Rayo Vallecano vs Elche

1 - 0

🕒 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de Vallecas 🧑‍⚖️ José Luis Munuera Montero 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Rayo Vallecano 8 · Elche 13

Referee Stats

José Luis Munuera Montero

20 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.75
Reds avg	0.40
Penalties avg	0.15
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	40%
Draws	20%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Rayo Vallecano (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-10-2

Goals For / Against

24 / 15

Avg: 1.26 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Elche (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-13

Goals For / Against

19 / 38

Avg: 1.00 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.42

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

1.63

PPG

0.42

1.26

1.00

0.79

2.00

26%

O2.5

63%

53%

BTTS

84%

47%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Rayo Vallecano rank8th

Elche rank13th

Rayo Vallecano points50

Elche points43

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.

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.

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

Rayo Vallecano last 5 home

W D D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals8-4

Record3-2-0

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.

Elche last 5 away

D L L W L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals5-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rayo Vallecano trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.516%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 5%

Elche trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS84%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Rayo Vallecano score at home84%

Rayo Vallecano clean sheet at home42%

Elche score away84%

Elche clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Rayo Vallecano score first47%

Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first67%

Elche score first16%

Elche win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rayo Vallecano 67% · Elche 23%

Avg first goal minute: Rayo Vallecano 53.3' · Elche 30.7'

Vs league average

Rayo Vallecano score at home1.26 vs 1.57

Rayo Vallecano concede at home0.79 vs 1.12

Elche score away1.00 vs 1.12

Elche concede away2.00 vs 1.57

Rayo Vallecano score 20% below league average, while Elche score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Rayo Vallecano are 30% below league average at home, and Elche are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Rayo Vallecano goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 0

Elche goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

0-15 6

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

22'

22' Bigas

39'

39' Bigas

39'

39' Bigas

45'

45' Rafa Mir

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Rafa Mir

1st substitution · For: Adrià Pedrosa

63'

63' Á. Rodríguez

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Isi Palazón

1st substitution · For: Pedro Díaz

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Óscar Valentín

2nd substitution · For: R. Nteka

74' ⚽

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74' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Nteka

Normal Goal · Assist: Álvaro García

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Á. Rodríguez

2nd substitution · For: André Silva

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Marc Aguado

3rd substitution · For: F. Redondo

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Aleix Febas

4th substitution · For: Gonzalo Villar

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Alemão

3rd substitution · For: Sergio Camello

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Buba Sangaré

5th substitution · For: Yago Alonso

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Álvaro García

4th substitution · For: A. Espino

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ Jorge de Frutos

5th substitution · For: Carlos Martín

Rayo Vallecano vs Elche 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rayo Vallecano beat Elche 1-0 on Friday, 03 April 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by José Luis Munuera Montero. It was played at Estadio de Vallecas.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Bigas received a yellow card for Elche at 22'. Bigas received a yellow card for Elche at 39'. Bigas received a red card for Elche at 39'. Rafa Mir received a yellow card for Elche at 45'.

Second half: Elche made their 1st substitution at 46', with Rafa Mir replacing Adrià Pedrosa. Á. Rodríguez received a yellow card for Elche at 63'. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 66', with Isi Palazón replacing Pedro Díaz. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Óscar Valentín replacing R. Nteka. Rayo Vallecano took the lead at 74' when R. Nteka scored, with the assist credited to Álvaro García, making the score 1-0. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Á. Rodríguez replacing André Silva. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Marc Aguado replacing F. Redondo. Elche made their 4th substitution at 77', with Aleix Febas replacing Gonzalo Villar. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Alemão replacing Sergio Camello. Elche made their 5th substitution at 83', with Buba Sangaré replacing Yago Alonso. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 84', with Álvaro García replacing A. Espino. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with Jorge de Frutos replacing Carlos Martín.

Rayo Vallecano used 5 substitutions while Elche used 5 substitutions. Elche got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (83.3%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

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

2025-2026 Season

03 Apr 2026 Rayo Vallecano vs Elche 1 - 0 21 Dec 2025 Elche vs Rayo Vallecano 4 - 0

2022-2023 Season

29 Apr 2023 Elche vs Rayo Vallecano 4 - 0 03 Oct 2022 Rayo Vallecano vs Elche 2 - 1

2021-2022 Season

18 Feb 2022 Elche vs Rayo Vallecano 2 - 1 17 Oct 2021 Rayo Vallecano vs Elche 2 - 1