Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano

27 November 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Carlos Soler 19’ (pen)
  • Isi Palazón 64’

Match summary

Valencia and Rayo Vallecano shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time.

Carlos Soler put Valencia ahead from the penalty spot in the 19th minute and Isi Palazón equalised from a corner in the 64th minute.

Rayo Vallecano had the better of the chances, with 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Valencia's 1.58 from 8.

Match stats

Valencia Rayo Vallecano
8 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 9
6 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.58 xG 2.03
0.84 Non-penalty xG 2.03
8 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Valencia Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
Carlos Soler
Penalty1-0 (Valencia)
19’
Half-time1-0
64’
Isi Palazón1-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Dimitri Foulquier
  • Mouctar Diakhaby
  • Omar Alderete
  • José Gayá
  • Carlos Soler
  • Daniel Wass
Rayo Vallecano
  • Esteban Saveljich
  • Alejandro Catena
  • Santiago Comesaña
  • Óscar Valentín
  • Isi Palazón

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.58 2.11 19’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), 1-0 19’ 64’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.58 2.11 19’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), 1-0 Soler 19’ 64’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 Palazón 64’
Valencia 1.58 xGRayo Vallecano 2.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Valencia attacking 
64’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.76 xG, goal 19’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 57’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.66 xG, blocked 67’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 90+5’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 64’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 90+1’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ José Pozo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Esteban Saveljich (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Hélder Costa (Valencia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.76 xG, goal 19’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 57’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.66 xG, blocked 67’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 90+5’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 64’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 70’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ José Pozo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Esteban Saveljich (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Hélder Costa (Valencia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jasper Cillessen GK900 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier DEF901 0.060.000
Mouctar Diakhaby DEF900 0.000.021
Omar Alderete DEF901 0.010.000
José Gayá DEF900 0.000.000
Carlos Soler MID9013 1.350.072
Hugo Guillamón MID900 0.000.071
Daniel Wass MID860 0.000.000
Hélder Costa MID861 0.020.000
Hugo Duro FWD900 0.000.000
Gonçalo Guedes FWD661 0.070.031
Maxi Gómez Sub240 0.000.571
Denis Cheryshev Sub40 0.000.000
Yunus Musah Sub40 0.000.071
Koba Koindredi Sub10 0.000.000
Marcos de Sousa Sub11 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 47% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Rayo Vallecano win 24% Avg odds 3.97

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

Form going into the game

Valencia DLWDD
Rayo Vallecano LWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 2-0 Valencia, 06 Apr 19 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Valencia, 11 Apr 22  All Valencia 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.