Athletic Bilbao vs Rayo Vallecano

21 September 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee José Luis Munuera Montero

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Pathé Ciss 33’ (og)
  • Álvaro García 5’
  • Falcao 90+6’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano took a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Álvaro García put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Sergi Guardiola, Ciss's own goal equalised with a header in the 33rd minute, and Falcao won it with a header in stoppage time, set up by Bebé.

There was little between the sides on chances: Athletic Bilbao created 0.96 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Rayo Vallecano 1.04 from 8.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Rayo Vallecano
8 Shots 8
1 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.96 xG 1.04
0.96 Non-penalty xG 1.04
2 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
5’
Álvaro García
Assist: Sergi Guardiola0-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Pathé Ciss
Own goal1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
33’
Half-time1-1
90+6’
Falcao
Assist: Bebé1-2 (Rayo Vallecano)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Iñigo Martínez
  • Unai Núñez
  • Muniain
Rayo Vallecano
  • Nikola Maras
  • Alejandro Catena
  • Sergi Guardiola

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 0.96 1.04 5’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 5’ 33’ Pathé Ciss (Athletic Bilbao) own goal, 1-1 33’ 90+6’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), 1-2 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.04 5’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 García 5’ 33’ Pathé Ciss (Athletic Bilbao) own goal, 1-1 Ciss 33’ 90+6’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), 1-2 Falcao 90+6’
Athletic Bilbao 0.96 xGRayo Vallecano 1.04 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
90+6’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.66 xG, goal 90+4’ Jon Morcillo (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 44’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 5’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 30’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), own goal 90+6’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.66 xG, goal 90+4’ Jon Morcillo (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 44’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 5’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 30’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF900 0.000.000
Iñigo Martínez DEF900 0.000.000
Unai Núñez DEF900 0.000.000
Íñigo Lekue DEF900 0.000.000
Nico Williams MID762 0.360.000
Mikel Vesga MID760 0.000.021
Oier Zarraga MID700 0.000.021
Muniain MID700 0.000.133
Asier Villalibre FWD903 0.110.000
Raúl García FWD641 0.020.331
Iñaki Williams Sub260 0.000.401
Alex Berenguer Sub201 0.060.000
Unai Vencedor Sub200 0.000.000
Dani García Sub140 0.000.000
Jon Morcillo Sub141 0.400.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 53% Avg odds 1.79
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.48
Rayo Vallecano win 19% Avg odds 5.06

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao DDWWD
Rayo Vallecano LLWDW

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 3-2 Rayo Vallecano, 14 Apr 19 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Athletic Bilbao, 23 Jan 22  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.