Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

19 August 2022 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Isi Palazón 40’
  • Pathé Ciss 59’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano won 2-0 away at Espanyol. Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at half-time.

Isi Palazón put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 40th minute, set up by Unai López and Pathé Ciss made it 0-2 from a corner in the 59th minute, set up by Álvaro García.

The chances backed that up: Rayo Vallecano created 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Espanyol's 0.91 from 13. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Espanyol Rayo Vallecano
13 Shots 8
1 Shots on Target 3
9 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 1
0.90 xG 1.70
0.90 Non-penalty xG 1.70
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Espanyol Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
40’
Isi Palazón
Assist: Unai López0-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Half-time0-1
59’
Pathé Ciss
Assist: Álvaro García0-2 (Rayo Vallecano)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Sergi Gómez
  • Óscar Gil
  • Brian Oliván
Rayo Vallecano
  • Florian Lejeune
  • Stole Dimitrievski
  • Óscar Trejo
  • 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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 1.70 40’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 40’ 59’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), 0-2 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 1.70 40’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 Palazón 40’ 59’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), 0-2 Ciss 59’
Espanyol 0.91 xGRayo Vallecano 1.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Espanyol attacking 
59’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 81’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 49’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 11’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 90’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Joselu (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 11’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Vinicius Souza (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 81’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 49’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 11’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 90’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Joselu (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 11’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Vinicius Souza (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Benjamin Lecomte GK900 0.000.000
Óscar Gil DEF900 0.000.000
Leandro Cabrera DEF901 0.020.291
Sergi Gómez DEF291 0.290.000
Brian Oliván DEF850 0.000.000
Vinicius Souza MID901 0.020.011
Sergi Darder MID900 0.000.375
Edu Expósito MID852 0.070.072
Rubén Sánchez FWD721 0.020.000
Joselu FWD903 0.130.000
Nicolás Melamed FWD342 0.100.000
Fernando Calero Sub560 0.000.000
Javi Puado Sub182 0.260.000
Keidi Bare Sub50 0.000.031
Luca Koleosho Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 37% Avg odds 2.60
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.01
Rayo Vallecano win 31% Avg odds 3.08

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol DLDDD
Rayo Vallecano DLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 0-1 Rayo Vallecano, 21 Apr 22 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Espanyol, 21 May 23  All Espanyol 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.