La Liga · 2025Sat, 23 May 2026, 19:00 UTCFull timeEstadio MendizorrotzaFull-time recap

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This match

Match statistics

MetricAlavesRayo Vallecano
Shots19 shots/match15 shots/match
Shots on target11 shots/match7 shots/match
Expected goals1.73 xG/match1.39 xG/match
Possession49%51%
Corners10 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match14 fouls/match
Yellow cards3 cards/match3 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Rayo Vallecano's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Rayo Vallecano's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Rayo Vallecano's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Rayo Vallecano's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.08 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 for1.6 goals/match1.08 goals/match1.22 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.

11.3 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season13.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.3 shots/match13.9 shots/match12 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Rayo Vallecano.

6.08 daysRest daysAlaves · Rayo Vallecano6.08 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAlavesRayo VallecanoBaseline
Rest days6.08 days6.08 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Alaves
0Draws
1Rayo Vallecano
AlavesRayo Vallecano · Copa del Rey20
Rayo VallecanoAlaves · La Liga10

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Alaves favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Rayo Vallecano in 5 · 4 too close

1.16 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 38/381.08 goals/match
1.47 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 38/381.16 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 11/111.47 xG/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 11/111.28 xG/match
12.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 38/3813.9 shots/match
12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 38/3812.2 shots/match
4.03 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 38/384.82 shots/match
4.05 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 38/384.18 shots/match
48%Possessionseason · 38/3853.4%
5.05 corners/matchCornersseason · 38/385.68 corners/match
4.95 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 38/385.24 corners/match
2.59 cards/matchCardsseason · 29/303.03 cards/match
14.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 38/3813.4 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
13%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 38/3832%
74%Scoring frequencyseason · 38/3868%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Alaves42.5
Rayo Vallecano82.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Alaves42.5
Rayo Vallecano60.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Alaves52.5
Rayo Vallecano66.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Alaves57.5
Rayo Vallecano62.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Alaves82.5
Rayo Vallecano77.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 88%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Alaves65
Rayo Vallecano77.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Alaves62.5
Rayo Vallecano76.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.6 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.21 xG/match
10.6 shots/matchShots5/512.8 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/55.6 shots/match
37.2%Possession5/550.8%
5 corners/matchCorners5/53.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.2 fouls/matchFouls5/515.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.45 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots10/1014.8 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target10/105.4 shots/match
41.2%Possession10/1051.9%
5.3 corners/matchCorners10/105.4 corners/match
Cards2/2
13.4 fouls/matchFouls10/1014.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

38 / 38 matches
1.16 goals/matchGoals scored38/381.08 goals/match
1.47 goals/matchGoals allowed38/381.16 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals11/111.47 xG/match
12.1 shots/matchShots38/3813.9 shots/match
4.03 shots/matchShots on target38/384.82 shots/match
48%Possession38/3853.4%
5.05 corners/matchCorners38/385.68 corners/match
2.59 cards/matchCards29/303.03 cards/match
14.9 fouls/matchFouls38/3813.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

19 / 19 matches
1.32 goals/matchGoals scored19/190.89 goals/match
1.32 goals/matchGoals allowed19/191.53 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goals6/51.32 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots19/1911.3 shots/match
4.47 shots/matchShots on target19/193.84 shots/match
49%Possession19/1951.9%
6.16 corners/matchCorners19/194.74 corners/match
2.14 cards/matchCards14/143.64 cards/match
14.7 fouls/matchFouls19/1914.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.08 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.08 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples38 / 38home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 23 May 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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