Rayo Vallecano vs Cadiz

26 September 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Álvaro García 9’
  • Falcao 44’
  • Isi Palazón 87’
  • Varazdat Haroyan 23’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano beat Cadiz 3-1. Rayo Vallecano led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Álvaro García put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 9th minute, Varazdat Haroyan equalised in the 23rd minute, set up by Jens Jonsson, and Falcao put Rayo Vallecano back in front in the 44th minute, set up by Iván Balliu. In the second half, Isi Palazón made it 3-1 in the 87th minute, set up by Sergi Guardiola.

The chances backed that up: Rayo Vallecano created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Cadiz's 1.10 from 6.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Cadiz
13 Shots 6
6 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 1.10
1.89 Non-penalty xG 1.10
6 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Cadiz
Kick-off
Álvaro García1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
9’
23’
Varazdat Haroyan
Assist: Jens Jonsson1-1 (Cadiz)
Falcao
Assist: Iván Balliu2-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
44’
Half-time2-1
Isi Palazón
Assist: Sergi Guardiola3-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
87’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Iván Balliu
  • Isi Palazón
Cadiz
  • Varazdat Haroyan
  • Cala
  • Álvaro Bastida
  • Alberto Perea

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 1.98 1.10 9’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 9’ 23’ Varazdat Haroyan (Cadiz), 1-1 23’ 44’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), 2-1 44’ 87’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 3-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 1.10 9’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 García 9’ 23’ Varazdat Haroyan (Cadiz), 1-1 Haroyan 23’ 44’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), 2-1 Falcao 44’ 87’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 3-1 Palazón 87’
Rayo Vallecano 1.98 xGCadiz 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cadiz attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
44’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 9’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 23’ Varazdat Haroyan (Cadiz), set piece, 0.56 xG, goal 76’ Cala (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 9’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 55’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 79’ Varazdat Haroyan (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+4’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Anthony Lozano (Cadiz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 55’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Alfonso Espino (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+7’ Álvaro Negredo (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 75’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 9’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 23’ Varazdat Haroyan (Cadiz), set piece, 0.56 xG, goal 76’ Cala (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 9’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 55’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 79’ Varazdat Haroyan (Cadiz), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+4’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Anthony Lozano (Cadiz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 55’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Alfonso Espino (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+7’ Álvaro Negredo (Cadiz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
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 DEF9010 0.000.671
Alejandro Catena DEF901 0.020.000
Esteban Saveljich DEF880 0.000.000
Fran García DEF901 0.040.000
Óscar Valentín MID770 0.000.000
Unai López MID681 0.020.142
Isi Palazón MID9013 0.110.081
Óscar Trejo MID881 0.080.152
Álvaro García MID9012 0.680.071
Falcao FWD6813 0.930.000
Randy Nteka Sub220 0.000.101
Santiago Comesaña Sub221 0.100.000
Pathé Ciss Sub130 0.000.000
Nikola Maras Sub20 0.000.000
Sergi Guardiola Sub210 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 59% Avg odds 1.62
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.77
Cadiz win 16% Avg odds 6.20

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano LWDWW
Cadiz DLLWD

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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.