Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

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Full Time

Athletic Club

Sun 23 Jan 2022 · 17:30 UTC Campo de Futbol de Vallecas HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 17' Inaki Williams

Y 62' Oier Zarraga

Y 69' Dani Garcia

Y 70' Dani Garcia

Y 82' Unai Simon

Y 83' Unai Simon

Y 86' Inigo Lekue

Y 88' Nico Williams

Unai Lopez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

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

Match Details

Referee Pau Cebrian
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Adrian Cordero
Referee Antonio Cerezo
Referee Ruben Porras
Referee Ivan Munoz

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club 2021-09-21 Athletic Club 1–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2019-04-14 Athletic Club 3–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2018-10-24 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Athletic Club	H	0–1	L
09 Jan	Real Betis Balompie	H	1–1	D
02 Jan	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	0–2	L
18 Dec	Deportivo Alaves	H	2–0	W
12 Dec	Villarreal CF	A	0–2	L
05 Dec	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–0	W

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–0	W
09 Jan	Deportivo Alaves	A	0–0	D
03 Jan	CA Osasuna	A	3–1	W
22 Dec	Real Madrid CF	H	1–2	L
19 Dec	Real Betis Balompie	H	3–2	W
11 Dec	Sevilla FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club.
5' Nico Serrano is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid so far.
10' Alvaro Garcia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Athletic Club's shape.
17' Inaki Williams catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 17.
22' A quiet spell here at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Nico Serrano adds to his 0 season tally! Athletic Club lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
35' Ivan Balliu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Athletic Club backline.
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Vivian, as he is very good at scoring at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
62' Mikel Vesga gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Nico Serrano and will look to change the dynamic.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Oier Zarraga.
64' Athletic Club make a change. Nico Serrano trudges off to be replaced by Mikel Vesga on 64 minutes.
69' Sergi Guardiola gets the nod from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. He replaces Radamel Falcao and will look to change the dynamic.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dani Garcia.
70' The referee calls foul for Dani Garcia. He receives a Yellow card.
75' Nico Williams is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oier Zarraga at the 75 minute mark.
76' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid make a change. Oscar Trejo trudges off to be replaced by Unai Lopez on 76 minutes.
81' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
82' Controversy at the stadium! Unai Simon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
83' That is a Yellow card for Athletic Club. Unai Simon will be fuming at that decision.
84' Yuri Berchiche is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raul Garcia at the 84 minute mark.
86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Inigo Lekue on 86.
86' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bebe is hanging Isi Palazon on the field on 86 minute.
88' Nico Williams picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
Full Time. Athletic Club beats Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2022-01-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club L 2022-01-09 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Real Betis Balompie D 2022-01-02 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2021-12-18 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–0 Deportivo Alaves W 2021-12-12 Villarreal CF 2–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2021-12-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W

Athletic Club Form

2022-01-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club W 2022-01-09 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 Athletic Club D 2022-01-03 CA Osasuna 1–3 Athletic Club W 2021-12-22 Athletic Club 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompie W 2021-12-11 Athletic Club 0–1 Sevilla FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.14 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Athletic Club 68% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid35% Draw32% Athletic Club33%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

67%

Draw or Athletic Club

65%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Athletic Club

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid25% Draw52% Athletic Club23%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13.3%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

2.8%

3 – 0

2.6%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	21%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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