Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves

18 December 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Sergi Guardiola 19’
  • Alejandro Catena 26’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano won 2-0 at home to Alaves. Rayo Vallecano led 2-0 at half-time.

Sergi Guardiola put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Álvaro García and Alejandro Catena made it 2-0 with a header in the 26th minute, set up by Óscar Trejo.

The chances backed that up: Rayo Vallecano created 1.87 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Alaves's 0.20 from 6.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Alaves
20 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.87 xG 0.20
1.87 Non-penalty xG 0.20
11 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Alaves
Kick-off
Sergi Guardiola
Assist: Álvaro García
1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
19’
Alejandro Catena
Assist: Óscar Trejo
2-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
26’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Óscar Trejo
Alaves
  • Alberto Rodríguez
  • Rubén Duarte

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.87 0.20 19’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 19’ 26’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), 2-0 26’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.87 0.20 19’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 Guardiola 19’ 26’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), 2-0 Catena 26’
Rayo Vallecano 1.87 xGAlaves 0.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Alaves attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
19’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 78’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 77’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 6’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 25’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 73’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Rubén Duarte (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 78’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 77’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 6’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 25’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 73’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Rubén Duarte (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Stole Dimitrievski GK900 0.000.000
Iván Balliu DEF901 0.020.000
Esteban Saveljich DEF900 0.000.000
Alejandro Catena DEF9012 0.160.000
Fran García DEF902 0.150.102
Óscar Valentín MID900 0.000.021
Santiago Comesaña MID893 0.170.444
Isi Palazón MID893 0.290.071
Óscar Trejo MID7810 0.000.243
Álvaro García MID4212 0.170.793
Sergi Guardiola FWD7813 0.750.000
Bebé Sub483 0.100.071
Unai López Sub120 0.000.000
Randy Nteka Sub121 0.070.000
Falcao Sub10 0.000.000
Pathé Ciss Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 56% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Alaves win 18% Avg odds 5.34

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

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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.