AEK Athens FC vs Rayo Vallecano match stats & report

3–1 Full time

UEFA Europa Conference League · Quarter-finals · Allwyn Arena, Athens · Ref E. Eskas

AEK Athens FC stats & fixtures · Rayo Vallecano stats & fixtures

AEK Athens FC beat Rayo Vallecano 3–1 in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Quarter-finals) on 16 April 2026. Expected goals finished 2.78–1.80. AEK Athens FC had 64% of the ball.

AEK Athens FC vs Rayo Vallecano match statistics

AEK Athens FCRayo Vallecano

64% Ball possession 36%
2.78 Expected goals (xG) 1.80
21 Total shots 10
9 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 1
16 Shots inside the box 7
8 Corners 2
15 Fouls 17
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
374 Passes 232
80% Pass accuracy 64%
3 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

13' Goal Zini (assist S. Pilios) AEK Athens FC
19' Yellow card Ilias Akhomach Rayo Vallecano
30' Yellow card B. Varga AEK Athens FC
36' Penalty scored R. Marin AEK Athens FC
44' Yellow card Unai López Rayo Vallecano
51' Goal Zini (assist D. Kutesa) AEK Athens FC
60' Goal I. Palazon (assist Pedro Díaz) Rayo Vallecano
90+1' Yellow card A. Koita AEK Athens FC
90+6' Yellow card Pedro Díaz Rayo Vallecano

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

AEK Athens FC

Confirmed 4-4-2 Marko Nikolic

1 T. Strakosha

3 S. Pilios 44 Filipe Relvas 2 H. Moukoudi 12 L. Rota

7 D. Kutesa 13 O. Pineda 18 R. Marin 11 A. Koita

25 B. Varga 90 Zini

Bench A. Brignoli , A. Angelopoulos , R. Pereyra , N. Eliasson , M. Gaćinović , J. Penrice , D. Vida , M. Todorski , D. Kaloskamis

Rayo Vallecano

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Inigo Perez

13 A. Batalla

3 Pep Chavarría 5 Luiz Felipe 24 F. Lejeune 2 A. Ratiu

6 P. Ciss 17 Unai López

18 Álvaro García 7 I. Palazon 12 Ilias Akhomach

19 J. de Frutos

Bench Dani Cárdenas , A. Molina , O. Trejo , Gumbau , A. Espino , Pedro Díaz , Alemão , Óscar Valentín , N. Mendy , I. Balliu , Sergio Camello

Form guide

AEK Athens FC at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 0.4 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 7.0 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Rayo Vallecano away

2–1–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.3 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 4.2 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

AEK Athens FC vs Rayo Vallecano head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
9 Apr 26	Rayo Vallecano v AEK Athens FC	3–0

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full AEK Athens FC vs Rayo Vallecano head-to-head record