Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

2 - 1

🕒 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Municipal de Butarque 🧑‍⚖️ Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Rayo Vallecano 13 · Espanyol 15

Referee Stats

Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos

5 matches · 5.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.60
Reds avg	0.40
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	80%
Home wins	80%
Draws	0%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-19).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Espanyol had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Rayo Vallecano (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-0

Goals For / Against

6 / 4

Avg: 2.00 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 2.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

5 / 5

Avg: 1.25 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

2.33

PPG

1.00

2.00

1.25

1.33

1.25

67%

O2.5

50%

100%

BTTS

75%

67%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Rayo Vallecano rank13th

Espanyol rank15th

Rayo Vallecano points9

Espanyol points8

Rayo Vallecano: #13 · 9 pts · GD -5

13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Espanyol: #15 · 8 pts · GD -1

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Rayo Vallecano last 5 home

W W D

Points7/9

Weighted index89

Goals6-4

Record2-1-0

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Espanyol last 5 away

D L W L

Points4/12

Weighted index33

Goals5-5

Record1-1-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Rayo Vallecano score at home100%

Rayo Vallecano clean sheet at home0%

Espanyol score away100%

Espanyol clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Rayo Vallecano score first67%

Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first50%

Espanyol score first50%

Espanyol win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rayo Vallecano 100% · Espanyol 0%

Avg first goal minute: Rayo Vallecano 19.5' · Espanyol 8.0'

Vs league average

Rayo Vallecano score at home2.00 vs 1.72

Rayo Vallecano concede at home1.33 vs 1.35

Espanyol score away1.25 vs 1.35

Espanyol concede away1.25 vs 1.72

Rayo Vallecano score 17% above league average, while Espanyol score 8% below league average.

Defensive side: Rayo Vallecano are 1% below league average at home, and Espanyol are 27% below 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: 71% 2H scored: 29% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 80% 2H scored: 20% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

449

348

Passes Accurate

370

280

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Álvaro García

Normal Goal

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Adrià Pedrosa

Normal Goal · Assist: Álvaro García

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ Roger Hinojo

1st substitution · For: Marcos Fernández

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ Rafel Bauzà

2nd substitution · For: Bryan Zaragoza

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ Gabriel Moscardo

3rd substitution · For: Edu Expósito

45+2'

45+2' Unai López

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Roberto Fernández

Normal Goal · Assist: Javier Hernandez

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Mujaid Sadick

1st substitution · For: Óscar Valentín

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Unai López

2nd substitution · For: G. Bouare

63'

63' Marcos Fernández

67'

67' G. Tsitaishvili

70'

70' P. Ciss

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Javier Hernandez

4th substitution · For: Álex Calatrava

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ G. Tsitaishvili

3rd substitution · For: Fran Pérez

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Sergio Camello

4th substitution · For: Alemão

80'

80' G. Bouare

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Urko González

5th substitution · For: Pol Lozano

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Álvaro García

5th substitution · For: I. Balliu

90+1'

90+1' Alemão

90+8'

90+8' O. El Hilali

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

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2-1 on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos. It was played at Estadio Municipal de Butarque.

First half: Rayo Vallecano took an early lead at 3' when Álvaro García scored, making the score 1-0. Rayo Vallecano extended the lead at 26' when Adrià Pedrosa scored, with the assist credited to Álvaro García, making the score 2-0. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 45', with Roger Hinojo replacing Marcos Fernández. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 45', with Rafel Bauzà replacing Bryan Zaragoza. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 45', with Gabriel Moscardo replacing Edu Expósito. Unai López received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 45+2'.

Second half: Espanyol reduced the deficit at 54' when Roberto Fernández scored, with the assist credited to Javier Hernandez, making the score 2-1. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 61', with Mujaid Sadick replacing Óscar Valentín. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Unai López replacing G. Bouare. Marcos Fernández received a yellow card for Espanyol at 63'. G. Tsitaishvili received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 67'. P. Ciss received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 70'. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 74', with Javier Hernandez replacing Álex Calatrava. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 76', with G. Tsitaishvili replacing Fran Pérez. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 76', with Sergio Camello replacing Alemão. G. Bouare received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 80'. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 84', with Urko González replacing Pol Lozano. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 84', with Álvaro García replacing I. Balliu. Alemão received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 90+1'. O. El Hilali received a red card for Espanyol at 90+8'.

Rayo Vallecano used 5 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Rayo Vallecano got 5 yellow cards, while Espanyol got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.