Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano
Ref: Jose Luis Guzman Mansilla, SpainReale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián · 40,000 cap
Match recap
Rayo Vallecano beat Real Sociedad 1–0 in their La Liga fixture. Espino scored for Rayo Vallecano. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.79 for Real Sociedad versus 0.80 for Rayo Vallecano. Real Sociedad sit 10th in the La Liga table while Rayo Vallecano are 8th.
Second Half
46'
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García
Soler
Yellow Card
⇄
Soler
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Gonçalo Guedes
62'
Isi Palazón
Yellow Card
65'
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Isi Palazón
71'
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Ciss
77'
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Alemão
77'
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de Frutos
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Barrenetxea
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Méndez
84'
⚽
Espino
Assist: Rațiu
90+2'
Lejeune
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 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Real SociedadRayo Vallecano
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.79VS0.80
Attack5 · 1 won
10
Shots
7
3
Shots on target
2
7
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
2
1
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
421
Total passes
414
338
Accurate passes
328
80%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline3 · 0 won
13
Fouls
21
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
6
Blocked shots
2
1
Goals prevented
1
Real Sociedad
4-1-4-1
Rayo Vallecano
4-2-3-1
Real Sociedad
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1Álex RemiroG
- 2J. AramburuD
- 4Jon GorrotxategiM
- 5ZubeldiaD
- 7BarrenetxeaM
- 10Mikel OyarzabalF
- 11Gonçalo GuedesM
- 16D. Ćaleta-CarD
- 17Sergio GómezD
- 18Carlos SolerM
- 23Brais MéndezM
Substitutes
- 3Aihen MuñozD
- 8Beñat TurrientesM
- 13Unai MarreroG
- 14T. KuboF
- 15U. SadiqF
- 19Jon KarrikaburuF
- 20OdriozolaD
- 21A. ZakharyanM
- 22Mikel GotiM
- 24L. SučićM
- 28Pablo MarínM
- 38Luken BeitiaD
Rayo Vallecano
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2A. RațiuD
- 3Pep ChavarríaD
- 6P. CissD
- 7Isi PalazónM
- 9AlemãoF
- 13A. BatallaG
- 17Unai LópezM
- 18Álvaro GarcíaM
- 19Jorge de FrutosM
- 23Óscar ValentínM
- 24F. LejeuneD
Substitutes
- 1Dani CárdenasG
- 4Pedro DíazM
- 8Ó. TrejoM
- 11R. NtekaM
- 15GumbauM
- 20I. BalliuD
- 21Fran PérezM
- 22A. EspinoD
- 28Samu BecerraM
- 30JuanpeG
- 32N. MendyD
- 33J. VertrouwdD
Real Sociedad
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ander Barrenetxea | M | 80 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Igor Zubeldia | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brais Méndez | M | 80 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Jon Gorrotxategi | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergio Gómez | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Gonçalo Guedes | M | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Álex Remiro | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Oyarzabal(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Jon Aramburu | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Carlos Soler | M | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duje Ćaleta-Car | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Unai Marrero | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arsen Zakharyan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Goti | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luken Beitia | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Umar Sadiq | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álvaro Odriozola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aihen Muñoz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beñat Turrientes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takefusa Kubo | F | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Karrikaburu | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Marín | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Luka Sučić | M | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Rayo Vallecano
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusto Batalla | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josep Chavarría | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrei Rațiu | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Florian Lejeune | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Unai López | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Pathé Ismaël Ciss | D | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álvaro García | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Valentín(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge de Frutos | M | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alemão | F | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Isi Palazón | M | 65 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Juanpe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Cárdenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerard Gumbau | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samu Becerra | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Balliu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nobel Mendy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Trejo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Espino | D | 13 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fran Pérez | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jozhua Vertrouwd | D | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Díaz | M | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Randy Nteka | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |