AEK Athens vs Rayo Vallecano

16 April 2026 · Conference League · Quarter-finals, second leg · 2025/26 · Referee Espen Eskas

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Aggregate: Rayo Vallecano 4–3 AEK Athens. Rayo Vallecano go through.

Zini 13’, 51’
Răzvan Marin 36’ (pen)

Isi Palazón 60’

Match summary

AEK Athens beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 after 90 minutes. AEK Athens led 2-0 at half-time. Rayo Vallecano went through 4-3 on aggregate.

In the first half, Zini put AEK Athens ahead in the 13th minute and Răzvan Marin made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 36th minute. In the second half, Zini made it 3-0 with a header in the 51st minute and Isi Palazón pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 60th minute.

The chances backed that up: AEK Athens created 2.78 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 1.92 from 10.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%

21 Shots 10

9 Shots on target 4

8 Corners 2

377 Passes 227

79.3% Pass accuracy 64.8%

13 Tackles 22

15 Fouls 17

2 Yellow cards 3

1 Offsides 0

Key events

AEK Athens Rayo Vallecano

Kick-off

6’

Isi PalazónShot on target

7’

Álvaro GarcíaShot on target

ZiniLeft foot shot

1-0

13’

19’

Ilias AkhomachArgument

27’

PachaÁlvaro García

Răzvan MarinShot on target

28’

Barnabás VargaFoul

30’

Dereck KutesaShot on target

30’

Barnabás VargaShot on target

33’

Răzvan MarinPenalty

2-0

36’

45’

Unai LópezFoul

Răzvan MarinShot on target

45’

Half-time2-0

46’

AlemãoIlias Akhomach

Second half underway

ZiniHeader

3-0

51’

55’

Pedro DíazLuiz Felipe

55’

Óscar ValentínUnai López

60’

Isi PalazónLeft foot shot

3-1

ZiniShot on target

70’

Niclas EliassonDereck Kutesa

71’

Mijat GaćinovićZini

77’

80’

Nobel MendyIsi Palazón

81’

Florian LejeuneShot on target

Roberto PereyraStavros Pilios

85’

Barnabás VargaShot on target

85’

Aboubakary KoitaFoul

90+1’

90+6’

Pedro DíazTime wasting

Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

AEK Athens 2.78 xGRayo Vallecano 1.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Rayo Vallecano attacking AEK Athens attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Thomas Strakosha	90′	3	1	18	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Lazaros Rota	90′	1	3	–	8	2	49	–	–	–	–
Harold Moukoudi	90′	2	2	1	7	4	48	3	–	–	–
Filipe Relvas	90′	2	1	–	5	3	43	1	–	–	–
Stavros Pilios Taken off	85′	4	1	–	9	1	29	–	–	1	–
Roberto Pereyra Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Aboubakary Koita	90′	–	–	18	–	–	–	–	7	5	3
Răzvan Marin	90′	1	–	56	4	–	2	–	3	2	–	–
Orbelín Pineda	90′	–	–	44	1	–	1	–	11	–	5	–
Dereck Kutesa Taken off	71′	–	1	15	2	–	–	–	4	–	–	–
Niclas Eliasson Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	4	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Mijat Gaćinović Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	10	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Zini Taken off	77′	2	–	5	3	1.05	–	1	6	–	15	–
Barnabás Varga	90′	–	–	3	2	0.44	–	1	13	1	20

Goalkeeper1 player


Augusto Batalla	90′						–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Andrei Rațiu	90′								–	–	–
Florian Lejeune	90′								–	–	–
Luiz Felipe Taken off	55′								–	–	–
Pep Chavarría	90′	3	1	1	5	–	22	1	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Unai López Taken off	55′	–	–		–	–
Pathé Ismaël Ciss	90′	–	–		–	–						–
Ilias Akhomach Taken off	45′	–	–	7	1	–	–	–	–	2	–
Isi Palazón Taken off	80′	1	–		–	–						–
Álvaro García Taken off	27′	–	–		–	–						–
Pacha Came on as a substitute	63′	–	–	14	–	–	2	–	3	3	1	–
Óscar Valentín Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–		–	–						–
Pedro Díaz Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–		–	–
Nobel Mendy Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Jorge de Frutos	90′	–	–	1		0.24	–	–				–
Alemão Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–		–	–	–				–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

AEK Athens W W W L L

Rayo Vallecano W W W L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 3-0 AEK Athens, 09 Apr 26 All AEK Athens vs Rayo Vallecano meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.