Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano
Ref: José María Sánchez Martínez, SpainStage Front Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat · 40,423 cap
Match recap
Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 1–0 in their La Liga fixture. Fernández scored for Espanyol. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.33 for Espanyol versus 0.25 for Rayo Vallecano. Espanyol sit 11th in the La Liga table while Rayo Vallecano are 8th.
First Half
16'
López
Yellow Card
Lozano
Yellow Card
⚽
Fernández
Penalty
42'
Mendy
Yellow Card
Second Half
50'
Gumbau
Yellow Card
52'
⇄
Gumbau
⇄
Lozano
63'
Óscar Valentín
Yellow Card
64'
López
Yellow Card
64'
López
Red Card
VAR
Penalty cancelled
70'
⇄
Fran Pérez
70'
⇄
de Frutos
73'
Pep Chavarría
Yellow Card
González
Yellow Card
Dolan
Yellow Card
⇄
Fernández
⇄
Edu Expósito
VAR
Goal cancelled
86'
⇄
Mendy
87'
Batalla
Yellow Card
Dolan
Yellow Card
Dolan
Red Card
⇄
Milla
90+6'
Balliu
Yellow Card
| # | 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 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
EspanyolRayo Vallecano
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.33VS0.25
Attack4 · 1 won
9
Shots
6
2
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
2
3
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
1
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
36%
Possession
64%
234
Total passes
427
171
Accurate passes
355
73%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline2 · 0 won
19
Fouls
22
4
Yellow cards
8
1
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Espanyol
4-2-3-1
Rayo Vallecano
4-2-3-1
Espanyol
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4Urko GonzálezM
- 5Fernando CaleroD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 8Edu ExpósitoM
- 9Roberto FernándezF
- 10Pol LozanoM
- 11Pere MillaM
- 13M. DmitrovićG
- 22Carlos RomeroD
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 24T. DolanM
Substitutes
- 1Ángel FortuñoG
- 2Rubén SánchezD
- 12José SalinasD
- 14Ramón TerratsM
- 15Miguel RubioD
- 16L. KoleoshoF
- 17Jofre CarrerasF
- 18C. PickelM
- 19Kike GarcíaF
- 20Antoniu RocaF
- 27Javier HernandezM
Rayo Vallecano
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2A. RațiuD
- 3Pep ChavarríaD
- 7Isi PalazónM
- 13A. BatallaG
- 15GumbauM
- 17Unai LópezM
- 19Jorge de FrutosF
- 21Fran PérezM
- 23Óscar ValentínM
- 24F. LejeuneD
- 32N. MendyD
Substitutes
- 1Dani CárdenasG
- 5Luiz FelipeD
- 10Sergio CamelloF
- 11R. NtekaM
- 18Álvaro GarcíaM
- 20I. BalliuD
- 28Samu BecerraM
- 33J. VertrouwdD
- 40Adrián MolinaG
Espanyol
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edu Expósito | M | 80 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Fernando Calero | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Carlos Romero | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Leandro Cabrera(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marko Dmitrović | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrhys Dolan | M | 87 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Omar El Hilali | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Fernández | F | 80 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Urko González | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pere Milla | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Pol Lozano | M | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Antoniu Roca | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Koleosho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Hernandez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rubio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jofre Carreras | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Fortuno | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Salinas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kike García | F | 10 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Terrats | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubén Sánchez | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Pickel | M | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rayo Vallecano
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isi Palazón | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Andrei Rațiu | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5/5 |
| Augusto Batalla | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Valentín(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Lejeune | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge de Frutos | F | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Gerard Gumbau | M | 52 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Unai López | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nobel Mendy | D | 86 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josep Chavarría | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Fran Pérez | M | 70 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Samu Becerra | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jozhua Vertrouwd | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Cárdenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luiz Felipe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrián Molina | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Balliu | D | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Nteka | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sergio Camello | F | 38 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Álvaro García | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |