Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano
Ref: Juan Martinez Munuera, SpainSan Mamés Barria, Bilbao · 53,289 cap
Match recap
Athletic Club beat Rayo Vallecano 1–0 in their La Liga fixture. Sancet scored for Athletic Club. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.51 for Athletic Club versus 0.29 for Rayo Vallecano. Athletic Club sit 12th in the La Liga table while Rayo Vallecano are 8th.
First Half
22'
Rațiu
Yellow Card
23'
López
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Sannadi
55'
⇄
Díaz
55'
⇄
López
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Sancet
Penalty
⇄
Ruíz de Galarreta
69'
García
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
de Frutos
⇄
Williams
79'
Pep Chavarría
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Isi Palazón
82'
⇄
Pep Chavarría
⇄
Álex Berenguer
⇄
Nico Williams
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 7 |  Getafe | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 51 |
| 8 |  Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 |  Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 49 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
| 13 |  Sevilla | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 43 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Athletic ClubRayo Vallecano
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51VS0.29
Attack5 · 1 won
11
Shots
6
4
Shots on target
1
5
Shots in the box
2
6
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
2
3
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
334
Total passes
498
253
Accurate passes
413
76%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline2 · 0 won
13
Fouls
13
0
Yellow cards
4
0
Offsides
7
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1
Rayo Vallecano
4-4-1-1
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Unai SimónG
- 3Dani VivianD
- 4Aitor ParedesD
- 7Álex BerenguerM
- 9I. WilliamsM
- 10Nico WilliamsM
- 12Jesús AresoD
- 16Ruíz de GalarretaM
- 17YuriD
- 18Mikel JauregizarM
- 21Maroan SannadiF
Substitutes
- 2GorosabelD
- 6Mikel VesgaM
- 8Oihan SancetM
- 11Gorka GuruzetaF
- 15LekueD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 20Unai GómezM
- 22Nico SerranoF
- 23Robert NavarroM
- 24Beñat PradosM
- 27Álex PadillaG
- 34Jon de Luis
Rayo Vallecano
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 2A. RațiuD
- 3Pep ChavarríaD
- 4Pedro DíazF
- 5Luiz FelipeD
- 6P. CissM
- 7Isi PalazónM
- 13A. BatallaG
- 17Unai LópezM
- 18Álvaro GarcíaM
- 19Jorge de FrutosF
- 24F. LejeuneD
Substitutes
- 1Dani CárdenasG
- 8Ó. TrejoM
- 10Sergio CamelloF
- 11R. NtekaM
- 15GumbauM
- 20I. BalliuD
- 21Fran PérezM
- 22A. EspinoD
- 23Óscar ValentínM
- 27Pelayo FernándezD
- 30Juanpe
- 33J. VertrouwdD
Athletic Club
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesús Areso | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nico Williams | M | 88 | 7.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4/6 |
| Daniel Vivian | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Yuri Berchiche | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | M | 67 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Aitor Paredes | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álex Berenguer | M | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Unai Simón | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maroan Sannadi | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Iñaki Williams(C) | M | 79 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mikel Jauregizar | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Íñigo Lekue | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andoni Gorosabel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Navarro | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Serrano | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Padilla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon de Luis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adama Boiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oihan Sancet | M | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Unai Gómez | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Gorka Guruzeta | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beñat Prados | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mikel Vesga | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rayo Vallecano
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathé Ismaël Ciss | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Augusto Batalla | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unai López | M | 55 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Florian Lejeune | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luiz Felipe | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álvaro García | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Josep Chavarría | D | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jorge de Frutos | F | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Pedro Díaz | F | 55 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Isi Palazón(C) | M | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andrei Rațiu | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Pelayo Fernández | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Balliu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Espino | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Valentín | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Cárdenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juanpe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jozhua Vertrouwd | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fran Pérez | M | 35 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Randy Nteka | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergio Camello | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Óscar Trejo | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerard Gumbau | M | 35 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |