Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid

9 April 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Fran García 85’
  • Nahuel Molina 22’
  • Mario Hermoso 24’

Match summary

Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on the road. Atletico Madrid led 2-0 at half-time.

Nahuel Molina put Atletico Madrid ahead in the 22nd minute, Mario Hermoso made it 0-2 with a header in the 24th minute, set up by Yannick Carrasco, and Fran García pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 85th minute, set up by Santiago Comesaña.

The chances backed that up: Atletico Madrid created 2.37 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 0.56 from 15. Rayo Vallecano had a player sent off.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Atletico Madrid
15 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0.56 xG 2.37
0.56 Non-penalty xG 2.37
10 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Atletico Madrid
Kick-off
22’
Nahuel Molina0-1 (Atletico Madrid)
24’
Mario Hermoso
Assist: Yannick Carrasco0-2 (Atletico Madrid)
Half-time0-2
Fran García
Assist: Santiago Comesaña1-2 (Rayo Vallecano)
85’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Florian Lejeune

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.56 2.37 22’ Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), 0-1 22’ 24’ Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid), 0-2 24’ 85’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), 1-2 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.56 2.37 22’ Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), 0-1 Molina 22’ 24’ Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid), 0-2 Hermoso 24’ 85’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), 1-2 García 85’
Rayo Vallecano 0.56 xGAtletico Madrid 2.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atletico Madrid attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
24’ Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.52 xG, goal 22’ Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 73’ Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 69’ Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 66’ Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 54’ Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 50’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 71’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 55’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 28’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.52 xG, goal 22’ Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 73’ Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 69’ Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 54’ Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 66’ Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 50’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 71’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 45’ Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 28’ Álvaro García (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
Stole Dimitrievski GK900 0.000.000
Iván Balliu DEF900 0.000.000
Alejandro Catena DEF731 0.040.000
Florian Lejeune DEF620 0.000.000
Fran García DEF9011 0.010.152
Óscar Valentín MID901 0.010.000
Santiago Comesaña MID9012 0.140.133
Isi Palazón MID571 0.010.021
Unai López MID571 0.020.011
Álvaro García MID832 0.020.011
Raúl de Tomás FWD572 0.110.011
Óscar Trejo Sub331 0.070.092
Falcao Sub330 0.000.000
Sergio Camello Sub333 0.120.000
Abdul Mumin Sub170 0.000.000
Andrés Martín Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 20% Avg odds 4.81
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Atletico Madrid win 52% Avg odds 1.84

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano LDLDD
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Rayo Vallecano, 18 Oct 22 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-7 Atletico Madrid, 28 Aug 23  All Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid 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.