Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

Espanyol have lost three of their last four games against Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga (W1), the same number of defeats as in their previous 23 meetings against them in the competition (W13 D7 L3).

Rayo Vallecano have won their last two LaLiga away games against Espanyol, keeping clean sheets in both. Only against two teams have Rayo Vallecano managed three straight wins without conceding away from home in the competition: against Celta de Vigo in 2013 and Las Palmas in 2023.

Rayo Vallecano have lost their last two trips to Catalonia in LaLiga without scoring a single goal (0-3 at Girona and 0-3 at Barcelona). Never in their 43 such trips have they gone three consecutive visits without scoring in the competition.

For the first time in their history, Espanyol have failed to earn more than two points after their first three games in four consecutive LaLiga campaigns (one in 2019/20, two in 2021/22, one in 2022/23 and one in 2024/25). In two of the three previous seasons, they were relegated.

Rayo Vallecano have not lost either of their two away games in LaLiga in 2024/25 (W1 D1), and could remain unbeaten in their first three away games in a season for the third time in their top-flight history, following 1999/2000 (W2 D1) and 2000/01(W1 D2).