La Liga · 2024

Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Deportivo Alavés · La Liga

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Rayo Vallecano won 1–0.

Shots
1515
Shots on target
47
Expected goals
1.880.94
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rayo Vallecano beat Deportivo Alavés 1–0. Recorded in this match (Rayo Vallecano – Deportivo Alavés): shots 15–15, shots on target 4–7, expected goals 1.88–0.94, possession 50%–50%. 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 · Season1.18 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/match1.18 goals/match1.09 goals/match

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

Rayo Vallecano have a visible home split

moderate

Rayo Vallecano's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14.2 shots/match12 shots/match11.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

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

14.5 fouls/matchFoulsRayo Vallecano · Deportivo Alavés15.2 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricRayo VallecanoDeportivo AlavésBaseline
Fouls14.5 fouls/match15.2 fouls/match12.6 fouls/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots15 shotsRayo Vallecano 15 shots, Deportivo Alavés 15 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots7 shotsRayo Vallecano 4 shots, Deportivo Alavés 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.88 xG0.94 xGRayo Vallecano 1.88 xG, Deportivo Alavés 0.94 xG
  • Possession50%50%Rayo Vallecano 50%, Deportivo Alavés 50%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersRayo Vallecano 6 corners, Deportivo Alavés 2 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls14 foulsRayo Vallecano 8 fouls, Deportivo Alavés 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Rayo Vallecano
0Draws
2Deportivo Alavés
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: Rayo Vallecano favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Deportivo Alavés in 3 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Rayo Vallecano11 matchesDeportivo Alavés11 matches
1.09 goals/matchGoals scored11/11▲ 1.18 goals/match
0.91 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/111.73 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals11/111.09 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots11/1111.8 shots/match
3.55 shots/matchShots on target11/113.64 shots/match
48.8% ●Possession11/1143%
5.36 corners/match ●Corners11/114.55 corners/match
14.5 fouls/matchFouls11/1115.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 11home / 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, 26 Oct 2024, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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