Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano

12 December 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Mario Melero López

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

Aissa Mandi 32’
Gerard Moreno 36’ (pen)

Match summary

Villarreal won 2-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano. Villarreal led 2-0 at half-time.

Aissa Mandi put Villarreal ahead with a header in the 32nd minute, set up by Daniel Parejo and Gerard Moreno made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 36th minute.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 1.41 from 19.

Match stats

13 Shots 19

5 Shots on Target 7

5 Corners 6

1 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

2.11 xG 1.41

1.37 Non-penalty xG 1.41

5 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Villarreal Rayo Vallecano

Kick-off

Aissa Mandi
Assist: Daniel Parejo

1-0

32’

Gerard Moreno
Penalty

2-0

36’

Half-time2-0

Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Villarreal

Pau Torres

Rayo Vallecano

Alejandro Catena
Fran García
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.

Villarreal 2.12 xGRayo Vallecano 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Rayo Vallecano attacking Villarreal attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Gerónimo Rulli	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Mario	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.26	2
Aissa Mandi	DEF	90	1		1	0.46	0.00	0
Pau Torres	DEF	90			2	0.24	0.00	0
Alfonso	DEF	90			2	0.06	0.13	1
Yeremi Pino	MID	66			0	0.00	0.02	1
Vicente Iborra	MID	90			1	0.13	0.00	0
Daniel Parejo	MID	66		1	0	0.00	0.46	1
Manu Trigueros	MID	82			0	0.00	0.00	0
Gerard Moreno	FWD	89	1		3	0.90	0.17	2
Boulaye Dia	FWD	67			2	0.11	0.00	0
Etienne Capoue	Sub	24			0	0.00	0.00	0
Samuel Chukwueze	Sub	24			0	0.00	0.10	1
Alberto Moreno	Sub	23			2	0.22	0.00	0
Moi Gómez	Sub	8			0	0.00	0.12	1
Paco Alcácer	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Stole Dimitrievski	GK	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
Iván Balliu	DEF	90	0	0.00	0.13	2
Alejandro Catena	DEF	90	0	0.00	0.10	2
Esteban Saveljich	DEF	86	0	0.00	0.00	0
Fran García	DEF	90	1	0.01	0.06	1
Óscar Valentín	MID	90	0	0.00	0.32	3
Santiago Comesaña	MID	69	0	0.00	0.04	1
Isi Palazón	MID	69	3	0.18	0.00	0
Óscar Trejo	MID	62	1	0.07	0.00	0
Álvaro García	MID	90	6	0.72	0.32	3
Sergi Guardiola	FWD	86	3	0.22	0.00	0
Randy Nteka	Sub	28	1	0.06	0.20	2
Bebé	Sub	21	1	0.01	0.09	1
Unai López	Sub	21	0	0.00	0.02	2
José Pozo	Sub	4	1	0.03	0.00	0
Andrés Martín	Sub	4	2	0.12	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 55% Avg odds 1.76

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81

Rayo Vallecano win 20% Avg odds 4.76

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal L W D L L

Rayo Vallecano D L W D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Villarreal 3-1 Rayo Vallecano, 17 Mar 19 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-5 Villarreal, 12 May 22 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.