Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad

1 May 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Falcao 78’
  • Alexander Sørloth 33’

Match summary

The points were shared as Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad drew 1-1. Real Sociedad led 1-0 at half-time.

Alexander Sørloth put Real Sociedad ahead in the 33rd minute, set up by Andoni Gorosabel and Falcao equalised in the 78th minute.

Rayo Vallecano had the better of the chances, with 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Real Sociedad's 0.87 from 8.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Real Sociedad
13 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.20 xG 0.87
1.20 Non-penalty xG 0.87
4 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Real Sociedad
Kick-off
33’
Alexander Sørloth
Assist: Andoni Gorosabel0-1 (Real Sociedad)
Half-time0-1
Falcao1-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
78’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Unai López
  • Óscar Valentín
Real Sociedad
  • Igor Zubeldia

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.87 33’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), 0-1 33’ 78’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.87 33’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), 0-1 Sørloth 33’ 78’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 Falcao 78’
Rayo Vallecano 1.26 xGReal Sociedad 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
78’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 13’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 47’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 77’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 41’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 65’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 6’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 48’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Diego Rico (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Mario Hernández (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 78’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 13’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 47’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 77’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 41’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 65’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 6’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 48’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Diego Rico (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Mario Hernández (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Stole Dimitrievski GK900 0.000.000
Mario Hernández DEF901 0.030.000
Nikola Maras DEF900 0.000.000
Alejandro Catena DEF901 0.020.000
Fran García DEF901 0.020.000
Santiago Comesaña MID901 0.050.082
Pathé Ciss MID460 0.000.000
Isi Palazón MID771 0.020.031
Unai López MID633 0.110.042
Álvaro García MID902 0.100.094
Sergi Guardiola FWD460 0.000.000
Randy Nteka Sub440 0.000.000
Óscar Valentín Sub441 0.020.000
Óscar Trejo Sub271 0.030.122
Falcao Sub1311 0.860.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 25% Avg odds 3.76
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.23
Real Sociedad win 45% Avg odds 2.14

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano DDLWW
Real Sociedad DWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 1-0 Rayo Vallecano, 22 Aug 21 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Real Sociedad, 21 Jan 23  All Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad 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.