Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 7 February 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Sunday 7 February 2027, 00:00 UTC · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat

Espanyol · Rayo Vallecano · La Liga predictions

Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano preview

The La Liga fixture between Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano is scheduled for Sunday 7 February 2027 at 00:00 UTC at RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat. Espanyol sit 14th on 11 points after 11 matches, while Rayo Vallecano are 12th in the table with 12 points from 10.

Recent form: Espanyol W-L-L-D-L, Rayo Vallecano W-L-D-D-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Espanyol have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Rayo Vallecano average 1.3 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Espanyol won 5, 0 games were drawn and Rayo Vallecano won 5. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 15 Sep 2026, ended Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Espanyol.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
12Rayo Vallecano103341520-512WDDLW
14Espanyol113261314-111LDLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Espanyol 5, draws 0, Rayo Vallecano 5.

Team news

Espanyol expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ángel Fortuño, Leandro Cabrera, Omar El Hilali, Vanja Drkusic, Roger Hinojo, Edu Expósito, Javi Hernández, Bryan Zaragoza, Roberto Fernández

Rayo Vallecano expected line-up (4-3-3)

Emil Audero, Florian Lejeune, Mujaid Sadick, Adrià Pedrosa, Andrei Rațiu, Unai López, Pathé Ciss, Pedro Díaz, Álvaro García, Sergio Camello, Jorge de Frutos

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