Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano

16 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Juan Martínez Munuera

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Joselu 64’

Match summary

Alaves beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Joselu put Alaves ahead in the 64th minute, set up by Manu García.

Rayo Vallecano can feel hard done by, creating 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Alaves's 0.53 from 11. Rayo Vallecano had a player sent off.

Match stats

Alaves Rayo Vallecano
11 Shots 20
5 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0.53 xG 1.22
0.53 Non-penalty xG 1.22
1 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Alaves Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Joselu
Assist: Manu García1-0 (Alaves)
64’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Alaves
  • Gonzalo Escalante
  • Rubén Duarte
Rayo Vallecano
  • Iván Balliu
  • Nikola Maras
  • Isi Palazón
  • Randy Nteka

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 1.22 64’ Joselu (Alaves), 1-0 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 1.22 64’ Joselu (Alaves), 1-0 Joselu 64’
Alaves 0.53 xGRayo Vallecano 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Alaves attacking 
44’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 27’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 6’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ Manu García (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Manu García (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Ximo Navarro (Alaves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Joselu (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 50’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Jason (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 27’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 6’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ Manu García (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Manu García (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Ximo Navarro (Alaves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90+4’ Joselu (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 50’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Jason (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Pacheco GK900 0.000.000
Nahuel Tenaglia DEF900 0.000.000
Florian Lejeune DEF901 0.010.000
Víctor Laguardia DEF900 0.000.000
Ximo Navarro DEF801 0.060.000
Jason MID511 0.010.051
Mamadou Loum MID900 0.000.081
Gonzalo Escalante MID890 0.000.011
Luis Rioja MID900 0.000.000
Joselu FWD9015 0.280.081
Edgar Méndez FWD801 0.020.132
Manu García Sub3912 0.150.021
Rubén Duarte Sub100 0.000.000
Martín Aguirregabiria Sub100 0.000.000
Tomás Pina Sub10 0.000.000
Miguel De la Fuente Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Alaves win 34% Avg odds 2.79
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.05
Rayo Vallecano win 34% Avg odds 2.81

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Alaves DLLLL
Rayo Vallecano LDLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 2-0 Alaves, 18 Dec 21 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 2-0 Alaves, 15 Sep 23  All Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.