Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao

25 May 2024 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee José Luis Munuera Montero

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Nico Williams 67’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao took a 1-0 win at Rayo Vallecano. It was goalless at half-time.

Nico Williams put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 67th minute, set up by Alex Berenguer.

Rayo Vallecano can feel hard done by, creating 1.47 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.93 from 7.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Athletic Bilbao
17 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.47 xG 0.93
1.47 Non-penalty xG 0.93
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
67’
Nico Williams
Assist: Alex Berenguer0-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Miguel Crespo
Athletic Bilbao
  • Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta

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 1.47 0.93 67’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 0.93 67’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 Williams 67’
Rayo Vallecano 1.47 xGAthletic Bilbao 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
67’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 83’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 9’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 88’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 50’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+4’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 83’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 9’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 88’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 50’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+4’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Daniel Cárdenas GK900 0.000.000
Andrei Ratiu DEF900 0.000.081
Florian Lejeune DEF902 0.080.021
Aridane Hernández DEF901 0.100.011
Pep Chavarría DEF900 0.000.562
Unai López MID783 0.030.000
Pathé Ciss MID740 0.000.032
Jorge De Frutos MID782 0.070.382
Óscar Trejo MID682 0.060.051
Álvaro García MID904 0.680.102
Falcao FWD681 0.350.041
Isi Palazón Sub221 0.090.132
Raúl de Tomás Sub220 0.000.000
Miguel Crespo Sub160 0.000.000
Bebé Sub121 0.030.000
Kike Pérez Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 30% Avg odds 3.19
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.25
Athletic Bilbao win 40% Avg odds 2.37

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano LLDWL
Athletic Bilbao LWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 4-0 Rayo Vallecano, 02 Dec 23 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Athletic Bilbao, 01 Dec 24  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.