RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Fri 19 Aug 2022 · 18:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Oscar Gil Regano 7' Y

Y 14' Florian Lejeune

R 16' Florian Lejeune

R 17' Florian Lejeune

Y 24' Stole Dimitrievski

Sergi Gomez 30' R

Sergi Gomez 31' R

Y 36' Oscar Trejo

Brian Olivan 45' Y

Y 76' Oscar Valentin

Overview

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 games · 50 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Juan Martinez
Referee Aitor Villate
Referee Iker De Francisco
Referee Alvaro Carreno
Referee Jorge Figueroa
Referee Francisco Javier Fernandez

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 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
19 Aug	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	0–2	L
13 Aug	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–2	D
22 May	Granada CF	A	0–0	D
14 May	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D
11 May	Deportivo Alaves	A	1–2	L
08 May	CA Osasuna	H	1–1	D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–0	W
13 Aug	FC Barcelona	A	0–0	D
20 May	Levante UD	H	2–4	L
15 May	RCD Mallorca	A	1–2	L
12 May	Villarreal CF	H	1–5	L
08 May	Getafe CF	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#11	Position	#8
46	Points	50
38	Played	38
12 / 10 / 16	W / D / L	12 / 14 / 12
43	Scored	41
55	Conceded	44
-12	GD	-3
1.21	PPG	1.32
32%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 8th (50 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona host Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — let the battle begin!
5' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
7' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oscar Gil Regano on 7.
12' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is showing some good football. However, Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Florian Lejeune.
16' Florian Lejeune is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
17' Florian Lejeune picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
22' It’s high time Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
29' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Sergi Gomez on 30 minutes.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sergi Gomez on 31.
35' The supporters are chanting for Fernando Calero. He replaces Nico Ribaudo on 35 minute.
36' Oscar Trejo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
40' Isi Palazon doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
45' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Brian Olivan gets a Yellow card.
50' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' Oscar Valentin is replacing Oscar Trejo for the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side.
59' A goal from the Senegal international Pathe Ciss! He fires home on 59 to make it 0-2!
64' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Ruben Saez trudges off to be replaced by Javi Puado on 64 minutes.
69' 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.
74' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid make a change. Sergio Camello trudges off to be replaced by Radamel Falcao on 74 minutes.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Oscar Valentin is booked for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — Yellow card on 76.
77' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Edu Exposito trudges off to be replaced by Keidi Bare on 77 minutes.
78' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luca Koleosho is hanging Brian Olivan on the field on 78 minute.
83' Sergi Darder, a Spain , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
84' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid ring the changes. Alvaro Garcia has done his job and it is now time for Randy Ntekja to step up.
85' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid ring the changes. Unai Lopez has done his job and it is now time for Mario Suarez to step up.
90' Both keepers have barely been tested. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
That’s it! Another goalless match for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Radamel Falcao ↑ 74'
24
Esteban Saveljich
14
Salva Sanchez ↑ 57'
2
Mario Hernandez
10
Bebe
22
Jose Pozo
30
Morro
23
Oscar Valentin ↑ 57'
4
Mario Suarez ↑ 85'
11
Randy Ntekja ↑ 84'
28
Pablo Munoz

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergi Darder	3
Sergi Guardiola	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Javi Puado	1
Abdoulaye Ba	1
Leandro Cabrera	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-08-13 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-05-22 Granada CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Valencia CF D 2022-05-11 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-05-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CA Osasuna D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2022-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2022-08-13 FC Barcelona 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2022-05-20 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–4 Levante UD L 2022-05-15 RCD Mallorca 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-05-12 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–5 Villarreal CF L 2022-05-08 Getafe CF 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.87 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona28% Draw32% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid40%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

59%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

72%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona18% Draw53% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid29%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.8%

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 1

13.8%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 2

3.5%

0 – 3

3.5%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

1.6%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	23%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	13%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

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