Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

La Liga 5 Dec 2021, 13:00
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Espanyol
Espanyol
🏟 Estadio de Vallecas (Madrid) 👤 José Munuera Round 16

Match report

Rayo Vallecano edged past Espanyol 1-0 in the La Liga on 5 December 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Rayo Vallecano failed to register a single shot on target, while Espanyol had 10 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 7.

F. Merida was sent off in the 90+4th minute.

The match was played at Estadio de Vallecas (Madrid), with José Munuera in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 7 - 10 On target 0 - 3 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 18 - 11 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Adrià Pedrosa
Espanyol · captained the side
7 Stole Dimitrievski 3 saves
7 Ivan Balliu captained the side
7 Esteban Saveljich captained the side
7 Alejandro Catena captained the side
First half vs second half
Espanyol came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 2–7
Shots On Goal 0–1 0–2
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 3–2 3–1
Attacks 53–42 53–54
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
106 Attacks 96
75 Dangerous Attacks 36
1 On Target 3
8 Off Target 7
7 Shots Total 10
0 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 4
3 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 6
18 Fouls 11
6 Corners 3
3 Offsides 0
50% Ball Possession 50%
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 0
405 Passes Total 421
315 Passes Accurate 328
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rayo Vallecano · 4-2-3-1
13 S. Dimitrievski
20 I. Balliu 24 E. Saveljich 5 A. Catena 33 F. García
12 U. López 23 Ó. Valentín
7 I. Palazón 8 Ó. Trejo 18 Á. García
16 S. Guardiola
Espanyol · 4-1-4-1
13 D. López
22 A. Vidal 24 S. Gómez 4 L. Cabrera 3 A. Pedrosa
20 K. Bare
23 A. Embarba 25 Y. Herrera 10 S. Darder 9 J. Puado
11 R. Tomás
Rayo Vallecano
Coach
Andoni Iraola
Substitutes
  • 25 Mauricio Arboleda
  • 1 Luca Zidane
  • 19 Kévin Rodrigues
  • 32 Mario Hernández
  • 2 Nikola Maras
  • 10 Bebé
  • 21 Ismaila Ciss
  • 22 José Pozo
  • 9 Randy Nteka
  • 4 Mario Suárez
  • 3 Radamel Falcao
  • 11 Andrés Martín
Espanyol
Coach
Vicente Moreno
Substitutes
  • 1 Oier Olazábal
  • 34 Joan Garcia
  • 5 Fernando Calero
  • 2 Miguelón
  • 17 Dídac Vila
  • 21 Nicolás Melamed
  • 8 Fran Mérida
  • 14 Óscar Melendo
  • 6 Manuel Morlanes
  • 7 Wu Lei
  • 16 Loren Morón
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ Fernando Calero ↓ Sergi Gómez Espanyol
  • 61' ↑ Loren Morón ↓ K. Bare Espanyol
  • 67' ↑ P. Ciss ↓ Unai López Rayo Vallecano
  • 74' ↑ Nico Melamed ↓ Adri Embarba Espanyol
  • 74' ↑ Manu Morlanes ↓ Darder Espanyol
  • 75' ↑ R. Falcao ↓ Sergi Guardiola Rayo Vallecano
  • 88' ↑ Kévin Rodrigues ↓ Álvaro García Rayo Vallecano
  • 88' ↑ R. Nteka ↓ Ó. Trejo Rayo Vallecano
Cards
  • 9' J. Puado Espanyol
  • 40' O. Trejo Rayo Vallecano
  • 69' A. Vidal Espanyol
  • 90' R. Nteka Rayo Vallecano
  • 90+1' L. Cabrera Espanyol
  • 90+2' O. Valentin Rayo Vallecano
  • 90+4' F. Merida Espanyol
Head-to-head
Rayo Vallecano 6 1 draws 3 Espanyol
2026-04-23 Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol 0 - 0
2025-12-07 Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano 1 - 0
2025-04-04 Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol 0 - 4
2024-08-31 Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano 2 - 1
2022-08-19 Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano 0 - 2
2022-04-21 Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano 0 - 1
Recent form
Rayo Vallecano D D D D W
Espanyol D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol?
Rayo Vallecano won 1-0 against Espanyol on 5 December 2021.
Who won Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol?
Rayo Vallecano won the match 1-0.
Where was Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol played?
The match was played at Estadio de Vallecas (Madrid).
Who had more possession in Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol?
Rayo Vallecano had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.