Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

La Liga 19 Aug 2022, 18:00
Espanyol
Espanyol
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
🏟 RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat) 👤 Jorge Figueroa Round 2

Match report

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2-0 in the La Liga on 19 August 2022.

Espanyol had 13 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 8.

F. Lejeune was sent off in the 16th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The match was played at RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat), with Jorge Figueroa in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 13 - 8 On target 1 - 3 Corners 9 - 2 Fouls 12 - 17 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Ismaila Ciss
Rayo Vallecano · 1 goal
8 Vinicíus Souza captained the side
8 Sergi Darder captained the side
7 Isi Palazón 1 goal
7 Leandro Cabrera 77 passes (83% accurate)
First half vs second half
Espanyol stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 8–5
Shots On Goal 0–2 1–1
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 4–1 5–1
Attacks 49–45 61–47
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
110 Attacks 92
67 Dangerous Attacks 31
1 On Target 3
12 Off Target 5
13 Shots Total 8
1 Shots On Goal 3
8 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 4
6 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 17
9 Corners 2
3 Offsides 2
55% Ball Possession 45%
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 1
451 Passes Total 395
386 Passes Accurate 321
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Espanyol · 4-3-3
13 B. Lecomte
2 Ó. Gil 24 S. Gómez 4 L. Cabrera 14 B. Oliván
20 E. Expósito 12 V. Souza 10 S. Darder
27 R. Saez 9 Joselu 21 N. Melamed
Rayo Vallecano · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Dimitrievski
20 I. Balliu 19 F. Lejeune 5 A. Catena 3 F. García
17 U. López 21 I. Ciss
7 I. Palazón 8 Ó. Trejo 18 Á. García
34 S. Camello
Espanyol
Coach
Diego Martínez
Substitutes
  • 34 Angel Fortuno
  • 1 Joan García
  • 5 Fernando Calero
  • 8 Keidi Bare
  • 7 Javi Puado
  • 31 Daniel Villahermosa
  • 28 Simo
  • 30 Luca Koleosho
  • 32 Nabil Touaizi
Rayo Vallecano
Coach
Andoni Iraola
Substitutes
  • 30 Miguel Ángel Morro
  • 2 Mario Hernández
  • 4 Mario Suárez
  • 24 Esteban Saveljich
  • 10 Bebé
  • 11 Randy Nteka
  • 28 Pablo Muñoz
  • 14 Salvi
  • 23 Óscar Valentín
  • 22 José Pozo
  • 9 Radamel Falcao
Substitutions
  • 35' ↑ Fernando Calero ↓ Nico Melamed Espanyol
  • 57' ↑ Salvi ↓ Isi Palazón Rayo Vallecano
  • 57' ↑ Óscar Valentín ↓ Ó. Trejo Rayo Vallecano
  • 64' ↑ Javi Puado ↓ Rubén Sánchez Espanyol
  • 74' ↑ R. Falcao ↓ Sergio Camello Rayo Vallecano
  • 77' ↑ K. Bare ↓ Edu Expósito Espanyol
  • 77' ↑ L. Koleosho ↓ Brian Oliván Espanyol
  • 85' ↑ Mario Suárez ↓ Unai López Rayo Vallecano
  • 85' ↑ R. Nteka ↓ Álvaro García Rayo Vallecano
Cards
  • 6' O. Gil Espanyol
  • 14' F. Lejeune Rayo Vallecano
  • 16' F. Lejeune Rayo Vallecano
  • 16' F. Lejeune Rayo Vallecano
  • 24' S. Dimitrievski Rayo Vallecano
  • 30' S. Gomez Espanyol
  • 36' O. Trejo Rayo Vallecano
  • 45+3' B. Olivan Espanyol
  • 76' O. Valentin Rayo Vallecano
Head-to-head
Espanyol 3 1 draws 6 Rayo Vallecano
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
Espanyol D D D D L
Rayo Vallecano D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano?
Espanyol lost 0-2 against Rayo Vallecano on 19 August 2022.
Who won Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano?
Rayo Vallecano won the match 2-0.
Where was Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano played?
The match was played at RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat).
Who had more possession in Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano?
Espanyol had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.