Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

4 April 2025 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Leandro Cabrera 12’
  • Roberto Fernández 16’
  • Javi Puado 72’ (pen)
  • Pere Milla 90’

Match summary

Espanyol won comfortably, 4-0 away at Rayo Vallecano. Espanyol led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Leandro Cabrera put Espanyol ahead with a header in the 12th minute, set up by Edu Expósito and Roberto Fernández made it 0-2 in the 16th minute, set up by Javi Puado. In the second half, Javi Puado made it 0-3 from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute and Pere Milla made it 0-4 in the 90th minute, set up by Álvaro Aguado.

The chances backed that up: Espanyol created 3.49 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 0.50 from 16.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
16 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.50 xG 3.49
0.50 Non-penalty xG 2.74
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
Kick-off
12’
Leandro Cabrera
Assist: Edu Expósito0-1 (Espanyol)
16’
Roberto Fernández
Assist: Javi Puado0-2 (Espanyol)
Half-time0-2
72’
Javi Puado
Penalty0-3 (Espanyol)
90’
Pere Milla
Assist: Álvaro Aguado0-4 (Espanyol)
Full-time0-4

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Pep Chavarría
  • Pathé Ciss
Espanyol
  • Pol Lozano
  • Pere Milla

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 3.49 12’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 0-1 12’ 16’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), 0-2 16’ 72’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), 0-3 72’ 90’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), 0-4 90’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 3.49 12’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 0-1 Cabrera 12’ 16’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), 0-2 Fernández 16’ 72’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), 0-3 Puado 72’ 90’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), 0-4 Milla 90’
Rayo Vallecano 0.50 xGEspanyol 3.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
72’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 7’ Antoniu Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 16’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 87’ Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol), set piece, 0.37 xG, off target 37’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 83’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 18’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 37’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 62’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 34’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 40’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 53’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 7’ Antoniu Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 16’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 87’ Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol), set piece, 0.37 xG, off target 37’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 83’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 18’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 37’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 62’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 34’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 40’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Alfonso Espino (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
Augusto Batalla GK900 0.000.000
Andrei Ratiu DEF900 0.000.051
Florian Lejeune DEF901 0.010.021
Aridane Hernández DEF480 0.000.000
Pep Chavarría DEF772 0.050.072
Pathé Ciss MID870 0.000.101
Unai López MID773 0.040.052
Jorge De Frutos MID901 0.040.011
Pedro Díaz MID901 0.020.021
Álvaro García MID903 0.200.082
Randy Nteka FWD481 0.040.000
Isi Palazón Sub422 0.080.032
Alfonso Espino Sub421 0.010.000
Raúl de Tomás Sub130 0.000.000
Adrián Embarba Sub131 0.010.000
Óscar Trejo Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 57% Avg odds 1.68
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.56
Espanyol win 16% Avg odds 5.92

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano LDLDW
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano, 31 Aug 24 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-0 Rayo Vallecano, 07 Dec 25  All Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol 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.