Rayo Vallecano vs RCD Espanyol prediction | 16 Sep 2026 | xGtoday


Rayo Vallecano
Ranking: #66 overall, #14 in Spain

76.6 → 75.4 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 17 May Villarreal (H) 77.3 +0.3
1-2 23 May Alavés (A) 77.3 0.0
1-0 27 May Crystal Palace (A) 76.7 -0.6
2-1 15 Aug Sevilla (A) 76.6 -0.1
1-1 20 Aug Alavés (H) 75.4 -1.2
RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #102 overall, #19 in Spain

73.1 → 72.5 (-0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 17 May Osasuna (A) 71.8 -0.3
1-1 23 May Real Sociedad (H) 72.5 +0.7
3-0 16 Aug Levante (H) 73.2 +0.7
1-2 22 Aug Real Madrid (H) 72.8 -0.4
2-1 29 Aug Real Sociedad (A) 72.5 -0.3

Rayo Vallecano vs RCD Espanyol: by the numbers

Rayo Vallecano sit 36 places above RCD Espanyol in our European rankings, and 5 places above them in Spain.

Over their last 10 matches RCD Espanyol have moved -0.6 rating points, against -1.2 for Rayo Vallecano.

RCD Espanyol gained 0.6 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 23 Apr 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Rayo Vallecano have ever held is 78.3, first set on 9 Mar 2025.

The highest RCD Espanyol have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #30, first reached on 24 Apr 2021.