Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal

28 May 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Raúl de Tomás 56’
  • Isi Palazón 63’
  • Giovani Lo Celso 83’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano saw off Villarreal 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Raúl de Tomás put Rayo Vallecano ahead with a header in the 56th minute, set up by Pep Chavarría, Isi Palazón made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, set up by Santiago Comesaña, and Giovani Lo Celso pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 83rd minute, set up by Alfonso.

The chances backed that up: Rayo Vallecano created 1.17 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Villarreal's 0.62 from 7.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
15 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 0.62
1.17 Non-penalty xG 0.62
9 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Raúl de Tomás
Assist: Pep Chavarría1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
56’
Isi Palazón
Assist: Santiago Comesaña2-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
63’
83’
Giovani Lo Celso
Assist: Alfonso2-1 (Villarreal)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Alejandro Catena
  • Óscar Valentín
  • Raúl de Tomás
Villarreal
  • Alfonso
  • Daniel Parejo
  • Yeremi Pino
  • Nicolas Jackson
  • Giovani Lo Celso

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 1.17 0.62 56’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 56’ 63’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 2-0 63’ 83’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 0.62 56’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 de Tomás 56’ 63’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 2-0 Palazón 63’ 83’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), 2-1 Celso 83’
Rayo Vallecano 1.17 xGVillarreal 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
56’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 75’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 83’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 63’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 71’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 45’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 81’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Ramón Terrats (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 75’ Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 83’ Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 63’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 71’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 45’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 81’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Ramón Terrats (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ 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
Stole Dimitrievski GK900 0.000.000
Iván Balliu DEF900 0.000.000
Abdul Mumin DEF902 0.110.000
Alejandro Catena DEF900 0.000.000
Fran García DEF900 0.000.071
Óscar Valentín MID900 0.000.000
Santiago Comesaña MID8611 0.010.172
Isi Palazón MID8014 0.260.224
Álvaro García MID861 0.070.182
Pep Chavarría MID7310 0.000.433
Raúl de Tomás FWD7315 0.630.000
Sergio Camello Sub170 0.000.081
Unai López Sub172 0.090.000
Salvi Sánchez Sub100 0.000.000
Falcao Sub40 0.000.000
Pathé Ciss Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 31% Avg odds 3.09
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.77
Villarreal win 44% Avg odds 2.20

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano LWLLL
Villarreal WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 0-1 Rayo Vallecano, 30 Jan 23 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Villarreal, 24 Sep 23  All Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal 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.