La Liga
Villarreal 2-0 Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano finished 2-0 in La Liga. Key event: 2' Álvaro García (assist Alejandro Catena · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.3%, 53.9%). Head to head: H2H last 6: 3-1-2. Home form: L W L D W; Away form: W D D W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
L W L D W
7 pts, goals 11-5, 2.20 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match
Away form
W D D W L
8 pts, goals 7-5, 1.40 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match
Villarreal · season record
3 W · 7 D · 5 L
2021/2022: 15 recorded matches, goals 16–17; before 12 Dec 2021 UTC. Not official standings.
Rayo Vallecano · season record
8 W · 3 D · 5 L
2021/2022: 16 recorded matches, goals 24–16; before 12 Dec 2021 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 32 shots · 2 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 48 events
2'
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shot
Álvaro García
RAY assist Alejandro Catena · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.3%, 53.9%
5'
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shot
Sergi Guardiola
RAY assist Santiago Comesaña · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.2%, 55.7%
6'
•
shot
Alfonso
VIL xG 0.01 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 73.8%, 64.7%
12'
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shot
Isi Palazón
RAY assist Óscar Valentín · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.8%, 28.4%
13'
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shot
Boulaye Dia
VIL xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 81.5%, 48.5%
14'
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shot
Óscar Trejo
RAY assist Óscar Valentín · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.2%, 32.6%
15'
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shot
Isi Palazón
RAY assist Alejandro Catena · xG 0.05 · From Corner · location 92.6%, 43.5%
20'
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shot
Álvaro García
RAY assist Iván Balliu · xG 0.06 · Open Play · location 88.1%, 48.4%
23'
Yellow
Pau Torres
VIL Yellow card
25'
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shot
Gerard Moreno
VIL assist Mario · xG 0.14 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 93.2%, 44.3%
31'
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shot
Aissa Mandi
VIL assist Daniel Parejo · xG 0.46 · From Corner · location 96.7%, 44.5%
32'
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Goal
Aïssa Mandi
1–0 VIL assist Dani Parejo
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36'
Goal
Gerard Moreno
2–0VIL Penalty
37'
Yellow
Isi Palazón
RAY Yellow card
37'
Yellow
Alejandro Catena
RAY Yellow card
45'
shot
Gerard Moreno
VIL assist Yeremi Pino · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.2%, 28.3%
45'
shot
Vicente Iborra
VIL assist Alfonso · xG 0.13 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.5%, 59.2%
58'
Sub
Randy Nteka
RAY on for Óscar Trejo
61'
shot
Boulaye Dia
VIL assist Gerard Moreno · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 85.8%, 36%
61'
Yellow
Fran García
RAY Yellow card
62'
Sub
Samuel Chukwueze
VIL on for Yéremy Pino
62'
Sub
Étienne Capoue
VIL on for Dani Parejo
63'
Sub
Alberto Moreno
VIL on for Boulaye Dia
65'
Sub
Bebé
RAY on for Isi Palazón
65'
Sub
Unai López
RAY on for Santi Comesaña
76'
shot
Álvaro García
RAY assist Óscar Valentín · xG 0.22 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92%, 67.2%
78'
shot
Sergi Guardiola
RAY assist Álvaro García · xG 0.11 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.5%, 42.7%
78'
Sub
Moi Gómez
VIL on for Manu Trigueros
80'
shot
Alberto Moreno
VIL assist Gerard Moreno · xG 0.12 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.6%, 54.4%
82'
shot
Alberto Moreno
VIL assist Samuel Chukwueze · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.1%, 58.2%
82'
Sub
Andrés Martín
RAY on for Sergi Guardiola
82'
Sub
José Pozo
RAY on for Esteban Saveljich
84'
shot
Andrés Martín
RAY assist Álvaro García · xG 0.11 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.8%, 52.8%
85'
Sub
Paco Alcácer
VIL on for Gerard Moreno
92'
shot
Álvaro García
RAY assist Randy Nteka · xG 0.19 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.2%, 32.3%
93'
shot
Fran García
RAY assist Unai López · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76.7%, 74.9%
93'
shot
Andrés Martín
RAY assist Randy Nteka · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.8%, 36.1%
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 5-4-3
Villarreal leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 5 wins, 4 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 17 May 2026 · Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal · 2 - 0.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Rayo Vallecano
4-2-3-1 · Manager Andoni Iraola 13
S
Stole Dimitrievski
GK
20
I
Iván Balliu
DEF
24
E
Esteban Saveljich
DEF
5
A
Alejandro Catena
DEF
33
F
Fran García
DEF
6
S
Santi Comesaña
MID
23
Ó
Óscar Valentín
MID
7
I
Isi Palazón
MID
8
Ó
Óscar Trejo · Captain
MID
18
Á
Álvaro García
MID
16
S
Sergi Guardiola
FWD
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9
R
Randy Nteka
MID
10
B
Bebé
FWD
12
U
Unai López
MID
11
A
Andrés Martín
FWD
22
J
José Pozo
MID
25
I
Iván Arboleda
GK
1
L
Luca Zidane
GK
32
M
Mario Hernández
DEF
2
N
Nikola Maraš
DEF
19
K
Kévin Rodrigues
DEF
4
M
Mario Suárez
MID
21
P
Pathé Ismaël Ciss
MID
Villarreal
4-4-2 · Manager Unai Emery 13
G
Gerónimo Rulli
GK
2
M
Mario Gaspar · Captain
DEF
22
A
Aïssa Mandi
DEF
4
P
Pau Torres
DEF
24
A
Alfonso Pedraza
DEF
21
Y
Yéremy Pino
MID
5
D
Dani Parejo
MID
10
V
Vicente Iborra
MID
14
M
Manu Trigueros
MID
7
G
Gerard Moreno
FWD
16
B
Boulaye Dia
FWD
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6
É
Étienne Capoue
MID
11
S
Samuel Chukwueze
MID
18
A
Alberto Moreno
DEF
23
M
Moi Gómez
MID
9
P
Paco Alcácer
FWD
35
F
Filip Jørgensen
GK
20
R
Rubén Peña
MID
3
R
Raúl Albiol
DEF
8
J
Juan Foyth
DEF
12
P
Pervis Estupiñán
DEF
17
D
Dani Raba
FWD