Rayo VallecanoAttacking momentumEspanyol
Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Prediction: San José's High Press Faces González's Counter Threat
Rayo Vallecano host Espanyol at Estadio Ontime Butarque on 15 September 2026 in La Liga matchday six, bringing together two clubs at very different points of their early seasons. Rayo sit 16th on four points from five games with 14…
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- Matchweek 6 of the 2026-2027 La Liga brings Rayo Vallecano against Espanyol on 2026-09-15 (kick-off 18:00 GMT).
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Benat San Jose and Manolo Gonzalez.
- Rayo Vallecano sit 16th with 4 points while Espanyol occupy 8th on 7 points.
- Rayo Vallecano have 5 players sidelined: A. Batalla (Broken calfbone), Luiz Felipe (Hamstring Injury), R. Nteka (Muscle Injury), I. Palazon (Muscle Injury), J. Vertrouwd (Muscle Injury) while Espanyol face 3 absences: K. Garcia (Hamstring Injury), A. Gorosabel (Injury), J. Puado (Knee Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Rayo Vallecano should be met by Espanyol's expected 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, S. Camello registered the best mark for Rayo Vallecano - 7.9 - and O. El Hilali did likewise for Espanyol with an 7.9 score.
- Rayo Vallecano were beaten 1-4 by Real Madrid, whereas Espanyol secured a win 2-0 against Osasuna.
- Struggling form all round: Rayo Vallecano are 1-1-3 and Espanyol are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
- Espanyol hold the upper hand H2H: of 23 meetings, they've triumphed 11 times, conceded 9 times and shared 3 draws.
- Our model forecasts 2-1 for Rayo Vallecano, bolstered by their 1-1-0 home record and an average of 2.00 goals per game.
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Team Kits
Rayo Vallecano
Espanyol
Events
| 3' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 26' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 45+2' | U. Lopez | ||
HT 2 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | |||
| 54' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 61' | |||
| 61' | |||
| 63' | M. Fernandez Sanchez | ||
| 67' | G. Tsitaishvili | ||
| 70' | P. Ciss | ||
| 74' | |||
| 76' | |||
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| 80' | G. Bouare | ||
| 84' | |||
| 84' | |||
| 90+1' | Alemao | ||
| 90+8' | O. El Hilali | ||
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Rayo Vallecano is going head to head with Espanyol on 15/9/2026 17:00 GMT for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol H2H statistics!