Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 18:15 Europe/London 📍 Stage Front Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Adrian Cordero Vega 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Espanyol 15 · Rayo Vallecano 9

Referee Stats

Adrian Cordero Vega

19 matches · 5.05 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.05
Reds avg	0.32
Penalties avg	0.63
Over 4.5 cards	68%
Home wins	53%
Draws	32%
Away wins	16%

How the match was won

Rayo Vallecano outshot their opponent (10-17).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Rayo Vallecano had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Espanyol (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

23 / 20

Avg: 1.21 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rayo Vallecano (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

17 / 19

Avg: 0.89 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.58

PPG

1.37

1.21

0.89

1.05

1.00

37%

O2.5

37%

63%

BTTS

47%

68%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Espanyol rank15th

Rayo Vallecano rank9th

Espanyol points42

Rayo Vallecano points52

Espanyol: #15 · 42 pts · GD -11

42 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rayo Vallecano: #9 · 52 pts · GD -4

32 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Espanyol last 5 home

W L L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals5-5

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.

Rayo Vallecano last 5 away

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-7

Record3-0-2

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.

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 21%

Rayo Vallecano trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 5% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Espanyol score at home79%

Espanyol clean sheet at home21%

Rayo Vallecano score away68%

Rayo Vallecano clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Espanyol score first68%

Espanyol win after scoring first54%

Rayo Vallecano score first47%

Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Espanyol 40% · Rayo Vallecano 38%

Avg first goal minute: Espanyol 40.8' · Rayo Vallecano 33.1'

Vs league average

Espanyol score at home1.21 vs 1.45

Espanyol concede at home1.05 vs 1.17

Rayo Vallecano score away0.89 vs 1.17

Rayo Vallecano concede away1.00 vs 1.45

Espanyol score 17% below league average, while Rayo Vallecano score 23% below league average.

Defensive side: Espanyol are 10% below league average at home, and Rayo Vallecano are 31% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Espanyol goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Rayo Vallecano goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

355

390

Passes Accurate

276

318

Passes %

78%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' Álvaro García

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Álvaro García

Normal Goal · Assist: Adri Embarba

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Carlos Romero

Normal Goal · Assist: Jofre Carreras

35' ↑↓

↑↓

35' ⇄ A. Espino

1st substitution · For: Pep Chavarría

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Brian Oliván

1st substitution · For: I. Cardona

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ José Gragera

2nd substitution · For: Álvaro Aguado

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Sergio Camello

2nd substitution · For: I. Balliu

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Jorge de Frutos

3rd substitution · For: Isi Palazón

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Jofre Carreras

3rd substitution · For: Álvaro Tejero

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Javi Puado

4th substitution · For: W. Cheddira

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Álvaro García

4th substitution · For: R. Nteka

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Unai López

5th substitution · For: P. Ciss

81'

81' M. Kumbulla

85'

85' Álvaro Aguado

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Fernando Calero

5th substitution · For: Sergi Gómez

90+3'

90+3' A. Mumin

90+6' ⚽

⚽

90+6' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Véliz

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Cheddira

90+7'

90+7' A. Véliz

Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on Saturday, 31 August 2024 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Adrian Cordero Vega. It was played at Stage Front Stadium.

First half: Álvaro García received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano during the match. Rayo Vallecano took an early lead at 4' when Álvaro García scored, with the assist credited to Adri Embarba, making the score 0-1. Espanyol leveled the score at 8' when Carlos Romero scored, with the assist credited to Jofre Carreras, making the score 1-1. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 35', with A. Espino replacing Pep Chavarría.

Second half: Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 46', with Brian Oliván replacing I. Cardona. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 46', with José Gragera replacing Álvaro Aguado. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Sergio Camello replacing I. Balliu. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Jorge de Frutos replacing Isi Palazón. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Jofre Carreras replacing Álvaro Tejero. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 71', with Javi Puado replacing W. Cheddira. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 72', with Álvaro García replacing R. Nteka. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 73', with Unai López replacing P. Ciss. M. Kumbulla received a yellow card for Espanyol at 81'. Álvaro Aguado received a yellow card for Espanyol at 85'. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with Fernando Calero replacing Sergi Gómez. A. Mumin received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 90+3'. Espanyol took the lead at 90+6' when A. Véliz scored, with the assist credited to W. Cheddira, making the score 2-1. A. Véliz received a yellow card for Espanyol at 90+7'.

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