Rayo Vallecano vs Levante

20 May 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Mario Melero López

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 1–3

  • Álvaro García 18’
  • Sergi Guardiola 61’ (pen)
  • Gonzalo Melero 26’, 45+1’
  • Roger 44’
  • Coke 76’

Match summary

Levante came from behind to win 4-2 away at Rayo Vallecano. Levante led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Álvaro García put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 18th minute, Gonzalo Melero equalised with a header in the 26th minute, set up by Marcelo Saracchi, Roger put Levante in front in the 44th minute, set up by Morales, and Melero made it 1-3 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Enis Bardhi. In the second half, Sergi Guardiola pulled one back to make it 2-3 from the penalty spot in the 61st minute and Coke made it 2-4 with a header in the 76th minute.

The chances backed that up: Levante created 3.28 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 2.73 from 19.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Levante
19 Shots 14
8 Shots on Target 7
7 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.73 xG 3.28
1.99 Non-penalty xG 3.28
5 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Levante
Kick-off
Álvaro García1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
18’
26’
Gonzalo Melero
Assist: Marcelo Saracchi1-1 (Levante)
44’
Roger
Assist: Morales1-2 (Levante)
45+1’
Gonzalo Melero
Assist: Enis Bardhi1-3 (Levante)
Half-time1-3
Sergi Guardiola
Penalty2-3 (Rayo Vallecano)
61’
76’
Coke2-4 (Levante)
Full-time2-4

Bookings

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

Levante
  • Sergio Postigo
  • Marcelo Saracchi
  • Rúben Vezo

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 2.73 3.28 18’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 18’ 26’ Gonzalo Melero (Levante), 1-1 26’ 44’ Roger (Levante), 1-2 44’ 45+1’ Gonzalo Melero (Levante), 1-3 45+1’ 61’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), 2-3 61’ 76’ Coke (Levante), 2-4 76’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.73 3.28 18’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 García 18’ 26’ Gonzalo Melero (Levante), 1-1 Melero 26’ 44’ Roger (Levante), 1-2 Roger 44’ 45+1’ Gonzalo Melero (Levante), 1-3 Melero 45+1’ 61’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), 2-3 Guardiola 61’ 76’ Coke (Levante), 2-4 Coke 76’
Rayo Vallecano 2.73 xGLevante 3.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Levante attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
76’ Coke (Levante), set piece, 0.84 xG, goal 61’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 44’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 76’ Rober (Levante), set piece, 0.56 xG, blocked 18’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 88’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.38 xG, saved 13’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 26’ Gonzalo Melero (Levante), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 66’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90’ Mamadou Sylla (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 82’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 20’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Morales (Levante), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 67’ Morales (Levante), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Morales (Levante), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Gonzalo Melero (Levante), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 86’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Enis Bardhi (Levante), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Enis Bardhi (Levante), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Alejandro Cantero (Levante), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Alejandro Cantero (Levante), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Kévin Rodrigues (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Mamadou Sylla (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Coke (Levante), set piece, 0.84 xG, goal 61’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 44’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 76’ Rober (Levante), set piece, 0.56 xG, blocked 18’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 88’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.38 xG, saved 13’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 26’ Gonzalo Melero (Levante), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 66’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90’ Mamadou Sylla (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 82’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 20’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Morales (Levante), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 67’ Morales (Levante), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Morales (Levante), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Gonzalo Melero (Levante), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 86’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Enis Bardhi (Levante), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Enis Bardhi (Levante), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Roger (Levante), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Alejandro Cantero (Levante), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Alejandro Cantero (Levante), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Kévin Rodrigues (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Mamadou Sylla (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Unai López (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
Luca Zidane GK900 0.000.000
Iván Balliu DEF901 0.030.032
Alejandro Catena DEF901 0.010.000
Mario Suárez DEF640 0.000.000
Kévin Rodrigues DEF831 0.020.011
Unai López MID904 0.340.442
Óscar Valentín MID900 0.000.000
Bebé MID743 0.140.021
Randy Nteka MID640 0.000.111
Álvaro García MID9011 0.440.302
Sergi Guardiola FWD7412 0.850.000
Pathé Ciss Sub260 0.000.000
Santiago Comesaña Sub263 0.540.031
Falcao Sub161 0.120.221
Mamadou Sylla Sub162 0.240.101
Alejandro Asensio Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 53% Avg odds 1.82
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.99
Levante win 23% Avg odds 4.10

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano WDDLL
Levante LDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Levante 1-1 Rayo Vallecano, 11 Sep 21 Next meeting: Levante 0-3 Rayo Vallecano, 19 Oct 25  All Rayo Vallecano vs Levante 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.