La Liga
Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Espanyol
Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol finished 1-2 in La Liga. Key event: 5' Raúl de Tomás (assist Pathé Ciss · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.5%, 73.2%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 4-2-2. Home form: L W L W L; Away form: L L W L D. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
L W L W L
6 pts, goals 6-11, 1.20 scored/match, 2.20 conceded/match
Away form
L L W L D
4 pts, goals 7-11, 1.40 scored/match, 2.20 conceded/match
Rayo Vallecano · season record
12 W · 10 D · 12 L
2022/2023: 34 recorded matches, goals 41–45; before 21 May 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Espanyol · season record
7 W · 10 D · 17 L
2022/2023: 34 recorded matches, goals 42–60; before 21 May 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 25 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 41 events
5'
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shot
Raúl de Tomás
RAY assist Pathé Ciss · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.5%, 73.2%
8'
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shot
Óscar Trejo
RAY assist Raúl de Tomás · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.2%, 64%
13'
•
shot
Joselu
ESP assist Nicolás Melamed · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.1%, 76.4%
21'
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shot
Raúl de Tomás
RAY assist Florian Lejeune · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 97.7%, 68.5%
22'
•
shot
Sergi Darder
ESP xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.4%, 37.5%
23'
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Goal
Sergi Darder
0–1 ESP Goal
25'
•
shot
Denis Suárez
ESP assist Javi Puado · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78%, 38.6%
27'
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shot
Raúl de Tomás
RAY assist Iván Balliu · xG 0.03 · Open Play · location 88.8%, 54.5%
27'
•
shot
Raúl de Tomás
RAY assist Óscar Trejo · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.3%, 65.1%
37'
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shot
Javi Puado
ESP assist Nicolás Melamed · xG 0.01 · From Corner · location 91%, 36.7%
38'
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shot
Florian Lejeune
RAY assist Isi Palazón · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 91.2%, 27.7%
39'
Yellow
Leandro Cabrera
ESP Yellow card
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40'
Yellow
Óscar Trejo
RAY Yellow card
42'
Goal
Raúl de Tomás
1–1RAY Penalty
46'
shot
Raúl de Tomás
RAY assist Santiago Comesaña · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.6%, 61.5%
50'
shot
Nicolás Melamed
ESP assist Brian Oliván · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 71.3%, 49.3%
53'
shot
Álvaro García
RAY assist Isi Palazón · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92%, 74.4%
58'
shot
Isi Palazón
RAY assist Álvaro García · xG 0.55 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92.4%, 48.1%
58'
shot
Sergi Darder
ESP assist Brian Oliván · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 82%, 58.8%
59'
Goal
Nicolás Melamed
1–2ESP Goal
67'
Sub
Sergio Camello
RAY on for Raúl de Tomás
67'
Sub
Keidi Bare
ESP on for Fernando Calero
69'
Yellow
Alejandro Catena
RAY Yellow card
73'
Sub
Unai López
RAY on for Pathé Ismaël Ciss
73'
Sub
Radamel Falcao
RAY on for Óscar Trejo
76'
Sub
César Montes
ESP on for Sergi Gómez · Injury substitution
82'
shot
Javi Puado
ESP assist Nicolás Melamed · xG 0.3 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.7%, 40.6%
85'
Yellow
Óscar Gil
ESP Yellow card
87'
Sub
Andrés Martín
RAY on for Álvaro García
87'
Sub
José Pozo
RAY on for Isi Palazón
88'
Sub
Edu Expósito
ESP on for Sergi Darder
88'
Sub
Vinícius Souza
ESP on for Nicolás Melamed
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 6-5-1
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
Espanyol
4-2-3-1 · Manager Luis García Fernández 13
F
Fernando Pacheco
GK
2
Ó
Óscar Gil
DEF
24
S
Sergi Gómez
DEF
4
L
Leandro Cabrera
DEF
14
B
Brian Oliván
DEF
5
F
Fernando Calero
MID
10
S
Sergi Darder · Captain
MID
7
J
Javi Puado
MID
21
N
Nicolás Melamed
MID
6
D
Denis Suárez
MID
9
J
Joselu
FWD
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8
K
Keidi Bare
MID
23
C
César Montes
DEF
20
E
Edu Expósito
MID
12
V
Vinícius Souza
MID
25
Á
Álvaro Fernández
GK
1
J
Joan García
GK
3
A
Adrià Pedrosa
DEF
22
A
Aleix Vidal
DEF
18
R
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel
DEF
16
J
José Carlos Lazo
MID
19
D
Dani Gómez
FWD
30
L
Luca Koleosho
MID
Rayo Vallecano
4-4-2 · Manager Andoni Iraola 1
S
Stole Dimitrievski
GK
20
I
Iván Balliu
DEF
19
F
Florian Lejeune
DEF
5
A
Alejandro Catena
DEF
3
F
Fran García
DEF
7
I
Isi Palazón
MID
6
S
Santi Comesaña
MID
21
P
Pathé Ismaël Ciss
MID
18
Á
Álvaro García
MID
8
Ó
Óscar Trejo · Captain
FWD
25
R
Raúl de Tomás
FWD
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34
S
Sergio Camello
FWD
17
U
Unai López
MID
9
R
Radamel Falcao
FWD
12
A
Andrés Martín
FWD
22
J
José Pozo
MID
13
D
Diego López
GK
24
E
Esteban Saveljich
DEF
16
A
Abdul Mumin
DEF
15
P
Pep Chavarría
DEF
2
M
Mario Hernández
DEF
29
D
Diego Mendez
MID
14
S
Salvi Sánchez
MID