Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sun 21 May 2023 · 12:00 UTC Campo de Futbol de Vallecas HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Luis Garcia

Y 39' Leandro Cabrera

Oscar Trejo 40' Y

Andoni Iraola 58' Y

Catena 70' Y

Y 85' Oscar Gil Regano

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 Alejandro Hernandez
Referee Jose Naranjo
Referee Manuel Orellana
Referee Diego Sanchez
Referee Jorge Figueroa
Referee Jaime Latre

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

2023-05-21 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2022-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 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

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–2	L
15 May	Real Betis Balompie	A	1–3	L
04 May	Real Valladolid CF	H	2–1	W
29 Apr	Elche CF	A	0–4	L
26 Apr	FC Barcelona	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–2	L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	2–1	W
14 May	FC Barcelona	H	2–4	L
04 May	Sevilla FC	A	2–3	L
30 Apr	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	2–4	L
21 Apr	Cadiz CF	H	0–0	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona has kicked off!
5' It’s high time Andoni Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' 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.
15' Oscar Gil Regano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 236 appearances.
20' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luis Garcia on 20 minutes.
23' Sergi Darder makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
33' Jose Pozo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
38' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leandro Cabrera on 39.
40' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raul de Tomas makes it 1-1.
47' 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.
52' It looks like no one’s ball. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
57' Denis Suarez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid tonight.
58' Andoni Iraola is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
59' Sensational shot from Nico Ribaudo. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is back in the lead.
60' A stunning finish from Nico Ribaudo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
67' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Fernando Calero is replaced by Keidi Bare.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Catena on 70.
73' The crowd applauds Pathe Ciss as he leaves the pitch. Unai Lopez steps in for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
76' The whistle greets Sergi Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Cesar Montes.
81' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Oscar Gil Regano on 85 minutes.
87' A change in the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid ranks — Alvaro Garcia exits the field as Andres Martin enters on 87.
88' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Nico Ribaudo departs to be replaced by Vinicius de Souza Costa.
The referee brings this contest to a close. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona take all three points.

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andoni Iraola

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
13
Pacheco
24
Sergi Gomez ↓ Cesar Montes 76'
10
Sergi Darder ↓ Edu Exposito 88'
7
Javi Puado
4
Leandro Cabrera
6
Denis Suarez
14
Brian Olivan
5
Fernando Calero ↓ Keidi Bare 67'
21
Nico Ribaudo ↓ Vinicius de Souza Costa 88'
2
Oscar Gil Regano

Bench

Coach Luis Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2023-05-21 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-05-15 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2023-05-04 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 Real Valladolid CF W 2023-04-29 Elche CF 4–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2023-04-26 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 FC Barcelona W 2023-04-22 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-05-21 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 FC Barcelona L 2023-05-04 Sevilla FC 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Getafe CF W 2023-04-27 Villarreal CF 4–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Cadiz CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.54 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid44% Draw28% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona28%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

71%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

56%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid32% Draw47% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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.