Alavés · 52′ · 0.07 xG · on targetPathé Ismaël Ciss · Rayo Vallecano · 2′ · 0.08 xG · goalAridane Hernández · Rayo Vallecano · 81′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedPedro Díaz · Rayo Vallecano · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedPep Chavarría · Rayo Vallecano · 73′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSantiago Mouriño · Deportivo Alavés · 6′ · 0.17 xG · on targetToni Martínez · Deportivo Alavés · 77′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedJoan Jordán · Deportivo Alavés · 14′ · 0.82 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Deportivo Alavés: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.52 xG. Rayo Vallecano: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.61 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Pathé Ismaël Ciss · Rayo Vallecano · 2′Pedro Díaz · Rayo Vallecano · 58′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Deportivo Alavés 1.52 xG · Rayo Vallecano 0.61 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Deportivo Alavés
0Draws
3Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–0
Deportivo Alavés — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga1–0
Rayo Vallecano — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga2–0
Deportivo Alavés — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga1–0
Rayo Vallecano — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Deportivo Alavés favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Rayo Vallecano in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés29 matchesRayo Vallecano29 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored29/291.14 goals/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowed29/29▲ 1.07 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals29/291.22 xG/match
10.7 shots/matchShots29/29▲ 13.2 shots/match
3.59 shots/matchShots on target29/29▲ 4.14 shots/match
45.6%Possession29/29● 50.6%
4.66 corners/matchCorners29/29● 5.07 corners/match
16 fouls/matchFouls29/2914.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 29 Mar 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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