Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves

Match summary

The points were shared as Rayo Vallecano and Alaves drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Sergio Camello put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 48th minute, set up by Jorge De Frutos and Mariano equalised in the 84th minute.

Alaves had the better of the chances, with 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 0.57 from 8.

Rayo Vallecano and Alaves played out a one-all draw in La Liga on matchday two, with the visitors recording higher attacking output throughout the fixture. Alaves registered fifteen shots compared to the hosts' eight, though both sides managed three shots on target. The away team also generated superior expected goals at 2.22 against Rayo Vallecano's 0.57, while seeing more of the ball with fifty-two percent possession and ninety-three attacks. Corners favoured Rayo Vallecano nine to seven, while both teams committed numerous fouls, resulting in three yellow cards distributed across the ninety-eight minutes.

The first half remained goalless despite a VAR review and an early injury substitution for Rayo Vallecano as Isi Palazón replaced Randy Nteka in the seventeenth minute. Alaves player Nahuel Tenaglia received a yellow card just before the interval. Sergio Camello broke the deadlock for Rayo Vallecano in the forty-eighth minute with a right-footed shot. Further substitutions followed for both sides before Mariano Díaz equalised for Alaves in the eighty-fourth minute, also scoring with a right-footed shot. Sergio Camello was booked for a foul in the seventy-third minute, and Nicolás Valentini received a yellow card in added time.