La Liga · Matchweek 33 · Apr 23

Rayo Vallecano - Espanyol

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 1-0 in La Liga (Matchweek 33). Goals: S. Camello 87'; K. Garcia (P) 74'.

🏟 Campo de Futbol de Vallecas Madrid 👤 Referee: A. Cordero
Key events
2' 🟨 P. MillaYellow card Espanyol
19' 🟨 P. LozanoYellow card Espanyol
35' 🟨 A. BatallaYellow card Rayo Valleca
50' 🟨 P. CissYellow card Rayo Valleca
75' 🟨 L. CabreraYellow card Espanyol
83' 🟨 C. NgongeYellow card Espanyol
87' ⚽ S. Camello(1 - 0) · Assist: I. Akhomach Rayo Valleca
Quick stats
%53 Possession %47
1.75 Pre-match xG 1.27
17 Total shots 14
6 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 5
9 Shots inside box 10
8 Shots outside box 4
4 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
2'
🟨P. MillaYellow card
19'
🟨P. LozanoYellow card
A. BatallaYellow card🟨
35'
HT 0 - 0
46'
🔁P. Lozano ↔ C. PickelSubstitution
P. CissYellow card🟨
50'
Pacha ↔ I. AkhomachSubstitution🔁
58'
67'
🔁R. Fernandez Jaen ↔ R. TerratsSubstitution
75'
🟨L. CabreraYellow card
Alemao ↔ G. GumbauSubstitution🔁
76'
O. Valentin ↔ U. LopezSubstitution🔁
76'
78'
🔁F. Calero ↔ C. RiedelSubstitution
78'
🔁T. Dolan ↔ C. NgongeSubstitution
J. Vertrouwd ↔ A. MuminSubstitution🔁
82'
P. Diaz ↔ S. CamelloSubstitution🔁
82'
83'
🟨C. NgongeYellow card
S. Camello(1 - 0) · Assist: I. Akhomach⚽
87'
90+1'
🔁P. Milla ↔ M. RubioSubstitution
FT 1 - 0
Match statsRayo Vallecano · Espanyol
Key stats
%53 Possession %47
1.75 Pre-match xG 1.27
Shots
17 Total shots 14
6 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 5
9 Shots inside box 10
8 Shots outside box 4
4 Saves 4
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
332 Total passes 295
265 Accurate passes 214
%80 Pass accuracy %73
Set pieces & discipline
6 Corners 5
3 Offsides 0
12 Fouls 15
Cards
2 Yellow cards 4
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Rayo Vallecano▼ Espanyol90'
LineupsRayo Vallecano 4-3-3Espanyol 4-4-2
Rayo Vallecano · Bench
30Juanpe30
Coach: Inigo Perez
Shot map32 shots
Pedro Díaz 3' · xG 0.07 Edu Expósito 11' · xG 0.02 Roberto Fernández 15' · xG 0.15 Isi Palazón 20' · xG 0.02 Carlos Romero 21' · xG 0.01 Isi Palazón 27' · xG 0.03 Isi Palazón 30' · xG 0.10 Isi Palazón 32' · xG 0.07 Alemão 37' · xG 0.06 Alemão 37' · xG 0.05 Isi Palazón 45' · xG 0.02 Pathé Ciss 45' · xG 0.02 Edu Expósito 52' · xG 0.03 Isi Palazón 53' · xG 0.07 Carlos Romero 55' · xG 0.06 Kike García 55' · xG 0.03 Pathé Ciss 60' · xG 0.17 Ilias Akhomach 63' · xG 0.06 Roberto Fernández 66' · xG 0.17 Kike García 68' · xG 0.06 Alemão 70' · xG 0.40 Andrei Ratiu 70' · xG 0.04 Kike García 72' · xG 0.21 Kike García 74' · xG 0.79 Leandro Cabrera 77' · xG 0.02 Pere Milla 79' · xG 0.25 Isi Palazón 84' · xG 0.00 Sergio Camello 87' · xG 0.35 Cyril Ngonge 90' · xG 0.03 Ramon Terrats 90' · xG 0.09 Andrei Ratiu 90' · xG 0.10 Cyril Ngonge 90' · xG 0.06
Rayo Vallecano Espanyol Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD8 meetings · 2021–2026
Rayo Vallecano 4
Dec 5who was on topSep 15
Espanyol 4
4 Rayo Vallecano 0 draw 4 Espanyol
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.2goals / match
8–10total goals
3/2clean sheets
2-0Rayo Vallecano best win · Aug 19
4-0Espanyol best win · Apr 4
%62 Over 1.5 5/8
%50 Over 2.5 4/8
%12 Over 3.5 1/8
%38 BTTS 3/8
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Rayo Vallecano at home4 matches
2W 0D 2L 4:7
Espanyol at home4 matches
2W 0D 2L 3:4
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
8Rayo Vallecanoin the table50pts
38matches 12-14-12W-D-L 41:44goals -3diff
WWDDW
11Espanyolin the table46pts
38matches 12-10-16W-D-L 43:55goals -12diff
