Rayo Vallecano come into this match 12th in the table with 8 points, while Espanyol sit 15th on 7 points. Espanyol hold the better goal difference of the two (0). Over their last five matches, Rayo Vallecano picked up 2 wins (D-W-L-W-L), compared to 1 for Espanyol (L-L-W-D-L).