Almeria vs Rayo Vallecano

8 October 2022 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Pablo González Fuertes

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Lucas Robertone 8’
  • Srdjan Babic 17’
  • El Bilal Touré 39’
  • Alejandro Catena 81’

Match summary

Almeria won 3-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano. Almeria led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Lucas Robertone put Almeria ahead in the 8th minute, set up by Adrián Embarba, Srdjan Babic made it 2-0 with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Adrián Embarba, and El Bilal Touré made it 3-0 from a corner in the 39th minute, set up by Gonzalo Melero. In the second half, Alejandro Catena pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a header in the 81st minute, set up by Isi Palazón.

There was little between the sides on chances: Almeria created 1.06 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Rayo Vallecano 0.89 from 12. Almeria had a player sent off.

Match stats

Almeria Rayo Vallecano
10 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1.06 xG 0.89
1.06 Non-penalty xG 0.89
5 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Almeria Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
Lucas Robertone
Assist: Adrián Embarba1-0 (Almeria)
8’
Srdjan Babic
Assist: Adrián Embarba2-0 (Almeria)
17’
El Bilal Touré
Assist: Gonzalo Melero3-0 (Almeria)
39’
Half-time3-0
81’
Alejandro Catena
Assist: Isi Palazón3-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Almeria
  • Adrián Embarba
  • Largie Ramazani
  • Samú Costa
Rayo Vallecano
  • Salvi Sánchez
  • Óscar Valentín

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 1.06 0.89 8’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), 1-0 8’ 17’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), 2-0 17’ 39’ El Bilal Touré (Almeria), 3-0 39’ 81’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), 3-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 0.89 8’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), 1-0 Robertone 8’ 17’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), 2-0 Babic 17’ 39’ El Bilal Touré (Almeria), 3-0 Touré 39’ 81’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), 3-1 Catena 81’
Almeria 1.06 xGRayo Vallecano 0.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Almeria attacking 
8’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 81’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 11’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.23 xG, saved 17’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), from a corner, 0.18 xG, goal 39’ El Bilal Touré (Almeria), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 22’ El Bilal Touré (Almeria), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 54’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 90+6’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+5’ Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Salvi Sánchez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Alejandro Pozo (Almeria), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Lucas Robertone (Almeria), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 81’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 11’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.23 xG, saved 17’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), from a corner, 0.18 xG, goal 39’ El Bilal Touré (Almeria), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 22’ El Bilal Touré (Almeria), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 54’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 90+6’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+5’ Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Salvi Sánchez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Alejandro Pozo (Almeria), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+6’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Martínez GK900 0.000.000
Houboulang Mendes DEF900 0.000.000
Rodrigo Ely DEF900 0.000.000
Srdjan Babic DEF9011 0.180.000
Sergio Akieme DEF900 0.000.041
César De la Hoz MID900 0.000.091
Gonzalo Melero MID6811 0.040.141
Leo Baptistao MID682 0.110.111
Lucas Robertone MID8111 0.370.031
Adrián Embarba MID8922 0.090.573
El Bilal Touré FWD8112 0.250.051
Alejandro Pozo Sub221 0.030.000
Samú Costa Sub220 0.000.000
Largie Ramazani Sub90 0.000.000
Íñigo Eguaras Sub90 0.000.000
Kaiky Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Almeria win 30% Avg odds 3.14
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.24
Rayo Vallecano win 40% Avg odds 2.40

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

Form going into the game

Almeria WLLLL
Rayo Vallecano LLWLW

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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.