Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

0 - 4
🕒 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de Vallecas 🧑‍⚖️ Alejandro Hernandez 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Rayo Vallecano 9 · Espanyol 15
Referee Stats
19 matches · 5.58 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.58
Reds avg 0.21
Penalties avg 0.63
Over 4.5 cards 63%
Home wins 32%
Draws 21%
Away wins 47%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-15).
  • Rayo Vallecano controlled possession (70%).
  • Espanyol had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Rayo Vallecano (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-8-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 26
Avg: 1.26 / 1.37

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3
Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-3-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 31
Avg: 0.89 / 1.63

Points

12
Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.37
PPG
0.63
1.26
GF
0.89
1.37
GA
1.63
53%
O2.5
42%
68%
BTTS
47%
53%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Rayo Vallecano rank9th
Espanyol rank15th
Rayo Vallecano points52
Espanyol points42
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.
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.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rayo Vallecano last 5 home

D D W D L
Points6/15
Weighted index44
Goals4-7
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Espanyol last 5 away

L L L D W
Points4/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-7
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 2.553%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Rayo Vallecano score at home84%
Rayo Vallecano clean sheet at home21%
Espanyol score away63%
Espanyol clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Rayo Vallecano score first53%
Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first30%
Espanyol score first26%
Espanyol win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Rayo Vallecano 63% · Espanyol 7%
Avg first goal minute: Rayo Vallecano 24.5' · Espanyol 36.2'

Vs league average

Rayo Vallecano score at home1.26 vs 1.45
Rayo Vallecano concede at home1.37 vs 1.17
Espanyol score away0.89 vs 1.17
Espanyol concede away1.63 vs 1.45
Rayo Vallecano score 13% below league average, while Espanyol score 23% below league average.
Defensive side: Rayo Vallecano are 17% above league average at home, and Espanyol are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Rayo Vallecano goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
61-75 6
31-45 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
16-30 4
31-45 3
0-15 2

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
46-60 8
0-15 6
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
7
Total Shots
16
15
Shots off Goal
8
6
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
9
11
Shots Outside Box
7
4
Ball Possession
70%
30%
Corner Kicks
8
4
Fouls
8
10
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
551
242
Passes Accurate
488
172
Passes %
89%
71%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
12'
12' Goal · 0-1
L. Cabrera
Normal Goal · Assist: Edu Expósito
16'
16' Goal · 0-2
Roberto Fernández
Normal Goal · Assist: Javi Puado
28'
28' Pep Chavarría
46'
46' Aridane
1st substitution · For: A. Espino
46'
46' R. Nteka
2nd substitution · For: Isi Palazón
55'
55' Pol Lozano
55'
55' Antoniu Roca
1st substitution · For: Fernando Calero
64'
64' Pol Lozano
2nd substitution · For: A. Král
68'
68' VAR
Roberto Fernández
Penalty confirmed
70'
70' P. Ciss
72'
72' Goal · 0-3
Javi Puado
Penalty
75'
75' Unai López
3rd substitution · For: Adri Embarba
75'
75' Pep Chavarría
4th substitution · For: Raúl de Tomás
83'
83' Javi Puado
3rd substitution · For: Jofre Carreras
83'
83' Edu Expósito
4th substitution · For: Álvaro Aguado
83'
83' Roberto Fernández
5th substitution · For: Pere Milla
85'
85' P. Ciss
5th substitution · For: Ó. Trejo
87'
87' Pere Milla
90'
90' Goal · 0-4
Pere Milla
Normal Goal · Assist: Álvaro Aguado

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

Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 4-0 on Friday, 04 April 2025 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Alejandro Hernandez. It was played at Estadio de Vallecas.

First half: Espanyol took the lead at 12' when L. Cabrera scored, with the assist credited to Edu Expósito, making the score 0-1. Espanyol extended the lead at 16' when Roberto Fernández scored, with the assist credited to Javi Puado, making the score 0-2. Pep Chavarría received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 28'.

Second half: Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 46', with Aridane replacing A. Espino. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Nteka replacing Isi Palazón. Pol Lozano received a yellow card for Espanyol at 55'. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 55', with Antoniu Roca replacing Fernando Calero. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Pol Lozano replacing A. Král. VAR intervened at 68' for Espanyol (Penalty confirmed). P. Ciss received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 70'. Espanyol extended the lead at 72' when Javi Puado scored (Penalty), making the score 0-3. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Unai López replacing Adri Embarba. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 75', with Pep Chavarría replacing Raúl de Tomás. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Javi Puado replacing Jofre Carreras. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 83', with Edu Expósito replacing Álvaro Aguado. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 83', with Roberto Fernández replacing Pere Milla. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 85', with P. Ciss replacing Ó. Trejo. Pere Milla received a yellow card for Espanyol at 87'. Espanyol added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Pere Milla scored, with the assist credited to Álvaro Aguado, making the score 0-4.

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

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-15).
  • Rayo Vallecano controlled possession (70%).
  • Espanyol had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals8 (61.5%)
BTTS6 (46.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (71.4%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

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