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 38 games · 50 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 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	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 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
#8	Position	#11
50	Points	46
38	Played	38
12 / 14 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 16
41	Scored	43
44	Conceded	55
-3	GD	-12
1.32	PPG	1.21
32%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 8th (50 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 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 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 326 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
9' Poor challenge from Javi Puado. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
14' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
19' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
24' Stole Dimitrievski has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
29' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
34' 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.
39' 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.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oscar Trejo.
45' Esteban Saveljich is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
50' Spain international Sergi Gomez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
54' Brilliant from the ! Leandro Cabrera makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 54.
59' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' The whistle greets Sergi Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Fernando Calero.
66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vicente Moreno might look to freshen things up shortly.
67' Time for substitution for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Unai Lopez is replaced by Pathe Ciss.
69' Aleix Vidal is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
74' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Adri Embarba by Nico Ribaudo on 74 minute.
75' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Sergi Darder trudges off to be replaced by Manu Morlanes on 75 minutes.
80' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
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' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid ring the changes. Alvaro Garcia has done his job and it is now time for Kevin Rodrigues to step up.
90' Randy Ntekja picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid to claim maximum points.

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

1.35 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid50% Draw29% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

79%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

50%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid32% Draw52% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

13.8%

1 – 1

13.5%

2 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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