Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano

18 December 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ayoze Pérez 45+1’
  • Álvaro García 21’

Match summary

Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Álvaro García put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Sergio Camello and Ayoze Pérez equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Denis Suárez.

Villarreal had the better of the chances, with 2.53 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 1.86 from 18. Villarreal had a player sent off.

Match stats

Villarreal Rayo Vallecano
14 Shots 18
5 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 7
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2.53 xG 1.86
2.53 Non-penalty xG 1.86
6 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Villarreal Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
21’
Álvaro García
Assist: Sergio Camello0-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Ayoze Pérez
Assist: Denis Suárez1-1 (Villarreal)
45+1’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Willy Kambwala
  • Logan Costa
  • Yeremi Pino
  • Pape Alassane Gueye
  • Thiago Ojeda
Rayo Vallecano
  • Florian Lejeune
  • Abdul Mumin
  • Óscar Trejo

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.53 1.86 21’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 21’ 45+1’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), 1-1 45+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.53 1.86 21’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 García 21’ 45+1’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), 1-1 Pérez 45+1’
Villarreal 2.53 xGRayo Vallecano 1.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Villarreal attacking 
89’ Juan Bernat (Villarreal), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 70’ Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 24’ Thierno Barry (Villarreal), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 58’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 46’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 51’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 21’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 10’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 40’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 70’ Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 55’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 82’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Thiago Ojeda (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Juan Bernat (Villarreal), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 70’ Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 24’ Thierno Barry (Villarreal), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 58’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 46’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 51’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 21’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 10’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 40’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 70’ Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 55’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 82’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Thiago Ojeda (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Luiz Júnior GK900 0.000.000
Pau Navarro DEF790 0.000.000
Logan Costa DEF900 0.000.000
Willy Kambwala DEF310 0.000.000
Sergi Cardona DEF900 0.000.153
Yeremi Pino MID792 0.310.381
Pape Alassane Gueye MID903 0.190.000
Santiago Comesaña MID901 0.050.061
Denis Suárez MID6810 0.000.351
Ayoze Pérez FWD8815 1.070.021
Thierno Barry FWD791 0.380.622
Juan Bernat Sub221 0.510.000
Juan Foyth Sub110 0.000.000
Gerard Moreno Sub110 0.000.000
Pau Cabanes De La Torre Sub110 0.000.111
Thiago Ojeda Sub21 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 54% Avg odds 1.78
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.78
Rayo Vallecano win 21% Avg odds 4.57

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal WDDLL
Rayo Vallecano LLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 3-0 Rayo Vallecano, 28 Apr 24 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Villarreal, 22 Feb 25  All Villarreal 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.