Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

21 May 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Raúl de Tomás 42’ (pen)
  • Sergi Darder 23’
  • Nicolás Melamed 59’

Match summary

Espanyol won 2-1 away at Rayo Vallecano. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Sergi Darder put Espanyol ahead in the 23rd minute, Raúl de Tomás equalised from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute, and Nicolás Melamed won it in the 59th minute.

Rayo Vallecano can feel hard done by, creating 1.83 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Espanyol's 1.35 from 10.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
15 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.83 xG 1.31
1.09 Non-penalty xG 1.31
10 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
Kick-off
23’
Sergi Darder0-1 (Espanyol)
Raúl de Tomás
Penalty1-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
42’
Half-time1-1
59’
Nicolás Melamed1-2 (Espanyol)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Alejandro Catena
  • Óscar Trejo
Espanyol
  • Óscar Gil
  • Leandro Cabrera

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 1.83 1.35 23’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), 0-1 23’ 42’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 42’ 59’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), 1-2 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.83 1.35 23’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), 0-1 Darder 23’ 42’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 de Tomás 42’ 59’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), 1-2 Melamed 59’
Rayo Vallecano 1.83 xGEspanyol 1.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
42’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 59’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 59’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 83’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 45’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 81’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 28’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Andrés Martín (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Denis Suárez (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 68’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 59’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 59’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 83’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 45’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 81’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 28’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Andrés Martín (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Denis Suárez (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 68’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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 0.000.031
Florian Lejeune DEF901 0.050.041
Alejandro Catena DEF900 0.000.000
Fran García DEF901 0.010.132
Isi Palazón MID901 0.550.082
Santiago Comesaña MID900 0.000.041
Pathé Ciss MID760 0.000.021
Álvaro García MID901 0.040.551
Óscar Trejo FWD761 0.040.061
Raúl de Tomás FWD7017 0.980.041
Sergio Camello Sub202 0.120.000
Falcao Sub140 0.000.000
Unai López Sub140 0.000.000
Andrés Martín Sub11 0.050.000
José Pozo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 52% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Espanyol win 22% Avg odds 4.31

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano LWLWL
Espanyol DLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 0-2 Rayo Vallecano, 19 Aug 22 Next meeting: Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano, 31 Aug 24  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.