Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid

14 December 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Juan Martínez Munuera

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 2–2

Unai López 4’
Abdul Mumin 36’
Isi Palazón 64’

Federico Valverde 39’
Jude Bellingham 45’
Rodrygo 56’

Match summary

The points were shared as Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid drew 3-3. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Unai López put Rayo Vallecano ahead with a header in the 4th minute, set up by Jorge De Frutos, Abdul Mumin made it 2-0 with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Isi Palazón, Federico Valverde pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 39th minute, set up by Arda Güler, and Jude Bellingham equalised with a header in the 45th minute, set up by Rodrygo. In the second half, Rodrygo put Real Madrid in front in the 56th minute, set up by Arda Güler and Isi Palazón equalised in the 64th minute, set up by Florian Lejeune.

Rayo Vallecano had the better of the chances, with 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Real Madrid's 1.15 from 13.

Match stats

14 Shots 13

5 Shots on Target 6

4 Corners 3

4 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.61 xG 1.15

1.61 Non-penalty xG 1.15

6 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid

Kick-off

Unai López
Assist: Jorge De Frutos

1-0

4’

Abdul Mumin
Assist: Isi Palazón

2-0

36’

39’

Federico Valverde
Assist: Arda Güler

2-1

45’

Jude Bellingham
Assist: Rodrygo

2-2

Half-time2-2

56’

Rodrygo
Assist: Arda Güler

2-3

Isi Palazón
Assist: Florian Lejeune

3-3

64’

Full-time3-3

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano

Augusto Batalla
Isi Palazón
Randy Nteka
Sergio Camello

Real Madrid

Luka Modric
Vinícius Júnior

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.

Rayo Vallecano 1.62 xGReal Madrid 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Real Madrid attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Augusto Batalla	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Andrei Ratiu	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Florian Lejeune	DEF	90		1	4	0.19	0.64	2
Abdul Mumin	DEF	90	1		2	0.07	0.00	0
Pep Chavarría	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.11	1
Jorge De Frutos	MID	69		1	2	0.18	0.48	3
Unai López	MID	69	1		1	0.38	0.00	0
Pathé Ciss	MID	63			1	0.03	0.00	0
Adrián Embarba	MID	57			1	0.08	0.00	0
Isi Palazón	FWD	90	1	1	2	0.64	0.06	1
Randy Nteka	FWD	63			0	0.00	0.09	2
Álvaro García	Sub	33			0	0.00	0.05	2
Sergio Camello	Sub	27			0	0.00	0.00	0
Óscar Valentín	Sub	27			0	0.00	0.00	0
Iván Balliu	Sub	21			0	0.00	0.00	0
Pedro Díaz	Sub	21			1	0.04	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Thibaut Courtois	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lucas Vázquez	DEF	82			0	0.00	0.53	2
Aurelien Tchouameni	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Antonio Rüdiger	DEF	90			2	0.05	0.00	0
Fran García	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Federico Valverde	MID	90	1		1	0.01	0.02	1
Luka Modric	MID	75			1	0.05	0.00	0
Arda Güler	MID	82		2	3	0.51	0.05	2
Jude Bellingham	MID	90	1		1	0.33	0.07	1
Brahim Diaz	MID	66			0	0.00	0.02	1
Rodrygo	FWD	90	1	1	3	0.13	0.36	3
Vinícius Júnior	Sub	24			1	0.07	0.00	1
Eduardo Camavinga	Sub	15			0	0.00	0.00	0
Dani Ceballos	Sub	8			0	0.00	0.00	0
Endrick	Sub	8			1	0.01	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 15% Avg odds 6.27

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.20

Real Madrid win 62% Avg odds 1.53

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano W L L L W

Real Madrid W W W L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Real Madrid, 18 Feb 24 Next meeting: Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano, 09 Mar 25 All Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid 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.