DWWLL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 15 Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Espanyol La Liga
Dec 7 Espanyol 1-0 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Apr 4 Rayo Vallecano 0-4 Espanyol La Liga
Aug 31 Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
May 21 Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Espanyol La Liga
Aug 19 Espanyol 0-2 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Apr 21 Espanyol 0-1 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Dec 5 Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol La Liga
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Rayo Vallecano dominated the ball53% possession
Rayo Vallecano took more shots17 - 14
Espanyol struggled to stay disciplined4 yellow
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Rayo Vallecano1.36 Espanyol1.20
0'25'45'70'90'
Rayo Vallecanopeak 60-65' Espanyolpeak 65-70'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
8.2 PPDA 5.7
575 Touches 496
32.4m Defensive height 45.1m
79 Progressive passes 72
%69.0 Final-third accuracy %52.0
%36.7 Verticality %42.0
%77.0 Pass accuracy %68.0
17 Shots 15
154 Defensive actions 139
31.9m Block depth 27.5m
%35 In opposition half %50
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Rayo Vallecano1.62xG Espanyol1.96xG
87' Sergio Camello
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Rayo Vallecano687 touches
Espanyol619 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
58% RAY 51% RAY 61% RAY 79% RAY 55% RAY 72% ESP 55% RAY 56% ESP 51% ESP
Rayo Vallecanoown half →Espanyol
BY THIRD
Defensive %65 %35
Middle %49 %51
Attacking %45 %55
BY FLANK
Left %56 %44
Centre %57 %43
Right %49 %51
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Rayo Vallecano154 actions
average height 32.4m
Espanyol139 actions
average height 45.1m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Rayo Vallecano372 passes · %77
2 Andrei Ratiu — 39/76 passes · %80 6 Pathé Ciss — 36/59 passes · %86 3 Pep Chavarría — 36/61 passes · %78 33 Jozhua Vertrouwd — 28/46 passes · %88 23 Óscar Valentín — 26/51 passes · %81 4 Pedro Díaz — 26/44 passes · %81 1 Dani Cárdenas — 26/51 passes · %62 7 Isi Palazón — 24/59 passes · %71 19 Jorge de Frutos — 12/29 passes · %75 22 Pacha Espino — 11/29 passes · %69 9 Alemão — 9/24 passes · %75 12 Ilias Akhomach — 6/12 passes · %100 17 Unai López — 3/14 passes · %75 10 Sergio Camello — 3/6 passes · %75 16 Abdul Mumin — 3/6 passes · %75 15 Gerard Gumbau — 0/7 passes · %0
Espanyol346 passes · %68
23 Omar El Hilali — 31/59 passes · %65 8 Edu Expósito — 29/62 passes · %62 22 Carlos Romero — 23/56 passes · %62 5 Fernando Calero — 23/37 passes · %79 18 Charles Pickel — 22/29 passes · %92 6 Leandro Cabrera — 19/32 passes · %76 24 Tyrhys Dolan — 16/33 passes · %73 13 Marko Dmitrovic — 16/32 passes · %64 19 Kike García — 11/43 passes · %55 11 Pere Milla — 11/34 passes · %61 10 Pol Lozano — 11/24 passes · %65 9 Roberto Fernández — 9/23 passes · %64 14 Ramon Terrats — 5/14 passes · %62 16 Cyril Ngonge — 5/8 passes · %83 38 Clemens Riedel — 5/8 passes · %83
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Rayo Vallecano79 progressive · map shows 39
Left%33Centre%36Right%31
Espanyol72 progressive · map shows 43
Left%44Centre%19Right%37
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
8.2 PPDA 5.7
%36.7 Verticality %42.0
%69 Final third pass %52
%77 Pass accuracy %68
32.4m Defensive height 45.1m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.1 -0.1
Shots 17.012.7 +4.3
On target 6.04.3 +1.7
Possession %53%54 -0.5
Corners 6.05.4 +0.6
Cards 2.04.4 -2.4
Conceded 0.01.2 -1.2
this matchseason average · 37 matches
Goals 0.01.2 -1.2
