Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao

24 October 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • José Pozo 23’
  • Muniain 66’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1. Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at half-time.

José Pozo put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 23rd minute, set up by Luis Advíncula and Muniain equalised in the 66th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Rayo Vallecano created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Athletic Bilbao 1.28 from 11.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Athletic Bilbao
11 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.35 xG 1.24
1.35 Non-penalty xG 1.24
2 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
José Pozo
Assist: Luis Advíncula1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
23’
Half-time1-0
66’
Muniain1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Giannelli Imbula
Athletic Bilbao
  • Raúl García

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 1.35 1.28 23’ José Pozo (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 23’ 66’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.28 23’ José Pozo (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 Pozo 23’ 66’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 Muniain 66’
Rayo Vallecano 1.35 xGAthletic Bilbao 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
66’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 69’ Alejandro Gálvez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.83 xG, saved 71’ Alejandro Gálvez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 46’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 69’ Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ José Pozo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 66’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ José Pozo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Álex Moreno (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Álex Moreno (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 58’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Unai López (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 69’ Alejandro Gálvez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.83 xG, saved 71’ Alejandro Gálvez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 46’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 69’ Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ José Pozo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 66’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ José Pozo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Álex Moreno (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Álex Moreno (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 58’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Unai López (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alberto García GK900 0.000.000
Luis Advíncula DEF9010 0.000.223
Jordi Amat DEF900 0.000.000
Alejandro Gálvez DEF902 0.980.000
Álex Moreno DEF902 0.030.031
Santiago Comesaña MID901 0.130.000
Adrián Embarba MID902 0.061.045
Giannelli Imbula MID900 0.000.000
José Pozo MID7412 0.080.000
Gaël Kakuta MID620 0.000.000
Raúl de Tomás FWD902 0.060.041
Álvaro García Sub280 0.000.000
Álex Alegría Sub160 0.000.000
Bebé Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Athletic Bilbao win 42% Bet365 odds 2.25

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano LDDLL
Athletic Bilbao DLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 3-2 Rayo Vallecano, 14 Apr 19  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.