Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao

1 December 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Mario Melero López

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Randy Nteka 14’
  • Oihan Sancet 65’, 78’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao came from behind to win 2-1 away at Rayo Vallecano. Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at half-time.

Randy Nteka put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 14th minute, Oihan Sancet equalised in the 65th minute, set up by Nico Williams, and Sancet won it in the 78th minute, set up by De Marcos.

There was little between the sides on chances: Rayo Vallecano created 0.59 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Athletic Bilbao 0.56 from 12.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Athletic Bilbao
7 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 7
1 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.59 xG 0.56
0.59 Non-penalty xG 0.56
1 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Randy Nteka1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
14’
Half-time1-0
65’
Oihan Sancet
Assist: Nico Williams1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
78’
Oihan Sancet
Assist: De Marcos1-2 (Athletic Bilbao)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Pathé Ciss
  • Álvaro García
  • Gerard Gumbau

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.56 14’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 14’ 65’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 65’ 78’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.56 14’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 Nteka 14’ 65’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 Sancet 65’ 78’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 Sancet 78’
Rayo Vallecano 0.59 xGAthletic Bilbao 0.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
14’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 63’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+4’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 1’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 78’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 59’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 14’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 43’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 63’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+4’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 1’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 78’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 27’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Augusto Batalla GK900 0.000.000
Andrei Ratiu DEF900 0.000.000
Florian Lejeune DEF902 0.130.000
Abdul Mumin DEF900 0.000.000
Pep Chavarría DEF900 0.000.000
Isi Palazón MID761 0.020.000
Óscar Valentín MID840 0.000.082
Pathé Ciss MID760 0.000.122
Álvaro García MID901 0.100.000
Randy Nteka FWD6712 0.310.000
Adrián Embarba FWD661 0.030.091
Jorge De Frutos Sub240 0.000.000
Sergio Camello Sub230 0.000.000
Óscar Trejo Sub140 0.000.000
Gerard Gumbau Sub140 0.000.000
Pedro Díaz Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 29% Avg odds 3.28
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.01
Athletic Bilbao win 39% Avg odds 2.47

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano WLWLL
Athletic Bilbao WDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Athletic Bilbao, 25 May 24 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Rayo Vallecano, 13 Apr 25  All Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao 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.