Shots 14.011.5 +2.5
On target 4.03.9 +0.1
Possession %47%43 +4.4
Corners 5.04.6 +0.4
Cards 4.04.2 -0.2
Conceded 1.01.5 -0.5
this matchseason average · 37 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Dani Cárdenas 8.20
Starting XI
1 Dani Cárdenas G · 92' 8.20
Saves4Passes37 · %23
2 Andrei Rațiu D · 92' 7.90
Key pass4Dribbles4/6Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won9/13Fouls won1Passes33 · %27
6 Pathé Ismaël Ciss D · 92' 7.30
Tackles1Blocks2Duels won8/11Fouls won3Fouls1Passes42 · %37
3 Josep Chavarría D · 92' 7.20
Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won4/6Fouls won1Passes35 · %28
33 Jozhua Vertrouwd D · 81' 7.00
Duels won7/11Fouls won1Fouls2Passes35 · %30
22 Pacha M · 58' 6.90
Key pass1Dribbles2/2Tackles2Duels won5/10Fouls1Passes14 · %10
4 Pedro Díaz M · 81' 6.90
Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/7Fouls won1Fouls2Passes32 · %26
19 Jorge de Frutos M · 92' 6.70
Dribbles1/3Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/8Fouls won2Passes12 · %11
7 Isi Palazón M · 92' 6.60
On target3/6Key pass1Dribbles1/3Blocks1Duels won4/12Fouls won3Fouls2Offside1Passes26 · %22
23 Óscar Valentín M · 76' · K 6.30
Key pass2Tackles2Interceptions3Blocks1Duels won2/7Fouls3Passes32 · %26
9 Alemão F · 76' 6.20
On target2/3Duels won3/6Fouls won1Offside2Passes12 · %9
Substitutes
10 Sergio Camello F · 11' 7.70
Goals1On target1/1Dribbles1/1Duels won1/1Passes2 · %1
12 Ilias Akhomach F · 34' 7.00
Assist1Key pass1Passes6 · %6
15 Gerard Gumbau M · 16' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won2/2
17 Unai López M · 16' 6.30
Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes3 · %2
16 Abdul Mumin D · 11' 6.30
Passes4 · %3
Unused: Carlos MartínÓscar TrejoFran PérezIvan BalliuAugusto BatallaJuanpe
Starting XI
8 Edu Expósito M · 92' 7.20
On target1/2Key pass2Dribbles1/2Interceptions1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes39 · %26
22 Carlos Romero D · 92' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles4Interceptions3Blocks1Duels won4/6Fouls2Passes24 · %15
5 Fernando Calero D · 78' 6.90
Interceptions1Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes29 · %23
13 Marko Dmitrović G · 92' 6.70
Saves4Duels won1/1Passes20 · %11
9 Roberto Fernández F · 67' 6.70
On target1/1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won5/13Fouls won1Fouls2Passes13 · %9
23 Omar El Hilali D · 92' 6.70
Tackles3Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won5/11Fouls won1Passes31 · %23
11 Pere Milla M · 91' 6.30
Key pass1Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won5/12Fouls won1Fouls1Passes18 · %11
24 Tyrhys Dolan M · 78' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles2/3Tackles1Duels won3/8Fouls2Passes19 · %16
6 Leandro Cabrera D · 92' · K 6.20
Duels won3/9Fouls3Passes20 · %17
10 Pol Lozano M · 45' 6.20
Duels won1/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes17 · %11
19 Kike García F · 92' 5.60
On target1/2Tackles1Duels won8/16Fouls won3Fouls1Passes19 · %11
Substitutes
18 Charles Pickel M · 47' 6.90
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/3Fouls won1Passes19 · %17
16 Cyril Ngonge F · 14' 6.30
On target1/1Key pass1Fouls1Passes3 · %3
14 Ramón Terrats M · 25' 6.30
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes5 · %5
38 Clemens Riedel D · 14' 6.20
Key pass1Passes4 · %4
15 Miguel Rubio D · 1'
Unused: Rubén SánchezJose SalinasJofre CarrerasMiguel LondoñoAntoniu RocaLluc CastellAngel Fortuno
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%48) ✓
Rayo Vallecano %48 Draw %21 Espanyol %31
1.65Rayo Vallecano xPuan
1.14Espanyol xPuan
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