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 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 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	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Málaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 games · Avg 2.4 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
#10	Position	#15
8	Points	7
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
11	Scored	10
16	Conceded	10
-5	GD	+0
1.14	PPG	1.00
29%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 10th (8 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/5

31-45

1/1

46-60

5/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sergio Camello	7 G	1 A
Alvaro Garcia	2 G	2 A

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid get us underway at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
9' Controversy at the stadium! Javi Puado argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
14' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Adri Embarba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
19' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
29' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 290 games and scored 332 goals.
39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Iraola might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Oscar Trejo on 40 minutes.
45' Unai Lopez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
54' Leandro Cabrera makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are in front.
59' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
61' Fernando Calero has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergi Gomez on 61 minute.
66' Fernando Calero is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid tonight.
67' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pathe Ciss is hanging Unai Lopez on the field on 67 minute.
69' Aleix Vidal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
74' The crowd applauds Adri Embarba as he leaves the pitch. Nico Ribaudo steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
75' The whistle greets Sergi Darder as he departs to be replaced by Manu Morlanes.
80' Oscar Valentin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
88' A tactical swap from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — Kevin Rodrigues on, Alvaro Garcia off on 88 minutes.
90' A moment of madness from Randy Ntekja on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid will be frustrated.
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
Sergi Guardiola	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	2
Javi Puado	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

2 / 4

1.53 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid44% Draw26% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona30%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

70%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

56%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid30% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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