La Liga · 2023

Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Rayo Vallecano · La Liga

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Deportivo Alavés won 1–0.

Shots
129
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
0.610.64
Possession
33%67%

Full time

What the match recorded

Deportivo Alavés beat Rayo Vallecano 1–0. Recorded in this match (Deportivo Alavés – Rayo Vallecano): shots 12–9, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 0.61–0.64, possession 33%–67%. 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.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.93 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 for0.6 goals/match0.93 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

Rayo Vallecano have a visible away split

moderate

Rayo Vallecano's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.93 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.93 shots/match12.1 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots9 shotsDeportivo Alavés 12 shots, Rayo Vallecano 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsDeportivo Alavés 4 shots, Rayo Vallecano 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.61 xG0.64 xGDeportivo Alavés 0.61 xG, Rayo Vallecano 0.64 xG
  • Possession33%67%Deportivo Alavés 33%, Rayo Vallecano 67%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersDeportivo Alavés 7 corners, Rayo Vallecano 5 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls10 foulsDeportivo Alavés 13 fouls, Rayo Vallecano 10 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.

Javi López · Deportivo Alavés · 4′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAndoni Gorosabel · Deportivo Alavés · 7′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJorge de Frutos · Rayo Vallecano · 65′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIsi Palazón · Rayo Vallecano · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedUnai López · Rayo Vallecano · 22′ · 0.02 xG · on targetIván Balliu · Rayo Vallecano · 51′ · 0.02 xG · on targetPep Chavarría · Rayo Vallecano · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 81′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJorge de Frutos · Rayo Vallecano · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 3′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJon Guridi · Deportivo Alavés · 11′ · 0.03 xG · on targetRafa Marín · Deportivo Alavés · 58′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJavi López · Deportivo Alavés · 84′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRaúl de Tomás · Rayo Vallecano · 17′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 27′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Vicente · Deportivo Alavés · 30′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 45′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAbderrahman Rebbach · Deportivo Alavés · 83′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAndoni Gorosabel · Deportivo Alavés · 44′ · 0.26 xG · goalIsi Palazón · Rayo Vallecano · 90′ · 0.28 xG · on targetRadamel Falcao · Rayo Vallecano · 90′ · 0.32 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Deportivo Alavés: 12 shots, 4 on target, 0.59 xG. Rayo Vallecano: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.74 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Andoni Gorosabel · Deportivo Alavés · 44′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Deportivo Alavés 0.59 xG · Rayo Vallecano 0.74 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Deportivo Alavés
0Draws
2Rayo Vallecano
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 7 of 11 directional metrics · Rayo Vallecano in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés28 matchesRayo Vallecano28 matches
0.93 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/280.82 goals/match
1.18 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/281.36 goals/match
1.22 xG/match ▲Expected goals28/281.14 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots28/2812.1 shots/match
3.64 shots/matchShots on target28/28▲ 4.29 shots/match
41.9%Possession28/28● 49%
5.18 corners/match ●Corners28/284.21 corners/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls28/2815.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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: Sun, 10 Mar 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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