Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Athletic Club

4 – 0

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 15:15 UTC San Mames 44,689 HT 45' · FT 45'

Gorka Guruzeta 23' 1–0

Alfonso Espino og 47' 2–0

Inaki Williams 64' 3–0

Nico Williams 68' 4–0

Daniel Vivian 6' Y

Y 32' Alfonso Espino

Y 87' Radamel Falcao

Overview

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Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — La Liga at San Mames.

Athletic Club 38 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 games · 50 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Francisco Hernandez Maeso (Spain)
Assistant 1 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
Assistant 2 Abraham Perez Dapia (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

Athletic Club 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-02 Athletic Club 4–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2023-03-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 Athletic Club 2022-09-17 Athletic Club 3–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2022-01-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club 2021-09-21 Athletic Club 1–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Recent Form

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	4–0	W
27 Nov	Girona FC	A	1–1	D
10 Nov	RC Celta de Vigo	H	4–3	W
05 Nov	Villarreal CF	A	3–2	W
29 Oct	Valencia CF	H	2–2	D
22 Oct	FC Barcelona	A	0–1	L

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Athletic Club	A	0–4	L
25 Nov	FC Barcelona	H	1–1	D
11 Nov	Girona FC	H	1–2	L
05 Nov	Real Madrid CF	A	0–0	D
29 Oct	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–2	D
22 Oct	UD Las Palmas	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Athletic Club		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#12	Position	#8
45	Points	50
38	Played	38
13 / 6 / 19	W / D / L	12 / 14 / 12
43	Scored	41
58	Conceded	44
-15	GD	-3
1.18	PPG	1.32
34%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 8th (50 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at San Mames!
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
6' The referee calls foul for Daniel Vivian. He receives a Yellow card.
11' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
16' Both keepers have barely been tested. Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
21' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
23' Gorka Guruzeta doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
28' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. Alvaro Garcia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' Alfonso Espino has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
37' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
47' Gorka Guruzeta adds to his 0 season tally! Athletic Club lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' A change in the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid ranks — Oscar Valentin exits the field as Kike Perez enters on 55.
60' Spain international Oscar Valentin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
64' Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta with the perfectly-timed delivery and Inaki Williams makes no mistake. 3-0!
68' Nico Williams is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
69' A change in the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid ranks — Sergio Camello exits the field as Radamel Falcao enters on 69.
74' Athletic Club ring the changes. De Marcos has done his job and it is now time for Yuri Berchiche to step up.
79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
80' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Alex Berenguer comes on to replace Inaki Williams.
81' Benat Prados is replacing Ruiz de Galarreta for the Athletic Club side.
84' Peru Nolaskoain is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Vivian at the 84 minute mark.
87' The referee shows Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player a Yellow card on 87.
Athletic Club celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francisco

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oihan Sancet	6
Nico Williams	5
Inaki Williams	5
Radamel Falcao	3
Raul de Tomas	1
Gorka Guruzeta	1
Raul Garcia	1
Randy Ntekja	1

Head to Head

Athletic Club Form

2023-12-02 Athletic Club 4–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2023-11-27 Girona FC 1–1 Athletic Club D 2023-11-10 Athletic Club 4–3 RC Celta de Vigo W 2023-11-05 Villarreal CF 2–3 Athletic Club W 2023-10-29 Athletic Club 2–2 Valencia CF D 2023-10-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club L

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2023-12-02 Athletic Club 4–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2023-11-25 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2023-11-11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 Girona FC L 2023-11-05 Real Madrid CF 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2023-10-29 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2023-10-22 UD Las Palmas 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.79 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.01 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Athletic Club to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club56% Draw24% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid20%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

80%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

44%

Athletic Club or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Athletic Club38% Draw45% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid17%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.