Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

15 December 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Karim Benzema 13’

Match summary

Real Madrid won 1-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano. Real Madrid led 1-0 at half-time.

Karim Benzema put Real Madrid ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Lucas Vázquez.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 0.60 from 11.

Match stats

Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano
9 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 0.59
1.25 Non-penalty xG 0.59
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
Karim Benzema
Assist: Lucas Vázquez1-0 (Real Madrid)
13’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Alejandro Gálvez
  • Giannelli Imbula
  • Bebé

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 1.25 0.60 13’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-0 13’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.60 13’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-0 Benzema 13’
Real Madrid 1.25 xGRayo Vallecano 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Real Madrid attacking 
13’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 16’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 50’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 16’ Emiliano Velázquez (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+1’ Álex Alegría (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+1’ Emiliano Velázquez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Emiliano Velázquez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Luis Advíncula (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Giannelli Imbula (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 16’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 50’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 16’ Emiliano Velázquez (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+1’ Emiliano Velázquez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+1’ Álex Alegría (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Emiliano Velázquez (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Luis Advíncula (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Giannelli Imbula (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Thibaut Courtois GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Carvajal DEF900 0.000.000
Raphael Varane DEF900 0.000.000
Sergio Ramos DEF900 0.000.000
Marcelo DEF901 0.060.000
Luka Modric MID902 0.110.141
Toni Kroos MID901 0.060.412
Marcos Llorente MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Vázquez FWD9011 0.070.462
Karim Benzema FWD7811 0.410.112
Marco Asensio FWD712 0.490.000
Dani Ceballos Sub190 0.000.000
Vinícius Júnior Sub121 0.050.000
Federico Valverde Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 83% Bet365 odds 1.14
Draw 11% Bet365 odds 9.00
Rayo Vallecano win 6% Bet365 odds 15.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Real Madrid WWLWW
Rayo Vallecano LDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Real Madrid, 28 Apr 19  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.