Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

21 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Sergi Guardiola 42’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano took a 1-0 win at Espanyol. Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at half-time.

Sergi Guardiola put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 42nd minute, set up by Alejandro Catena.

The chances backed that up: Rayo Vallecano created 1.02 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Espanyol's 0.45 from 6.

Match stats

Espanyol Rayo Vallecano
6 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 10
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.45 xG 1.02
0.45 Non-penalty xG 1.02
5 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Espanyol Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
42’
Sergi Guardiola
Assist: Alejandro Catena0-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Aleix Vidal
  • Fernando Calero
  • Leandro Cabrera
  • Adrián Embarba
Rayo Vallecano
  • Mario Hernández
  • Fran García
  • Santiago Comesaña
  • Óscar Trejo

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 0.45 1.02 42’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 1.02 42’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 Guardiola 42’
Espanyol 0.45 xGRayo Vallecano 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Espanyol attacking 
42’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 48’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 42’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Nikola Maras (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 48’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Nikola Maras (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Aleix Vidal DEF900 0.000.000
Fernando Calero DEF900 0.000.000
Leandro Cabrera DEF900 0.000.021
Adrià Pedrosa DEF901 0.020.041
Sergi Darder MID900 0.000.031
Yangel Herrera MID840 0.000.082
Keidi Bare MID500 0.000.000
Javi Puado FWD831 0.040.000
Raúl de Tomás FWD902 0.340.000
Tonny Vilhena FWD691 0.030.281
Adrián Embarba Sub401 0.020.000
Nicolás Melamed Sub210 0.000.000
Loren Morón Sub70 0.000.000
Manuel Morlanes Sub60 0.000.000
Wu Lei Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 35% Avg odds 2.71
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.11
Rayo Vallecano win 34% Avg odds 2.86

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol DWLWL
Rayo Vallecano DLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol, 05 Dec 21 Next meeting: Espanyol 0-2 Rayo Vallecano, 19 Aug 22  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.