Real Madrid
Rayo Vallecano
Match summary
Real Madrid won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano. Real Madrid led 3-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Kylian Mbappe-Lottin put Real Madrid ahead from the penalty spot in the 14th minute, Álvaro Fernández made it 2-0 in the 17th minute, set up by Kylian Mbappe-Lottin, and Jude Bellingham made it 3-0 in the 35th minute, set up by Vinícius Júnior. In the second half, Sergio Camello pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 51st minute and Mbappe-Lottin made it 4-1 in stoppage time, set up by Arda Güler.
The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 3.13 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 1.19 from 18.
Real Madrid secured a comprehensive 4-1 victory against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga matchday 5, dominating the overall performance through superior territory and attacking volume. The hosts finished the fixture with fifty-six per cent possession, completing five hundred and forty-three passes at an accuracy rate of ninety-one per cent. Real Madrid registered twenty-four total shots, hitting eleven on target and generating an expected goals figure of 3.13. Rayo Vallecano managed eighteen shots with seven on target, accumulating an expected goals total of 1.19. The hosts earned eleven corners to the visitors five, while discipline remained controlled with only one yellow card issued in the match.
The scoring commenced in the fourteenth minute when Kylian Mbappé converted a penalty to give Real Madrid a one-goal advantage. Álvaro Carreras extended the lead with a left-footed shot in the seventeenth minute, and Jude Bellingham added a third with a right-footed shot in the thirty-five minute. Rayo Vallecano responded after the interval as Sergio Camello scored from a right-footed shot in the fifty-first minute. Pathé Ciss received the matches only yellow card for a foul in the seventy-sixth minute. Kylian Mbappé completed the scoring in the first minute of added time with a right-footed shot to seal the 4-1 final scoreline.
