Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia

1 December 2025 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Nobel Mendy 37’
  • Diego López 64’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano and Valencia drew 1-1. Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at half-time.

Nobel Mendy put Rayo Vallecano ahead with a header in the 37th minute, set up by Gerard Gumbau and Diego López equalised from a corner in the 64th minute.

Rayo Vallecano had the better of the chances, with 2.43 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Valencia's 0.90 from 10.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
19 Shots 10
7 Shots on target 2
10 Corners 5
93 Attacks 86
51 Dangerous attacks 54
441 Passes 350
85% Pass accuracy 81%
15 Tackles 10
11 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Valencia
Kick-off
Gerard GumbauShot on target
1’
Fran PérezShot on target
6’
Jorge De FrutosShot on target
26’
Unai LópezShot on target
29’
Nobel MendyHeader1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
37’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
57’
Arnaut DanjumaJavi Guerra
Gerard GumbauShot on target
59’
64’
Diego LópezRight foot shot1-1 (Valencia)
Alexandre ZurawskiUnai López
69’
Alfonso EspinoFran Pérez
69’
71’
Thierry CorreiaFoul
74’
Lucas BeltránHugo Duro
74’
Filip UgrinicLuis Rioja
Iván BalliuJorge de Frutos
83’
Luiz FelipeNobel MendyInjury
83’
Sergio CamelloÁlvaro García
90+2’
90+2’
Dani RabaDiego López
90+2’
Baptiste SantamariaPepelu
Alexandre ZurawskiArgument
90+6’
Full-time1-1

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.43 0.90 37’ Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 37’ 64’ Diego López (Valencia), 1-1 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.43 0.90 37’ Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 Mendy 37’ 64’ Diego López (Valencia), 1-1 López 64’
Rayo Vallecano 2.43 xGValencia 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
32’ Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.63 xG, off target 26’ Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.63 xG, blocked 47’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.53 xG, blocked 26’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 59’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 37’ Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 80’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 64’ Diego López (Valencia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 7’ Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 42’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ André Almeida (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Lucas Beltrán (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 75’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.63 xG, blocked 32’ Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.63 xG, off target 47’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.53 xG, blocked 26’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 59’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 37’ Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 80’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 64’ Diego López (Valencia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 7’ Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 42’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ André Almeida (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Lucas Beltrán (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Rayo Vallecano 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Batalla
Rațiu
Lejeune
Mendy 83’
Chavarría
Valentín
Pérez 69’
López 69’
Gumbau
García 90’
Frutos 83’
Valencia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Agirrezabala
Gayà
Copete
Tárrega
Correia
Pepelu 90’
Guerra 57’
López 90’
Almeida
Rioja 74’
Duro 74’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Augusto Batalla GK900 0.000.000
Andrei Ratiu DEF903 0.070.673
Florian Lejeune DEF901 0.020.000
Nobel Mendy DEF8412 0.750.000
Pep Chavarría DEF900 0.000.192
Óscar Valentín MID900 0.000.041
Fran Pérez MID703 0.750.000
Gerard Gumbau MID9014 0.200.203
Unai López MID701 0.020.123
Álvaro García MID902 0.060.011
Jorge De Frutos FWD843 0.560.000
Alemão Sub200 0.000.000
Alfonso Espino Sub200 0.000.000
Iván Balliu Sub60 0.000.021
Luiz Felipe Sub60 0.000.000
Sergio Camello Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 46% Avg odds 2.04
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.18
Valencia win 24% Avg odds 3.94

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano WWLDD
Valencia DLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Valencia, 19 Apr 25 Next meeting: Valencia 1-1 Rayo Vallecano, 14 May 26  All Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.