Week 2 features a match on Fri Aug 19th, where Espanyol plays host to Rayo Vallecano in a meeting of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. Espanyol sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Celta de Vigo. Iago Aspas scored the first goal for Celta de Vigo in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Gonçalo Paciência added another in the 63rd minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, Rayo Vallecano recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Barcelona. Barcelona had 23 on net, and Rayo Vallecano had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Rayo Vallecano looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Rayo Vallecano won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Rayo Vallecano’s most prolific scorer has been Palazon Camacho. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Joselu has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Espanyol
Raúl de Tomás, Javi Puado, Adrián Embarba and Adrià Pedrosa are unavailable to play for Diego Martínez Penas’s team, while Rayo Vallecano will be without Comesana Veiga.