La Liga · Matchweek 17 · Dec 12

Villarreal - Rayo Vallecano

Villarreal beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 in La Liga (Matchweek 17). Goals: A. Mandi 32'; Gerard Moreno (P) 36'.

🏟 Estadio de la Cerámica 👤 Referee: Mario Melero
Key events
23' 🟨 Pau TorresYellow card Villarreal
32' A. Mandi(1 - 0) · Assist: Dani Parejo Villarreal
36' Gerard Moreno (P)(2 - 0) Villarreal
37' 🟨 Isi PalazónYellow card Rayo Valleca
37' 🟨 Alejandro CatenaYellow card Rayo Valleca
61' 🟨 Fran GarcíaYellow card Rayo Valleca
Quick stats
%52 Possession %48
13 Total shots 19
5 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 5
10 Shots inside box 12
3 Shots outside box 7
6 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
Pau TorresYellow card🟨
23'
A. Mandi(1 - 0) · Assist: Dani Parejo
32'
36'
37'
🟨Isi PalazónYellow card
37'
🟨Alejandro CatenaYellow card
HT 2 - 0
58'
🔁Ó. Trejo ↔ R. NtekaSubstitution
61'
🟨Fran GarcíaYellow card
Dani Parejo ↔ E. CapoueSubstitution🔁
62'
Yeremi Pino ↔ S. ChukwuezeSubstitution🔁
62'
B. Dia ↔ Alberto MorenoSubstitution🔁
63'
65'
🔁Isi Palazón ↔ BebéSubstitution
65'
🔁Santi Comesaña ↔ Unai LópezSubstitution
Manu Trigueros ↔ Moi GómezSubstitution🔁
78'
82'
🔁Sergi Guardiola ↔ Andrés MartínSubstitution
82'
🔁E. Saveljich ↔ José Ángel PozoSubstitution
Gerard Moreno ↔ Paco AlcácerSubstitution🔁
85'
FT 2 - 0
Match statsVillarreal · Rayo Vallecano
Key stats
%52 Possession %48
Shots
13 Total shots 19
5 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 5
10 Shots inside box 12
3 Shots outside box 7
6 Saves 3
Passing
414 Total passes 370
329 Accurate passes 305
%79 Pass accuracy %82
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 6
3 Offsides 3
16 Fouls 14
Cards
1 Yellow cards 3
By half
2 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsVillarreal 4-4-2Rayo Vallecano 4-2-3-1
Villarreal · Bench
Coach: Unai Emery
Rayo Vallecano · Bench
10Bebé10
Coach: Andoni Iraola
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2022–2026
Villarreal 4
May 12who was on topMay 17
Rayo Vallecano 3
4 Villarreal 2 draw 3 Rayo Vallecano
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.7goals / match
168total goals
3/2clean sheets
4-0Villarreal best win · Nov 1
2-0Rayo Vallecano best win · May 17
%78 Over 1.5 7/9
%44 Over 2.5 4/9
%22 Over 3.5 2/9
%44 BTTS 4/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Villarreal at home4 matches
2W 1D 1L 8:2
Rayo Vallecano at home5 matches
2W 1D 2L 6:8
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Villarreal3W 1D 1L Rayo Vallecano4W 1D 0L
2.00 2.60 Points per game
10 8 Goals scored
5 3 Goals conceded
1.35 2.08 xG average
1.48 1.32 xGA average
%0 %80 Clean sheets
%80 %20 BTTS
%60 %20 Over 2.5
4.2 4.8 Corners
2.4 4.0 Cards
Villarreal6W 2D 2L Rayo Vallecano6W 1D 3L
2.00 1.90 Points per game
19 13 Goals scored
13 10 Goals conceded
1.41 1.75 xG average
1.52 1.43 xGA average
%0 %60 Clean sheets
%90 %20 BTTS
%70 %40 Over 2.5
3.8 5.2 Corners
1.7 3.2 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
7Villarrealin the table59pts
38matches 16-11-11W-D-L 63:37goals +26diff
WLWDL
12Rayo Vallecanoin the table42pts
38matches 11-9-18W-D-L 39:50goals -11diff
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Season profile · 2025/2026 · 22 matches
2.05 1.00 Points per game
1.39 1.48 xG average
1.47 1.41 xGA average
%32 %27 Clean sheets
%50 %41 BTTS
%55 %41 Over 2.5
4.1 5.9 Corners
2.5 3.2 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 17 Rayo Vallecano 2-0 Villarreal La Liga
Nov 1 Villarreal 4-0 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Feb 22 Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Villarreal La Liga
Dec 18 Villarreal 1-1 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Apr 28 Villarreal 3-0 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Sep 24 Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Villarreal La Liga
May 28 Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Villarreal La Liga
Jan 30 Villarreal 0-1 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
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