Luis Jesús Rioja González
Known as Luis Rioja
Forward
· 
Valencia
· 19th in the league
Next fixture
Sat 24 Oct, 16:30 UTC HOME
Villarreal
Analysis
Season Performance
Luis Rioja at Valencia this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 152 · Starts: 1
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?Luis Rioja's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other forwards in La Liga. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | 1 0.59 | 2.3 0.50 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.49 0.29 | 1.62 0.36 |
| Shots | 4 2.37 | 10.0 2.39 |
| Shots on target | 1 0.59 | 4.5 1.05 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | - - | 1.8 0.40 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.96 0.57 | 0.78 0.17 |
| Key passes | 4 2.37 | 6.0 1.42 |
| Defending | ||
| Tackles | - - | 5.4 1.24 |
| Interceptions | 3 1.78 | 2.8 0.69 |
| Duels won | 3 1.78 | 21.2 5.11 |
| Blocked shots | - - | 1.4 0.32 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | - - | 5.6 1.40 |
| Fouls drawn | 2 1.18 | 6.6 1.63 |
| Yellow cards | - - | 1.6 0.45 |
| Red cards | - - | 1.0 0.31 |
Player Traits
Luis Rioja’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Goals74%
- Shots on target30%
- Shots53%
- Key passes87%
- Duels won2%
- Expected goals (xG)48%
- Expected assists (xA)99%
Squad standing
Where Luis Rioja ranks among 29 registered Valencia players this season.
- 5th of 29 for Goals
- 20th of 29 for Minutes played
- 13th of 29 for Shots on target
- 8th of 29 for Expected goals (xG)
- 10th of 29 for Interceptions
- 22nd of 29 for Duels won
- 9th of 29 for Key passes
Historic Bets
Luis Rioja’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 30.7% Based on 153 matches across 5 seasons on file
- 2 Over 1.5 Shots 28.8% Based on 153 matches across 5 seasons on file
- 3 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 26.2% Based on 42 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 4 Over 1.5 Tackles 23.8% Based on 42 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 5 To Score or Assist 17.6% Based on 153 matches across 5 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over Luis Rioja’s last 10 matches (56 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 20% Below career
- 2 Over 1.5 Shots 30%
- 3 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 20%
- 4 Over 1.5 Tackles 10% Below career
- 5 To Score or Assist 30% Above career
Match log
Every finished match on file Luis Rioja actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Sportmonks’ own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | Shots | SOT | Tackles | Fouls | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 26 | Home |  Athletic Bilbao |
D | 36’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 20 Sep 26 | Home |  Real Sociedad |
L | 2’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 15 Sep 26 | Away |  Alaves |
W | 19’ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 30 Aug 26 | Away |  Deportivo La Coruna |
L | 60’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 25 Aug 26 | Home |  Real Betis |
L | 35’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 23 May 26 | Home |  Barcelona |
W | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 17 May 26 | Away | Real Sociedad |
W | 74’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 14 May 26 | Home |  Rayo Vallecano |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 10 May 26 | Away | Athletic Bilbao |
W | 90’ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 02 May 26 | Home |  Atletico Madrid |
L | 59’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 25 Apr 26 | Home |  Girona |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 21 Apr 26 | Away |  Mallorca |
D | 30’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 11 Apr 26 | Away |  Elche |
L | 61’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 05 Apr 26 | Home |  Celta Vigo |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 21 Mar 26 | Away |  Sevilla |
W | 90’ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 14 Mar 26 | Away |  Real Oviedo |
L | 34’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 08 Mar 26 | Home | Alaves |
W | 70’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 01 Mar 26 | Home |  Osasuna |
W | 56’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 22 Feb 26 | Away | Villarreal |
L | 78’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 15 Feb 26 | Away |  Levante |
W | 90’ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 08 Feb 26 | Home |  Real Madrid |
L | 81’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 01 Feb 26 | Away | Real Betis |
L | 77’ | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 24 Jan 26 | Home |  Espanyol |
W | 88’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 18 Jan 26 | Away |  Getafe |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 10 Jan 26 | Home | Elche |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 03 Jan 26 | Away | Celta Vigo |
L | 33’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 19 Dec 25 | Home | Mallorca |
D | 72’ | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 07 Dec 25 | Home | Sevilla |
D | 68’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 01 Dec 25 | Away | Rayo Vallecano |
D | 74’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 21 Nov 25 | Home | Levante |
W | 17’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 09 Nov 25 | Home | Real Betis |
D | 22’ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 01 Nov 25 | Away | Real Madrid |
L | 55’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 25 Oct 25 | Home | Villarreal |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 20 Oct 25 | Away | Alaves |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 04 Oct 25 | Away | Girona |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 Sep 25 | Home | Real Oviedo |
L | 85’ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 23 Sep 25 | Away | Espanyol |
D | 76’ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 20 Sep 25 | Home | Athletic Bilbao |
W | 70’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 14 Sep 25 | Away | Barcelona |
L | 33’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 29 Aug 25 | Home | Getafe |
W | 87’ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 24 Aug 25 | Away | Osasuna |
L | 67’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 16 Aug 25 | Home | Real Sociedad |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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Season by season
Every season on file for Luis Rioja, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For the Premier League this can reach further back than the current season’s Sportmonks-sourced columns: Understat’s own cached match history covers up to 6 seasons, so an earlier row may carry goals/assists/xG/xA while its tackles/interceptions/etc. show ‘-’ (Sportmonks itself only carries 3 seasons per league).
| Season | 2026/2027 | 2025/2026 | 2024/2025 | 2023/2024 | 2021/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Valencia | Valencia | Alaves | Alaves | Alaves |
| Mins | 152 | 2637 | 2868 | 2576 | 3149 |
| Starts | 1 | 31 | 37 | 31 | 36 |
| Goals | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Assists | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| xG | 0.49 | 2.63 | 3.95 | 5.84 | 2.79 |
| xA | 0.96 | 4.35 | 4.48 | 5.50 | 5.36 |
| Shots | 4 | 43 | 30 | 57 | 44 |
| SOT | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 16 |
| Tackles | - | 36 | 35 | - | - |
| Int. | 3 | 19 | 22 | - | - |
| Duels won | 3 | 105 | 128 | - | - |
| Blocked | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Key passes | 4 | 39 | 35 | - | - |
| Fouls | - | 13 | 19 | - | - |
| Fouls drawn | 2 | 29 | 39 | - | - |
| Yel | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Red | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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