Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

9 March 2025 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Kylian Mbappe-Lottin 30’
  • Vinícius Júnior 34’
  • Pedro Díaz 45+2’

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1. Real Madrid led 2-1 at half-time.

Kylian Mbappe-Lottin put Real Madrid ahead in the 30th minute, Vinícius Júnior made it 2-0 in the 34th minute, set up by Luka Modric, and Pedro Díaz pulled one back to make it 2-1 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Álvaro García.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.60 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 1.22 from 20.

Match stats

Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano
10 Shots 20
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.59 xG 1.21
1.59 Non-penalty xG 1.21
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin1-0 (Real Madrid)
30’
Vinícius Júnior
Assist: Luka Modric2-0 (Real Madrid)
34’
45+2’
Pedro Díaz
Assist: Álvaro García2-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • Luka Modric
  • Aurelien Tchouameni
  • Vinícius Júnior
Rayo Vallecano
  • Gerard Gumbau

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 1.22 30’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), 1-0 30’ 34’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), 2-0 34’ 45+2’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), 2-1 45+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 1.22 30’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), 1-0 Mbappe-Lottin 30’ 34’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), 2-0 Júnior 34’ 45+2’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), 2-1 Díaz 45+2’
Real Madrid 1.60 xGRayo Vallecano 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Real Madrid attacking 
7’ Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 76’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 36’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 30’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 41’ Fran García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 27’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 39’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 9’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 7’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 27’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 36’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 76’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 30’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 41’ Fran García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 27’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 39’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 9’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 7’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 27’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Andriy Lunin GK900 0.000.000
Lucas Vázquez DEF900 0.000.000
David Alaba DEF900 0.000.000
Raúl DEF900 0.000.000
Fran García DEF901 0.130.000
Rodrygo MID721 0.060.051
Luka Modric MID9010 0.000.554
Aurelien Tchouameni MID900 0.000.000
Jude Bellingham MID900 0.000.000
Vinícius Júnior FWD9014 0.560.192
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin FWD8314 0.850.000
Federico Valverde Sub180 0.000.000
Eduardo Camavinga Sub70 0.000.000
Brahim Diaz Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 75% Avg odds 1.29
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.90
Rayo Vallecano win 9% Avg odds 10.26

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

Form going into the game

Real Madrid LDDWL
Rayo Vallecano WWLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 3-3 Real Madrid, 14 Dec 24 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid, 09 Nov 25  All Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano 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.