Elche vs Rayo Vallecano

4 - 0
🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero 🧑‍⚖️ Adrian Cordero Vega 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Elche 13 · Rayo Vallecano 8
Referee Stats
20 matches · 3.05 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.05
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.15
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 75%
Draws 15%
Away wins 10%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (18-18).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Rayo Vallecano had the sharper finishing (6-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Elche (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-8-2

Goals For / Against

30 / 19
Avg: 1.58 / 1.00

Points

35
Avg: 1.84

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2
Rayo Vallecano (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-4-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 29
Avg: 0.89 / 1.53

Points

19
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.84
PPG
1.00
1.58
GF
0.89
1.00
GA
1.53
53%
O2.5
47%
58%
BTTS
37%
53%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Elche rank13th
Rayo Vallecano rank8th
Elche points43
Rayo Vallecano points50
Elche: #13 · 43 pts · GD -8
43 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rayo Vallecano: #8 · 50 pts · GD -3
36 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Elche last 5 home

W D W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index82
Goals8-4
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rayo Vallecano last 5 away

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals5-6
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Elche trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Rayo Vallecano trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Elche score at home89%
Elche clean sheet at home42%
Rayo Vallecano score away53%
Rayo Vallecano clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Elche score first53%
Elche win after scoring first70%
Rayo Vallecano score first26%
Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Elche 75% · Rayo Vallecano 9%
Avg first goal minute: Elche 33.5' · Rayo Vallecano 34.4'

Vs league average

Elche score at home1.58 vs 1.57
Elche concede at home1.00 vs 1.12
Rayo Vallecano score away0.89 vs 1.12
Rayo Vallecano concede away1.53 vs 1.57
Elche score level with league average, while Rayo Vallecano score 20% below league average.
Defensive side: Elche are 11% below league average at home, and Rayo Vallecano are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Elche goal timing (home)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
61-75 7
0-15 3
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 1
31-45 0

Rayo Vallecano goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
8
Total Shots
18
18
Shots off Goal
9
6
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
16
8
Shots Outside Box
2
10
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
15
11
Offsides
1
4
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
8
2
Total Passes
343
401
Passes Accurate
273
327
Passes %
80%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
6'
6' Goal · 1-0
Héctor Fort
Normal Goal · Assist: Á. Rodríguez
12'
12' Héctor Fort
1st substitution · For: Martim Neto
22'
22' N. Mendy
33'
33' I. Balliu
1st substitution · For: Fran Pérez
57'
57' Unai López
60'
60' Óscar Valentín
2nd substitution · For: Pedro Díaz
67'
67' Goal · 2-0
Á. Rodríguez
Normal Goal · Assist: Bigas
70'
70' Goal · 3-0
Germán Valera
Normal Goal · Assist: Á. Rodríguez
75'
75' Unai López
3rd substitution · For: Gumbau
75'
75' A. Espino
4th substitution · For: J. Vertrouwd
75'
75' N. Mendy
5th substitution · For: Luiz Felipe
79'
79' Aleix Febas
80'
80' Marc Aguado
2nd substitution · For: Josan
80'
80' Á. Rodríguez
3rd substitution · For: Yago Alonso
80'
80' Bigas
4th substitution · For: L. Pétrot
82'
82' F. Lejeune
84'
84' Josan
89'
89' Rafa Mir
5th substitution · For: Adam Boayar
90'
90' Goal · 4-0
Martim Neto
Normal Goal · Assist: Josan

Elche vs Rayo Vallecano 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Elche beat Rayo Vallecano 4-0 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Adrian Cordero Vega. It was played at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.

First half: Elche took an early lead at 6' when Héctor Fort scored, with the assist credited to Á. Rodríguez, making the score 1-0. Elche made their 1st substitution at 12', with Héctor Fort replacing Martim Neto. N. Mendy received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 22'. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 33', with I. Balliu replacing Fran Pérez.

Second half: Unai López received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 57'. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 60', with Óscar Valentín replacing Pedro Díaz. Elche extended the lead at 67' when Á. Rodríguez scored, with the assist credited to Bigas, making the score 2-0. Elche extended the lead at 70' when Germán Valera scored, with the assist credited to Á. Rodríguez, making the score 3-0. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Unai López replacing Gumbau. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 75', with A. Espino replacing J. Vertrouwd. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 75', with N. Mendy replacing Luiz Felipe. Aleix Febas received a yellow card for Elche at 79'. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 80', with Marc Aguado replacing Josan. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Á. Rodríguez replacing Yago Alonso. Elche made their 4th substitution at 80', with Bigas replacing L. Pétrot. F. Lejeune received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 82'. Josan received a yellow card for Elche at 84'. Elche made their 5th substitution at 89', with Rafa Mir replacing Adam Boayar. Elche added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Martim Neto scored, with the assist credited to Josan, making the score 4-0.

Elche used 5 substitutions while Rayo Vallecano used 5 substitutions. Elche got 2 yellow cards, while Rayo Vallecano got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (18-18).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Rayo Vallecano had the sharper finishing (6-8 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Elche vs Rayo Vallecano Head-to-Head History by Season