RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Thu 21 Apr 2022 · 17:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 40' Oscar Trejo

Y 46' Mario Hernandez

Adri Embarba 50' Y

Adri Embarba 51' Y

Y 57' Santiago Comesana

Y 58' Santiago Comesana

Y 76' Francisco Garcia

Aleix Vidal 86' Y

Leandro Cabrera 90' Y

Fernando Calero 90' Y

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Diego Barbero
Referee Antonio Mateu
Referee Pau Cebrian
Referee Guillermo Cuadra
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Salvador Lax
Referee Ruben Porras

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2021-12-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-02-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2018-09-28 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	0–1	L
17 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	1–2	L
10 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–0	W
04 Apr	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	0–1	L
20 Mar	RCD Mallorca	H	1–0	W
12 Mar	Levante UD	A	1–1	D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–0	W
16 Apr	Deportivo Alavés	A	0–1	L
11 Apr	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D
03 Apr	Granada CF	A	2–2	D
19 Mar	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	0–1	L
13 Mar	Sevilla FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#17	Position	#22
0	Points	0
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
0	Scored	1
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	-1
–	PPG	0.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 22nd (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to score. At the same time, Rayo Vallecano de Madrid does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Manu Morlanes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tonny Vilhena is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Yangel Herrera has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
30' It’s high time Vicente Moreno made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rayo Vallecano de Madrid's shape.
40' Poor challenge from Oscar Trejo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
42' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sergi Guardiola makes no mistake. 0-1!
43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sergi Guardiola makes it 0-2.
46' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Keidi Bare departs to be replaced by Adri Embarba.
46' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 46.
50' Poor challenge from Adri Embarba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adri Embarba on 51.
56' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid have won 226 goals from 229 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' Santiago Comesana picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
58' The referee has no hesitation. Santiago Comesana is booked for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — Yellow card on 58.
63' Spain international Unai Lopez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
65' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Nico Ribaudo comes on to replace Tonny Vilhena.
70' 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.
74' The supporters are chanting for Unai Lopez. He replaces Santiago Comesana on 74 minute.
76' A moment of madness from Francisco Garcia on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid will be frustrated.
79' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Yangel Herrera has done his job and it is now time for Manu Morlanes to step up.
80' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Javi Puado exits the field as Loren enters on 80.
85' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
86' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Aleix Vidal gets a Yellow card.
87' Lei Wu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aleix Vidal at the 87 minute mark.
90' Leandro Cabrera picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' The crowd applauds Sergi Guardiola as he leaves the pitch. Mario Suarez steps in for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

24
Sergi Gomez
15
David Lopez
14
Oscar Melendo
16
Loren ↑ 80'
1
Oier
6
Manu Morlanes ↑ 79'
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida
23
Adri Embarba ↑ 46'
18
Landry Dimata
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 65'
7
Lei Wu ↑ 87'

Coach Vicente Moreno

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Radamel Falcao
19
Kevin Rodrigues
12
Unai Lopez ↑ 74'
1
Luca Zidane
10
Bebe
11
Mamadou Sylla
4
Mario Suarez ↑ 90'
21
Pathe Ciss ↑ 65'
9
Randy Ntekja ↑ 90'

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergi Darder	3
Sergi Guardiola	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	1
Raul de Tomas	1
Sergio Camello	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-04-17 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-04-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2022-04-04 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-03-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RCD Mallorca W 2022-03-12 Levante UD 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2022-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2022-04-16 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-04-11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Valencia CF D 2022-04-03 Granada CF 2–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2022-03-19 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2022-03-13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Sevilla FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.43 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.47 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26% Draw47% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid27%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes16% 0% No84%

Avg goals/match: 0.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	56%	44%
± 1.5	24%	76%
± 2.5	7%	93%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

73%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

74%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

53%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona11% Draw76% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid13%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

43.9%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

15.4%

1 – 1

9.7%

0 – 2

3.8%

2 – 0

3.2%

1 – 2

2.2%

2 – 1

2 – 2

0.6%

0 – 3

0.6%

3 – 0

0.4%

1 – 3

0.4%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	18%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	19%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

63% ✗

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

65% ✓

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