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La Liga | Gameweek 22
Jan 23, 2022 at 5.30pm UK
Estadio Teresa Rivero
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Rayo Vallecano
0 - 1
Athletic Bilbao


Lopez (89')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Serrano (30')
Williams (17'), Zarraga (60'), Garcia (69'), Simon (82'), Lekue (86'), Williams (88')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Athletic Bilbao

Both clubs are having to battle hard to remain in contention for European qualification, and that should make for an intense match on Sunday. We give the marginal edge to the visitors, who may be able to capitalise on expectations beginning to rise at their opponents. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rayo Vallecano win with a probability of 40.46%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 30.84% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rayo Vallecano win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.05%) and 2-0 (7.89%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 0-1 (10.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Athletic Bilbao would win this match.

Result
Rayo VallecanoDrawAthletic Bilbao
40.46%28.7%30.84%
Both teams to score 44.94%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.62%61.37%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.72%81.27%
Rayo Vallecano Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.27%29.73%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.21%65.79%
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.95%36.04%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.17%72.82%
Score Analysis
    Rayo Vallecano 40.45%
    Athletic Bilbao 30.84%
    Draw 28.69%
Rayo VallecanoDrawAthletic Bilbao
1-0 @ 12.99%
2-1 @ 8.05%
2-0 @ 7.89%
3-1 @ 3.25%
3-0 @ 3.19%
3-2 @ 1.66%
4-1 @ 0.99%
4-0 @ 0.97%
Other @ 1.48%
Total : 40.45%
1-1 @ 13.26%
0-0 @ 10.71%
2-2 @ 4.11%
Other @ 0.61%
Total : 28.69%
0-1 @ 10.93%
1-2 @ 6.77%
0-2 @ 5.58%
1-3 @ 2.3%
0-3 @ 1.9%
2-3 @ 1.4%
Other @ 1.97%
Total : 30.84%

How you voted: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao

Rayo Vallecano
42.6%
Draw
23.5%
Athletic Bilbao
33.8%
68
Head to Head
Sep 21, 2021 9pm
Gameweek 6
Athletic Bilbao
1-2
Rayo Vallecano
Ciss (33' og.)
Nunez (16'), Muniain (56'), Martinez (90+5')
Garcia (5'), Falcao (90+6')
Catena (7'), Guardiola (42'), Maras (83')
Apr 14, 2019 1pm
Gameweek 32
Athletic Bilbao
3-2
Rayo Vallecano
Williams (2', 50'), Garcia (72')
Williams (90')
Moreno (45'), De Tomas (85')
Advincula (49'), Ba (68')
Advincula (52')
Oct 24, 2018 6pm
Apr 10, 2016 7.30pm
Nov 29, 2015 5.15pm
Rayo Vallecano
0-3
Athletic Bilbao

Baena (17'), Trashorras (26'), Martinez (59'), Tito (92')
Aduriz (2', 24', 60')
Laporte (64')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CReal Madrid36296183226193
2Barcelona35237572432976
3GironaGirona36236775453075
4Atletico MadridAtletico36234967392873
5Athletic Bilbao361711858372162
6Real BetisBetis35141384641555
7Real Sociedad351412948371154
8Villarreal36149136060051
9Valencia35139133739-248
10Getafe361013134151-1043
11AlavesAlaves36119163445-1142
12Sevilla361011154750-341
13Osasuna36118174054-1441
14Rayo Vallecano36814142944-1538
15Celta Vigo36910174254-1237
16Las PalmasLas Palmas35107183044-1437
17Mallorca36715142941-1236
18CadizCadiz36614162549-2432
RGranada3649233770-3321
RAlmeria35211223570-3517


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