Athletic Bilbao vs Rayo Vallecano

17 September 2022 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 3–1

Iñaki Williams 14’
Oihan Sancet 28’
Nico Williams 33’

Óscar Trejo 5’
Falcao 80’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Rayo Vallecano. Athletic Bilbao led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Óscar Trejo put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Sergio Camello, Iñaki Williams equalised in the 14th minute, set up by Dani García, Oihan Sancet put Athletic Bilbao in front in the 28th minute, set up by Alex Berenguer, and Nico Williams made it 3-1 in the 33rd minute, set up by Yeray Álvarez. In the second half, Falcao pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 80th minute, set up by Fran García.

The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 2.19 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 0.62 from 11.

Match stats

14 Shots 11

7 Shots on Target 2

2 Corners 7

1 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.17 xG 0.62

2.17 Non-penalty xG 0.62

4 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Rayo Vallecano

Kick-off

5’

Óscar Trejo
Assist: Sergio Camello

0-1

Iñaki Williams
Assist: Dani García

1-1

14’

Oihan Sancet
Assist: Alex Berenguer

2-1

28’

Nico Williams
Assist: Yeray Álvarez

3-1

33’

Half-time3-1

80’

Falcao
Assist: Fran García

3-2

Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao

Dani García

Rayo Vallecano

Óscar Valentín
Pathé Ciss

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.

Athletic Bilbao 2.19 xGRayo Vallecano 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Rayo Vallecano attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Unai Simón	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
De Marcos	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Iñigo Martínez	DEF	90			2	0.17	0.06	2
Yeray Álvarez	DEF	90		1	1	0.02	0.29	1
Íñigo Lekue	DEF	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Dani García	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.30	2
Oihan Sancet	MID	67	1		1	0.30	0.00	0
Nico Williams	MID	82	1		3	0.38	0.11	2
Muniain	MID	81			2	0.88	0.03	1
Alex Berenguer	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.85	3
Iñaki Williams	FWD	90	1		4	0.42	0.39	1
Ander Herrera	Sub	23			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jon Morcillo	Sub	9			0	0.00	0.00	0
Oier Zarraga	Sub	8			0	0.00	0.00	0
Raúl García	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0
Aitor Paredes	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Stole Dimitrievski	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Iván Balliu	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.02	1
Alejandro Catena	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Florian Lejeune	DEF	81			0	0.00	0.00	0
Fran García	DEF	90		1	1	0.03	0.11	2
Santiago Comesaña	MID	71			0	0.00	0.04	2
Óscar Valentín	MID	48			0	0.00	0.00	0
Isi Palazón	MID	90			5	0.11	0.24	2
Óscar Trejo	MID	90	1		1	0.11	0.06	1
Álvaro García	MID	90			0	0.00	0.03	1
Sergio Camello	FWD	81		1	2	0.19	0.14	2
Pathé Ciss	Sub	42			1	0.11	0.00	0
Unai López	Sub	19			0	0.00	0.00	0
Falcao	Sub	9	1		1	0.07	0.00	0
Abdul Mumin	Sub	9			0	0.00	0.00	0
Bebé	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 59% Avg odds 1.62

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.83

Rayo Vallecano win 16% Avg odds 6.07

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao D W W L W

Rayo Vallecano D W L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Athletic Bilbao, 23 Jan 22 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Athletic Bilbao, 05 Mar 23 All Athletic Bilbao 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.