Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

5 December 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee José Luis Munuera Montero

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Leandro Cabrera 54’ (og)

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Cabrera's own goal put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 54th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Rayo Vallecano created 0.65 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Espanyol 0.47 from 10. Espanyol had a player sent off.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
7 Shots 10
0 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0.65 xG 0.47
0.65 Non-penalty xG 0.47
2 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Espanyol
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Leandro Cabrera
Own goal1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
54’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Óscar Valentín
  • Óscar Trejo
  • Randy Nteka
Espanyol
  • Aleix Vidal
  • Leandro Cabrera
  • Javi Puado

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.65 0.47 54’ Leandro Cabrera (Rayo Vallecano) own goal, 1-0 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.65 0.47 54’ Leandro Cabrera (Rayo Vallecano) own goal, 1-0 Cabrera 54’
Rayo Vallecano 0.65 xGEspanyol 0.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
32’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 24’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 21’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 38’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Manuel Morlanes (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), own goal 32’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 24’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 21’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 38’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Manuel Morlanes (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), own goal
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
Esteban Saveljich DEF900 0.000.000
Alejandro Catena DEF901 0.070.021
Fran García DEF902 0.070.000
Óscar Valentín MID900 0.000.021
Unai López MID700 0.000.021
Isi Palazón MID902 0.090.000
Óscar Trejo MID901 0.390.071
Álvaro García MID901 0.020.391
Sergi Guardiola FWD780 0.000.000
Pathé Ciss Sub200 0.000.000
Falcao Sub120 0.000.000
Kévin Rodrigues Sub10 0.000.000
Randy Nteka Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 47% Avg odds 2.04
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Espanyol win 24% Avg odds 3.99

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano WDLWD
Espanyol DLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano, 09 Feb 19 Next meeting: Espanyol 0-1 Rayo Vallecano, 21 Apr 22  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.