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La LigaThursday 20 August 2026 ·

Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves result and stats

46%
pre-match home win
1–1
full time
29%
draw
26%
pre-match away win
Win probability: home 46%, draw 29%, away 26%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Rayo Vallecano and Alaves drew 1–1 in the La Liga on Thursday 20 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Rayo Vallecano 46%, the draw 29% and Alaves 26%, so a draw had a 29% chance. It was an upset by GossipBall's numbers.

On expected goals it finished Rayo Vallecano 0.42, Alaves 2.00, so Alaves created the better chances. Rayo Vallecano had 8 shots (3 on target) to Alaves's 15 (3 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

RVAL
0.42
Expected goals
2.00
8
Shots
15
3
On target
3
9
Corners
7
14
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
0
Half-time goals
0

Recent form

Rayo Vallecano
L @ Sevilla1–2 · 15 Aug
W @ Alaves2–1 · 23 May
W v Villarreal2–0 · 17 May
D @ Valencia1–1 · 14 May
D v Girona1–1 · 11 May
Alaves
W v Getafe3–0 · 15 Aug
L v Rayo Vallecano1–2 · 23 May
W @ Real Oviedo1–0 · 17 May
W v Barcelona1–0 · 13 May
D @ Elche1–1 · 9 May

Head to head

In 8 league meetings since 2021, Rayo Vallecano won 6, Alaves won 2 and 0 were drawn; the most recent, on 23 May 2026, finished Alaves 1–2 Rayo Vallecano, a win for Rayo Vallecano.

Alaves 1–2 Rayo Vallecano23 May 2026
Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Alaves26 Oct 2025
Alaves 0–2 Rayo Vallecano29 Mar 2025
Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Alaves26 Oct 2024
Alaves 1–0 Rayo Vallecano10 Mar 2024
Rayo Vallecano 2–0 Alaves15 Sep 2023

Season averages per game

RVAL
1.33
Goals
1.40
2.22
Conceded
1.10
1.40
xG
1.32
1.72
xG against
1.17
14.8
Shots
13.3
4.7
On target
4.7
5.3
Corners
4.1
2.56
Yellow cards
1.70
0%
Clean sheets
30%
89%
Both score
60%
67%
3+ goals
50%

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