Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

9 February 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Borja Iglesias 72’ (pen)
  • Sergi Darder 90+5’
  • Abdoulaye Ba 33’

Match summary

Espanyol came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at half-time.

Abdoulaye Ba put Rayo Vallecano ahead with a header in the 33rd minute, set up by Adrián Embarba, Borja Iglesias equalised from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute, and Sergi Darder won it in stoppage time, set up by Roberto Rosales.

The chances backed that up: Espanyol created 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 0.63 from 9.

Match stats

Espanyol Rayo Vallecano
15 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.70 xG 0.63
0.96 Non-penalty xG 0.63
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Espanyol Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
33’
Abdoulaye Ba
Assist: Adrián Embarba0-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Half-time0-1
Borja Iglesias
Penalty1-1 (Espanyol)
72’
Sergi Darder
Assist: Roberto Rosales2-1 (Espanyol)
90+5’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Jordi Amat
  • Emiliano Velázquez

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 1.70 0.63 33’ Abdoulaye Ba (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 33’ 72’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), 1-1 72’ 90+5’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.70 0.63 33’ Abdoulaye Ba (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 Ba 33’ 72’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), 1-1 Iglesias 72’ 90+5’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), 2-1 Darder 90+5’
Espanyol 1.70 xGRayo Vallecano 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Espanyol attacking 
72’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 57’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 33’ Abdoulaye Ba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 10’ Álex Moreno (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 32’ Giannelli Imbula (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 49’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ David López (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 57’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 33’ Abdoulaye Ba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 10’ Álex Moreno (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Giannelli Imbula (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 41’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 49’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ David López (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Roberto Rosales DEF9013 0.140.041
David López DEF901 0.020.000
Lluis López DEF900 0.000.000
Dídac Vilá DEF902 0.300.021
Sergi Darder MID9013 0.100.261
Marc Roca MID900 0.000.302
Óscar Melendo MID860 0.000.000
Sergio García FWD721 0.030.000
Borja Iglesias FWD9013 0.800.000
Pablo Piatti FWD330 0.000.000
Wu Lei Sub572 0.320.000
Facundo Ferreyra Sub180 0.000.000
Esteban Granero Sub40 0.000.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 53% Bet365 odds 1.80
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.60
Rayo Vallecano win 21% Bet365 odds 4.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Espanyol WLLLD
Rayo Vallecano WWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 2-2 Espanyol, 28 Sep 18 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol, 05 Dec 21  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.