La Liga
Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano finished 2-1 in La Liga. Key event: 3' Álvaro García (assist Adrián Embarba · xG 0.39 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.5%, 44.6%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 3-1-4. Home form: D L L L L; Away form: L D W L L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview 2 facts
Home form
D L L L L
1 pts, goals 0-4, 0.00 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Away form
L D W L L
4 pts, goals 3-7, 0.60 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match
Shot map 27 shots · 3 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 44 events
3'
•
shot
Álvaro García
RAY assist Adrián Embarba xG 0.39 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.5%, 44.6%
4'
⚽
Goal
Álvaro García
0–1 RAY assist Adrián Embarba
7'
•
shot
Carlos Romero
ESP assist Jofre Carreras xG 0.6 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.5%, 46.2%
8'
⚽
Goal
Carlos Romero
1–1 ESP assist Jofre Carreras
23'
•
shot
Alejo Véliz
ESP assist Carlos Romero xG 0.07 · Open Play · location 92%, 49.6%
27'
•
shot
Unai López
RAY assist Jorge De Frutos xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 70.3%, 30.9%
29'
•
shot
Álvaro García
RAY xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.9%, 71.7%
35'
↔
Sub
Pep Chavarría
RAY on for Pacha · Injury substitution
38'
•
shot
Florian Lejeune
RAY xG 0.06 · Open Play · location 91%, 47.6%
42'
•
shot
Florian Lejeune
RAY xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 69.8%, 23.1%
46'
•
shot
Álvaro Aguado
ESP assist Carlos Romero xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 82.5%, 68.9%
46'
↔
Sub
Irvin Cardona
ESP on for Brian Oliván
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46'
Sub
Álvaro Aguado
ESP on for José Gragera
58'
shot
Pep Chavarría
RAY assist Jorge De Frutos xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 68.2%, 47.4%
61'
shot
Florian Lejeune
RAY assist Andrei Ratiu xG 0.06 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 85.9%, 58.9%
62'
shot
Andrei Ratiu
RAY assist Adrián Embarba xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.1%, 28.4%
62'
Sub
Iván Balliu
RAY on for Sergio Camello
63'
shot
Javi Puado
ESP assist Carlos Romero xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78.1%, 67.8%
63'
Sub
Isi Palazón
RAY on for Jorge de Frutos
65'
Sub
Álvaro Tejero
ESP on for Jofre Carreras
69'
shot
Alex Kral
ESP assist Álvaro Aguado xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.6%, 29.5%
71'
Sub
Walid Cheddira
ESP on for Javi Puado
72'
shot
Alex Kral
ESP assist Irvin Cardona xG 0.47 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 97.6%, 57.7%
72'
Sub
Randy Nteka
RAY on for Álvaro García
73'
Sub
Pathé Ismaël Ciss
RAY on for Unai López
81'
Yellow
Marash Kumbulla
ESP Yellow card
85'
Yellow
Álvaro Aguado
ESP Yellow card
90+1'
Sub
Sergi Gómez
ESP on for Fernando Calero · Injury substitution
90+3'
Yellow
Abdul Mumin
RAY Yellow card
90+6'
Goal
Alejo Véliz
2–1ESP assist Walid Cheddira
90+7'
Yellow
Alejo Véliz
ESP Yellow card
90'
shot
Isi Palazón
RAY assist Adrián Embarba xG 0.04 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 87.6%, 26%
95'
shot
Irvin Cardona
ESP assist Walid Cheddira xG 0.38 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.4%, 59.8%
95'
shot
Alejo Véliz
ESP assist Walid Cheddira xG 0.14 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.3%, 43.6%
98'
shot
Adrián Embarba
RAY assist Isi Palazón xG 0.13 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.2%, 64.6%
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 5-6-1
Rayo Vallecano leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 6 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw. Latest meeting: 15 Sep 2026 · Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol · 2 - 1.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Rayo Vallecano
4-4-2 · Manager Iñigo Pérez 1
D
Dani Cárdenas
GK
2
A
Andrei Rațiu
DEF
24
F
Florian Lejeune
DEF
16
A
Abdul Mumin
DEF
22
P
Pacha
DEF
19
J
Jorge de Frutos
MID
23
Ó
Óscar Valentín · Captain
MID
17
U
Unai López
MID
18
Á
Álvaro García
MID
21
A
Adrián Embarba
FWD
14
S
Sergio Camello
FWD
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3
P
Pep Chavarría
DEF
20
I
Iván Balliu
DEF
7
I
Isi Palazón
MID
11
R
Randy Nteka
MID
6
P
Pathé Ismaël Ciss
MID
13
A
Augusto Batalla
GK
5
A
Aridane Hernández
DEF
27
P
Pelayo Fernández
DEF
4
P
Pedro Díaz
MID
8
Ó
Óscar Trejo
MID
15
G
Gerard Gumbau
MID
9
R
Raúl de Tomás
FWD
Espanyol
4-4-2 · Manager Manolo Gonzalez 1
J
Joan García
GK
23
O
Omar El Hilali
DEF
5
F
Fernando Calero
DEF
4
M
Marash Kumbulla
DEF
14
B
Brian Oliván
DEF
17
J
Jofre Carreras
MID
20
A
Alex Král
MID
15
J
José Gragera
MID
22
C
Carlos Romero
MID
7
J
Javi Puado · Captain
FWD
9
A
Alejo Véliz
FWD
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18
Á
Álvaro Aguado
MID
24
I
Irvin Cardona
FWD
12
Á
Álvaro Tejero
DEF
16
W
Walid Cheddira
FWD
3
S
Sergi Gómez
DEF
33
A
Angel Fortuno
GK
13
F
Fernando Pacheco
GK
35
R
Rafael Bauzà
MID
11
P
Pere Milla
MID
10
P
Pol Lozano
MID
31
A
Antoniu Roca
FWD
37
N
Naci Ünüvar
MID