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

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sun 5 Dec 2021 · 13:00 UTC Campo de Futbol de Vallecas HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Javi Puado

Oscar Trejo 40' Y

Y 69' Aleix Vidal

Randy Ntekja 90' Y

Y 90' Leandro Cabrera

Oscar Valentin 90' Y

R 90' Fran Merida

Overview

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

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

Match Details

Referee Jose Sanchez
Referee Raul Cabanero
Referee Inigo Prieto
Referee Jose Munuera
Referee Manuel Orellana
Referee Antonio Martinez

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
22 Nov	RCD Mallorca	H	3–1	W
06 Nov	Real Madrid CF	A	1–2	L
01 Nov	RC Celta de Vigo	H	0–0	D
27 Oct	FC Barcelona	H	1–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	0–1	L
28 Nov	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	1–0	W
20 Nov	FC Barcelona	A	0–1	L
06 Nov	Granada CF	H	2–0	W
31 Oct	Getafe CF	A	1–2	L
26 Oct	Athletic Club	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 22nd (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (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' And we are off! Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the football do the talking.
5' It looks surprising Rayo Vallecano de Madrid does not make any changes. Aleix Vidal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
9' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Javi Puado gets a Yellow card.
14' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
19' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
34' Stole Dimitrievski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' A moment of madness from Oscar Trejo on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid will be frustrated.
45' Yangel Herrera has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
54' What a moment for Leandro Cabrera! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
59' 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.
61' The whistle greets Sergi Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Fernando Calero.
66' Javi Puado needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
67' The crowd applauds Unai Lopez as he leaves the pitch. Pathe Ciss steps in for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
69' Aleix Vidal is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
74' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Nico Ribaudo comes on to replace Adri Embarba.
75' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Manu Morlanes comes on to replace Sergi Darder.
80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
88' A tactical swap from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — Kevin Rodrigues on, Alvaro Garcia off on 88 minutes.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Randy Ntekja.
The points are shared — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1-0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Honours even.

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Didac
14
Oscar Melendo
16
Loren ↑ 61'
1
Oier
6
Manu Morlanes ↑ 75'
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida
5
Fernando Calero ↑ 61'
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 74'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergi Darder	3
Raul de Tomas	2
Sergi Guardiola	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Carlos Romero	1
Gael Kakuta	1
Alvaro Garcia	1

Head to Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2021-12-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2021-11-27 Valencia CF 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2021-11-22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 3–1 RCD Mallorca W 2021-11-06 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2021-11-01 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2021-10-27 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 FC Barcelona W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-12-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-11-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2021-11-20 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-11-06 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Granada CF W 2021-10-31 Getafe CF 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-10-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.68 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

0.35 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid42% Draw41% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes17% 0% No83%

Avg goals/match: 1.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	61%	39%
± 1.5	28%	72%
± 2.5	9%	91%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

83%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

58%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid20% Draw72% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

38.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.5%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

3.3%

0 – 2

1.8%

3 – 0

1.7%

1 – 2

1.6%

3 – 1

0.8%

2 – 2

0.7%

4 – 0

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	26%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	12%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

71% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

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