La Liga · Matchweek 35 · May 21

Rayo Vallecano - Espanyol

Espanyol won 2-1 away at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga (Matchweek 35). Goals: Raúl de Tomás (P) 42'; Darder 23'; Nico Melamed 59'.

🏟 Estadio de Vallecas 👤 Referee: Alejandro Hernández
Key events
23' Darder(0 - 1) Espanyol
39' 🟨 Leandro CabreraYellow card Espanyol
40' 🟨 Óscar TrejoYellow card Rayo Valleca
42' Raúl de Tomás (P)(1 - 1) Rayo Valleca
59' Nico Melamed(1 - 2) Espanyol
69' 🟨 Alejandro CatenaYellow card Rayo Valleca
85' 🟨 Óscar GilYellow card Espanyol
Quick stats
%64 Possession %36
15 Total shots 10
5 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 3
4 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
23'
Darder(0 - 1)
39'
🟨Leandro CabreraYellow card
Óscar TrejoYellow card🟨
40'
42'
HT 1 - 1
59'
Nico Melamed(1 - 2)
Raúl de Tomás ↔ Sergio CamelloSubstitution🔁
67'
67'
🔁Fernando Calero ↔ K. BareSubstitution
Alejandro CatenaYellow card🟨
69'
P. Ciss ↔ Unai LópezSubstitution🔁
73'
Ó. Trejo ↔ R. FalcaoSubstitution🔁
73'
76'
🔁Sergi Gómez ↔ C. MontesSubstitution
85'
🟨Óscar GilYellow card
Isi Palazón ↔ José Ángel PozoSubstitution🔁
87'
Álvaro García ↔ Andrés MartínSubstitution🔁
87'
88'
🔁Nico Melamed ↔ Vinicius SouzaSubstitution
88'
🔁Darder ↔ Edu ExpósitoSubstitution
FT 1 - 2
Match statsRayo Vallecano · Espanyol
Key stats
%64 Possession %36
Shots
15 Total shots 10
5 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 3
4 Saves 4
Passing
494 Total passes 271
407 Accurate passes 171
%82 Pass accuracy %63
Set pieces & discipline
4 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
8 Fouls 11
Cards
2 Yellow cards 2
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 1
HEAD TO HEAD7 meetings · 2021–2026
Rayo Vallecano 4
Dec 5who was on topApr 23
Espanyol 3
4 Rayo Vallecano 0 draw 3 Espanyol
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.9goals / match
67total goals
4/2clean sheets
2-0Rayo Vallecano best win · Aug 19
4-0Espanyol best win · Apr 4
%43 Over 1.5 3/7
%29 Over 2.5 2/7
%14 Over 3.5 1/7
%14 BTTS 1/7
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Rayo Vallecano at home3 matches
2W 0D 1L 2:4
Espanyol at home4 matches
2W 0D 2L 3:4
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
11Rayo Vallecanoin the table49pts
38matches 13-10-15W-D-L 45:53goals -8diff
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19Espanyolin the table37pts
38matches 8-13-17W-D-L 52:69goals -17diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Apr 23 Rayo Vallecano 1-0 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
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
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