Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal

12 May 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Full time 1 – 5

Half-time: 1–4

  • Sergi Guardiola 21’
  • Alfonso 3’, 88’
  • Juan Foyth 27’
  • Paco Alcácer 38’
  • Pau Torres 45+1’

Match summary

Villarreal won comfortably, 5-1 away at Rayo Vallecano. Villarreal led 4-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alfonso put Villarreal ahead with a header in the 3rd minute, set up by Daniel Parejo, Sergi Guardiola equalised in the 21st minute, Juan Foyth put Villarreal back in front with a header in the 27th minute, set up by Pau Torres, Paco Alcácer made it 1-3 in the 38th minute, set up by Alfonso, and Pau Torres made it 1-4 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Daniel Parejo. In the second half, Alfonso made it 1-5 in the 88th minute, set up by Boulaye Dia.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.92 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 1.91 from 17.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
17 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 8
9 Corners 3
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 2.92
1.89 Non-penalty xG 2.92
6 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
Kick-off
3’
Alfonso
Assist: Daniel Parejo0-1 (Villarreal)
Sergi Guardiola1-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
21’
27’
Juan Foyth
Assist: Pau Torres1-2 (Villarreal)
38’
Paco Alcácer
Assist: Alfonso1-3 (Villarreal)
45+1’
Pau Torres
Assist: Daniel Parejo1-4 (Villarreal)
Half-time1-4
88’
Alfonso
Assist: Boulaye Dia1-5 (Villarreal)
Full-time1-5

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Nikola Maras
  • Unai López
  • Santiago Comesaña
  • Álvaro García
  • Mamadou Sylla
Villarreal
  • Gerónimo Rulli
  • Raúl Albiol

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 2.92 3’ Alfonso (Villarreal), 0-1 3’ 21’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 21’ 27’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), 1-2 27’ 38’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), 1-3 38’ 45+1’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), 1-4 45+1’ 88’ Alfonso (Villarreal), 1-5 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 2.92 3’ Alfonso (Villarreal), 0-1 Alfonso 3’ 21’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 Guardiola 21’ 27’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), 1-2 Foyth 27’ 38’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), 1-3 Alcácer 38’ 45+1’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), 1-4 Torres 45+1’ 88’ Alfonso (Villarreal), 1-5 Alfonso 88’
Rayo Vallecano 1.91 xGVillarreal 2.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
27’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), set piece, 0.82 xG, goal 46’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), set piece, 0.63 xG, goal 87’ Aissa Mandi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.51 xG, saved 21’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 38’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 19’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 48’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 86’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 76’ Mamadou Sylla (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 81’ Mamadou Sylla (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Alfonso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 69’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 74’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alejandro Asensio (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Kévin Rodrigues (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), set piece, 0.82 xG, goal 46’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), set piece, 0.63 xG, goal 87’ Aissa Mandi (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.51 xG, saved 21’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 38’ Paco Alcácer (Villarreal), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 19’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 48’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 76’ Mamadou Sylla (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 86’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 81’ Mamadou Sylla (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Alfonso (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 69’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 74’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Pau Torres (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alejandro Asensio (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Kévin Rodrigues (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Óscar Valentín (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 0.000.061
Alejandro Catena DEF902 0.050.000
Nikola Maras DEF610 0.000.021
Fran García DEF900 0.000.000
Unai López MID903 0.510.052
Óscar Valentín MID901 0.010.000
Bebé MID612 0.040.421
Santiago Comesaña MID901 0.420.131
Álvaro García MID900 0.000.142
Sergi Guardiola FWD6113 0.540.031
Falcao Sub290 0.000.000
Mamadou Sylla Sub292 0.230.000
Randy Nteka Sub291 0.060.000
Kévin Rodrigues Sub11 0.010.041
Alejandro Asensio Sub11 0.040.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 23% Avg odds 4.21
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Villarreal win 51% Avg odds 1.88

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 2-0 Rayo Vallecano, 12 Dec 21 Next meeting: Villarreal 0-1 Rayo Vallecano, 30 Jan 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.