Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

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🕒 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 13:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de Vallecas 🧑‍⚖️ Jose Luis Munuera Montero 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Rayo Vallecano 12 · Espanyol 14
Referee Stats
20 matches · 4.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.15
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.70
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 55%
Draws 15%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (7-10).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Espanyol had the sharper finishing (0-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Rayo Vallecano (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

26 / 22
Avg: 1.37 / 1.16

Points

29
Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 1-6-12

Goals For / Against

15 / 34
Avg: 0.79 / 1.79

Points

9
Avg: 0.47

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.53
PPG
0.47
1.37
GF
0.79
1.16
GA
1.79
42%
O2.5
58%
47%
BTTS
58%
37%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Rayo Vallecano rank12th
Espanyol rank14th
Rayo Vallecano points42
Espanyol points42
Rayo Vallecano: #12 · 42 pts · GD -11
31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Espanyol: #14 · 42 pts · GD -13
31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rayo Vallecano last 5 home

L L D D L
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-12
Record0-2-3
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.

Espanyol last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals2-9
Record0-1-4
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 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 21%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Rayo Vallecano score at home74%
Rayo Vallecano clean sheet at home32%
Espanyol score away58%
Espanyol clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Rayo Vallecano score first37%
Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first86%
Espanyol score first26%
Espanyol win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Rayo Vallecano 55% · Espanyol 23%
Avg first goal minute: Rayo Vallecano 14.4' · Espanyol 26.6'

Vs league average

Rayo Vallecano score at home1.37 vs 1.42
Rayo Vallecano concede at home1.16 vs 1.08
Espanyol score away0.79 vs 1.08
Espanyol concede away1.79 vs 1.42
Rayo Vallecano score 4% below league average, while Espanyol score 27% below league average.
Defensive side: Rayo Vallecano are 7% above league average at home, and Espanyol are 26% 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: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
46-60 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
31-45 5
16-30 4
61-75 1

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 11
0-15 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
0
3
Total Shots
7
10
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
3
4
Shots Outside Box
4
6
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
18
11
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
3
0
Total Passes
404
423
Passes Accurate
317
334
Passes %
78%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
0'
0' Fran Mérida
9'
9' Javi Puado
40'
40' Ó. Trejo
54'
54' Goal · 1-0
L. Cabrera
Own Goal
61'
61' Sergi Gómez
1st substitution · For: Fernando Calero
61'
61' K. Bare
2nd substitution · For: Loren Morón
67'
67' Unai López
1st substitution · For: P. Ciss
69'
69' Aleix Vidal
74'
74' Adri Embarba
3rd substitution · For: Nico Melamed
74'
74' Darder
4th substitution · For: Manu Morlanes
75'
75' Sergi Guardiola
2nd substitution · For: R. Falcao
88'
88' Álvaro García
3rd substitution · For: Kévin Rodrigues
88'
88' Ó. Trejo
4th substitution · For: R. Nteka
90'
90' R. Nteka
90+1'
90+1' L. Cabrera
90+2'
90+2' Óscar Valentín

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

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 1-0 on Sunday, 05 December 2021 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Jose Luis Munuera Montero. It was played at Estadio de Vallecas.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Fran Mérida received a red card for Espanyol during the match. Javi Puado received a yellow card for Espanyol at 9'. Ó. Trejo received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 40'.

Second half: Rayo Vallecano took the lead at 54' when L. Cabrera scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 61', with Sergi Gómez replacing Fernando Calero. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 61', with K. Bare replacing Loren Morón. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 67', with Unai López replacing P. Ciss. Aleix Vidal received a yellow card for Espanyol at 69'. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Adri Embarba replacing Nico Melamed. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 74', with Darder replacing Manu Morlanes. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Sergi Guardiola replacing R. Falcao. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Álvaro García replacing Kévin Rodrigues. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 88', with Ó. Trejo replacing R. Nteka. R. Nteka received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 90'. L. Cabrera received a yellow card for Espanyol at 90+1'. Óscar Valentín received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 90+2'.

Rayo Vallecano used 4 substitutions while Espanyol used 4 substitutions. Rayo Vallecano got 3 yellow cards, while Espanyol got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (7-10).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Espanyol had the sharper finishing (0-3 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