Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol match stats & report

1–0 Full time

La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 33 · Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid · Ref A. Cordero

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Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 1–0 in La Liga on 23 April 2026. Expected goals finished 1.60–1.96. Rayo Vallecano had 52% of the ball.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol match statistics

Rayo VallecanoEspanyol

52% Ball possession 48%
1.60 Expected goals (xG) 1.96
17 Total shots 15
6 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 5
9 Shots inside the box 10
6 Corners 5
12 Fouls 15
3 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 4
331 Passes 295
80% Pass accuracy 73%
4 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card A. Batalla Rayo Vallecano
2' Yellow card Pere Milla Espanyol
19' Yellow card Pol Lozano Espanyol
50' Yellow card P. Ciss Rayo Vallecano
75' Yellow card L. Cabrera Espanyol
83' Yellow card C. Ngonge Espanyol
87' Goal Sergio Camello (assist Ilias Akhomach) Rayo Vallecano

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Rayo Vallecano

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Inigo Perez

1 Dani Cárdenas

3 Pep Chavarría 33 J. Vertrouwd 6 P. Ciss 2 A. Ratiu

23 Óscar Valentín 4 Pedro Díaz

22 A. Espino 7 I. Palazon 19 J. de Frutos

9 Alemão

Bench A. Batalla , Juanpe , O. Trejo , Unai López , Gumbau , Carlos Martín , Ilias Akhomach , I. Balliu , A. Mumin , Sergio Camello , F. Perez

Espanyol

Confirmed 4-4-2 Manolo Gonzalez

13 M. Dmitrović

22 C. Romero 6 L. Cabrera 5 F. Calero 23 O. El Hilali

11 Pere Milla 8 Edu Expósito 10 Pol Lozano 24 T. Dolan

9 Roberto Fernández 19 K. Garcia

Bench Ángel Fortuño , C. Pickel , C. Ngonge , J. Salinas , Jofre , R. Terrats , Antoniu Roca , L. Castell , M. Londono , Miguel Rubio , C. Riedel , Rubén Sánchez

Form guide

Rayo Vallecano at home

7–3–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Espanyol away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
7 Dec 25	Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano	1–0
4 Apr 25	Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol	0–4
31 Aug 24	Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano	2–1
21 May 23	Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol	1–2
19 Aug 22	Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano	0–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol head-to-head record