Almeria vs Rayo Vallecano

11 August 2023 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Isi Palazón 20’ (pen)
  • Randy Nteka 28’ (pen)

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano won 2-0 away at Almeria. Rayo Vallecano led 2-0 at half-time.

Isi Palazón put Rayo Vallecano ahead from the penalty spot in the 20th minute and Randy Nteka made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 28th minute.

The chances backed that up: Rayo Vallecano created 2.10 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Almeria's 1.12 from 19.

Match stats

Almeria Rayo Vallecano
19 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.12 xG 2.10
1.12 Non-penalty xG 0.61
9 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Almeria Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
20’
Isi Palazón
Penalty0-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
28’
Randy Nteka
Penalty0-2 (Rayo Vallecano)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Almeria
  • Largie Ramazani
Rayo Vallecano
  • Unai López
  • Óscar Valentín
  • Álvaro García

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.12 2.10 20’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 20’ 28’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), 0-2 28’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.12 2.10 20’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 Palazón 20’ 28’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), 0-2 Nteka 28’
Almeria 1.12 xGRayo Vallecano 2.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Almeria attacking 
20’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 28’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 34’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 10’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, off target 30’ Iddrisu Baba (Almeria), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 4’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 12’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+1’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Sergio Arribas (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Lázaro (Almeria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Sergio Akieme (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Sergio Arribas (Almeria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Sergio Arribas (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Dion Lopy (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Iddrisu Baba (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 28’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 34’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 10’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, off target 30’ Iddrisu Baba (Almeria), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 4’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 12’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+1’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Sergio Arribas (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 53’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Lázaro (Almeria), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Sergio Akieme (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Sergio Arribas (Almeria), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Largie Ramazani (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Sergio Arribas (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Dion Lopy (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Iddrisu Baba (Almeria), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego Mariño GK900 0.000.000
Alejandro Pozo DEF720 0.000.091
Srdjan Babic DEF901 0.060.000
Edgar González DEF900 0.000.000
Sergio Akieme DEF901 0.040.322
Lucas Robertone MID841 0.010.000
Iddrisu Baba MID832 0.150.021
Lázaro MID521 0.050.011
Largie Ramazani MID892 0.050.082
Adrián Embarba MID903 0.140.314
Luis Suárez FWD904 0.490.000
Sergio Arribas Sub383 0.110.113
Marc Pubill Sub180 0.000.102
Gonzalo Melero Sub70 0.000.000
Dion Lopy Sub61 0.010.000
Marko Milovanovic Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Almeria win 36% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.16
Rayo Vallecano win 34% Avg odds 2.85

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

Form going into the game

Almeria LWLDD
Rayo Vallecano LLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 2-0 Almeria, 06 Feb 23 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Almeria, 05 May 24  All Almeria 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.