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 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 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	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 11 games · Avg 2.4 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 Balompié	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
#13	Position	#15
12	Points	12
11	Played	12
3 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
15	Scored	13
21	Conceded	14
-6	GD	-1
1.09	PPG	1.00
27%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 13th (12 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona gets underway.
5' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is showing some good football. However, Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' 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.
15' Leandro Cabrera has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 42 cards already picked up this season.
20' Luis Garcia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
23' Sergi Darder does the damage! The net is bulging and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona surge ahead!
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
33' It’s high time Andoni Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Rayo Vallecano de Madrid winning 100% of all matches.
39' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
40' It’s a booking for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player. Oscar Trejo gets a Yellow card.
42' Brilliant from the ! Raul de Tomas makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 42.
47' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pacheco suffering a number of foals already.
52' Sergi Gomez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' Andoni Iraola was booked on 58.
59' Nico Ribaudo puts RCD Espanyol de Barcelona on the lead.
60' Magnificent from Nico Ribaudo! That is 4 goals in 297 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Isi Palazon made 239 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
67' The crowd applauds Fernando Calero as he leaves the pitch. Keidi Bare steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Catena.
73' The supporters are chanting for Unai Lopez. He replaces Pathe Ciss on 73 minute.
76' Cesar Montes is replacing Sergi Gomez for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
81' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
85' Oscar Gil Regano picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' Fresh legs for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid! Andres Martin comes on to replace Alvaro Garcia.
88' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Nico Ribaudo trudges off to be replaced by Vinicius de Souza Costa on 88 minutes.
The points are shared — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1-2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Honours even.

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
Roberto Fernandez	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	2
Pere Milla	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 Balompié 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

1.5 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid40% Draw27% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona33%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

67%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

60%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid29% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

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%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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