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

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

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Athletic Club

Sat 25 May 2024 · 16:30 UTC Campo de Futbol de Vallecas HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 67' Nico Williams

Y 44' Ruiz de Galarreta

Miguel Crespo 84' Y

Overview

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

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Munuera Montero (Spain)
Assistant 1 Inigo Prieto Lopez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Antonio Martinez Moreno (Spain)

6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 15.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-25 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club 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

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Athletic Club	H	0–1	L
19 May	FC Barcelona	A	0–3	L
15 May	Granada CF	H	2–1	W
12 May	Valencia CF	A	0–0	D
05 May	UD Almeria	H	0–1	L
28 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	0–3	L

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–0	W
19 May	Sevilla FC	H	2–0	W
15 May	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–2	L
11 May	CA Osasuna	H	2–2	D
03 May	Getafe CF	A	2–0	W
27 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid		Athletic Club
#13	Position	#7
12	Points	16
11	Played	11
3 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 3
15	Scored	15
21	Conceded	11
-6	GD	+4
1.09	PPG	1.45
27%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

45% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 13th (12 pts). Athletic Club are 7th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

4/2

16-30

2/6

31-45

2/2

46-60

6/3

61-75

1/3

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Athletic Club

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/–

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sergio Camello	7 G	2 A
Alvaro Garcia	3 G	2 A

Athletic Club

Alex Berenguer	4 G	4 A
Inaki Williams	3 G	2 A
Nico Williams	2 G	1 A
Roberto Navarro	2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club get this one started.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rayo Vallecano de Madrid that had 240 games and scored 242 goals.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuri Berchiche, as he is very good at scoring at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
30' 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.
35' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Andrei Ratiu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
44' Athletic Club receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
46' Daniel Vivian is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yeray Alvarez at the 46 minute mark.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
59' Imanol Garcia de Albeniz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuri Berchiche at the 59 minute mark.
61' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Julen Agirrezabala on, Unai Simon off on 61 minutes.
66' Dani Garcia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Athletic Club so far.
67' A goal from the Spain international Nico Williams! He fires home on 67 to make it 0-1!
68' Radamel Falcao makes way for Raul de Tomas at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
73' The crowd applauds Pathe Ciss as he leaves the pitch. Miguel Crespo steps in for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
78' Another change for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid made on 78 minute. Jorge de Frutos leaves to be changed by Bebe.
83' Ruiz de Galarreta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid tonight.
84' The referee has no hesitation. Miguel Crespo is booked for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — card on 84.
89' Alex Berenguer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0-1 Athletic Club.

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Ivan Balliu
14
Kike Perez ↑ 78'
22
Raul de Tomas ↑ 68'
10
Bebe ↑ 78'
6
Jose Pozo
1
Stole Dimitrievski
7
Isi Palazon ↑ 68'
4
Martin Pascual
34
Sergio Camello
12
Alfonso Espino
15
Miguel Crespo ↑ 73'

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

16
Ruiz de Galarreta
17
Yuri Berchiche ↓ Imanol Garcia de Albeniz 59'
1
Unai Simon ↓ Julen Agirrezabala 61'
5
Yeray Alvarez ↓ Daniel Vivian 46'
15
Inigo Lekue
14
Dani Garcia
20
Asier Villalibre ↓ Raul Garcia 46'
7
Alex Berenguer
4
Aitor Paredes Casamichana
11
Nico Williams
31
Mikel Jauregizar ↓ Unai Gomez 46'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oihan Sancet	6
Inaki Williams	5
Nico Williams	5
Radamel Falcao	3
Pathe Ciss	1
Alvaro Garcia	1
Pathe Ciss	1
Nico Serrano	1

Head to Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2024-05-25 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club L 2024-05-19 FC Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2024-05-15 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 Granada CF W 2024-05-12 Valencia CF 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-05-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 UD Almeria L 2024-04-28 Villarreal CF 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L

Athletic Club Form

2024-05-25 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club W 2024-05-19 Athletic Club 2–0 Sevilla FC W 2024-05-15 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Athletic Club L 2024-05-11 Athletic Club 2–2 CA Osasuna D 2024-05-03 Getafe CF 0–2 Athletic Club W 2024-04-27 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–1 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.89 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid22% Draw28% Athletic Club50%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

50%

Draw or Athletic Club

78%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Athletic Club

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid16% Draw48% Athletic Club36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.5%

0 – 2

10.2%

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 0

6.5%

0 – 3

5.3%

2 – 1

5.1%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	24%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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