Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

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🕒 Sun, 21 May 2023 13:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de Vallecas 🧑‍⚖️ Alejandro Hernandez 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Rayo Vallecano 12 · Espanyol 19

Referee Stats

Alejandro Hernandez

18 matches · 6.61 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.61
Reds avg	0.44
Penalties avg	0.61
Over 4.5 cards	83%
Home wins	44%
Draws	39%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Rayo Vallecano outshot their opponent (15-10).
Rayo Vallecano controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Rayo Vallecano (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 22

Avg: 1.47 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 34

Avg: 1.32 / 1.79

Points

Avg: 0.95

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

1.68

PPG

0.95

1.47

1.32

1.16

1.79

63%

O2.5

68%

BTTS

84%

42%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Rayo Vallecano rank12th

Espanyol rank19th

Rayo Vallecano points49

Espanyol points37

Rayo Vallecano: #12 · 49 pts · GD -8

29 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Espanyol: #19 · 37 pts · GD -17

41 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

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

Rayo Vallecano last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-6

Record4-0-1

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 last 5 away

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals9-13

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 2.563%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 26%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS84%

BTTS + O2.568%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 32%

Scoring reliability

Rayo Vallecano score at home74%

Rayo Vallecano clean sheet at home21%

Espanyol score away95%

Espanyol clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Rayo Vallecano score first42%

Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first75%

Espanyol score first37%

Espanyol win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rayo Vallecano 50% · Espanyol 42%

Avg first goal minute: Rayo Vallecano 25.6' · Espanyol 45.6'

Vs league average

Rayo Vallecano score at home1.47 vs 1.46

Rayo Vallecano concede at home1.16 vs 1.06

Espanyol score away1.32 vs 1.06

Espanyol concede away1.79 vs 1.46

Rayo Vallecano score 1% above league average, while Espanyol score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Rayo Vallecano are 9% above league average at home, and Espanyol are 23% 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: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

31-45 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

494

271

Passes Accurate

407

171

Passes %

82%

63%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Darder

Normal Goal

39'

39' L. Cabrera

40'

40' Ó. Trejo

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Raúl de Tomás

Penalty

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Nico Melamed

Normal Goal

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Raúl de Tomás

1st substitution · For: Sergio Camello

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Fernando Calero

1st substitution · For: K. Bare

69'

69' Catena

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ P. Ciss

2nd substitution · For: Unai López

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Ó. Trejo

3rd substitution · For: R. Falcao

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Sergi Gómez

2nd substitution · For: C. Montes

85'

85' Óscar Gil

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Isi Palazón

4th substitution · For: José Ángel Pozo

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Álvaro García

5th substitution · For: Andrés Martín

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Nico Melamed

3rd substitution · For: Vinicius Souza

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Darder

4th substitution · For: Edu Expósito

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

Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on Sunday, 21 May 2023 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Alejandro Hernandez. It was played at Estadio de Vallecas.

First half: Espanyol took the lead at 23' when Darder scored, making the score 0-1. L. Cabrera received a yellow card for Espanyol at 39'. Ó. Trejo received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 40'. Rayo Vallecano leveled the score at 42' when Raúl de Tomás scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1.

Second half: Espanyol took the lead at 59' when Nico Melamed scored, making the score 1-2. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 67', with Raúl de Tomás replacing Sergio Camello. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 67', with Fernando Calero replacing K. Bare. Catena received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 69'. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 73', with P. Ciss replacing Unai López. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Ó. Trejo replacing R. Falcao. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Sergi Gómez replacing C. Montes. Óscar Gil received a yellow card for Espanyol at 85'. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 87', with Isi Palazón replacing José Ángel Pozo. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 87', with Álvaro García replacing Andrés Martín. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Nico Melamed replacing Vinicius Souza. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 88', with Darder replacing Edu Expósito.

Rayo Vallecano used 5 substitutions while Espanyol used 4 substitutions. Rayo Vallecano got 2 yellow cards, while Espanyol got 2 yellow cards.