Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal

2 - 0
🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de Vallecas 🧑‍⚖️ Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Rayo Vallecano 8 · Villarreal 3
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.47 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.47
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.42
Over 4.5 cards 26%
Home wins 58%
Draws 32%
Away wins 11%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Rayo Vallecano had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Rayo Vallecano (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-10-2

Goals For / Against

24 / 15
Avg: 1.26 / 0.79

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Villarreal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 27
Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.63
PPG
1.37
1.26
GF
1.26
0.79
GA
1.42
26%
O2.5
42%
53%
BTTS
63%
47%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Rayo Vallecano rank8th
Villarreal rank3rd
Rayo Vallecano points50
Villarreal points72
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.
Villarreal: #3 · 72 pts · GD +26
14 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-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.

Villarreal last 5 away

L D D W L
Points5/15
Weighted index29
Goals4-6
Record1-2-2
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 2.526%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.516%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 5%

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Rayo Vallecano score at home84%
Rayo Vallecano clean sheet at home42%
Villarreal score away79%
Villarreal clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Rayo Vallecano score first47%
Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first67%
Villarreal score first63%
Villarreal win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Rayo Vallecano 67% · Villarreal 0%
Avg first goal minute: Rayo Vallecano 53.3' · Villarreal 32.8'

Vs league average

Rayo Vallecano score at home1.26 vs 1.57
Rayo Vallecano concede at home0.79 vs 1.12
Villarreal score away1.26 vs 1.12
Villarreal concede away1.42 vs 1.57
Rayo Vallecano score 20% below league average, while Villarreal score 13% above league average.
Defensive side: Rayo Vallecano are 30% below league average at home, and Villarreal are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Villarreal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
31-45 6
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
2
Total Shots
15
11
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
8
6
Shots Outside Box
7
5
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
1
9
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
472
403
Passes Accurate
404
338
Passes %
86%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
28' ⚽
⚽
28' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Sergio Camello
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Rațiu
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ T. Buchanan
1st substitution · For: Alfon González
47' ⚽
⚽
47' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
Alemão
Normal Goal · Assist: Ó. Trejo
61'
61' F. Lejeune
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ T. Oluwaseyi
2nd substitution · For: Gerard Moreno
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ Santi Comesaña
3rd substitution · For: T. Partey
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ Ó. Trejo
1st substitution · For: Pedro Díaz
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ P. Gueye
4th substitution · For: Dani Parejo
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ Sergio Camello
2nd substitution · For: Fran Pérez
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ Alemão
3rd substitution · For: Carlos Martín
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Willy Kambwala Ndengushi
5th substitution · For: Logan Costa
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Pep Chavarría
4th substitution · For: A. Espino
82'
82' Unai López
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Unai López
5th substitution · For: A. Mumin
90+6'
90+6' S. Mouriño

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rayo Vallecano beat Villarreal 2-0 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea. It was played at Estadio de Vallecas.

First half: Rayo Vallecano took the lead at 28' when Sergio Camello scored, with the assist credited to A. Rațiu, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Buchanan replacing Alfon González. Rayo Vallecano extended the lead at 47' when Alemão scored, with the assist credited to Ó. Trejo, making the score 2-0. F. Lejeune received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 61'. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 63', with T. Oluwaseyi replacing Gerard Moreno. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Santi Comesaña replacing T. Partey. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 66', with Ó. Trejo replacing Pedro Díaz. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 72', with P. Gueye replacing Dani Parejo. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Sergio Camello replacing Fran Pérez. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Alemão replacing Carlos Martín. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 77', with Willy Kambwala Ndengushi replacing Logan Costa. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 81', with Pep Chavarría replacing A. Espino. Unai López received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 82'. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 82', with Unai López replacing A. Mumin. S. Mouriño received a yellow card for Villarreal at 90+6'.

Rayo Vallecano used 5 substitutions while Villarreal used 5 substitutions. Rayo Vallecano got 2 yellow cards, while Villarreal got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Rayo Vallecano had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals8 (57.1%)
BTTS8 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (57.1%)
BTTS5 (71.4%)

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