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 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3 games · 3 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	Real Betis Balompie	4	9
2	FC Barcelona	3	9
3	Real Madrid CF	4	9
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	4	8
5	Deportivo Alaves	3	7
6	CA Osasuna	3	7
7	Sevilla FC	3	6
8	RC Deportivo La Coruna	3	5
9	Levante UD	3	4
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	3	4
11	Athletic Club	4	4
12	Real Sociedad de Futbol	4	4
13	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	3	3
14	Getafe CF	3	3
15	Villarreal CF	3	2
16	RC Celta de Vigo	4	2
17	Valencia CF	3	1
18	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	3	1
19	Elche CF	3	1
20	Malaga CF	3	1

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 Futbol	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
#18	Position	#13
1	Points	3
3	Played	3
0 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 2
4	Scored	5
8	Conceded	4
-4	GD	+1
0.33	PPG	1.00
0%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 18th (1 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 13th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

–/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sergio Camello	3 G
Alvaro Garcia	1 G	1 A

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	3 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Rayo Vallecano de Madrid welcome RCD Espanyol de Barcelona for this crunch clash at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 331 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' 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.
20' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Luis Garcia gets a Yellow card.
23' A stunning finish from Sergi Darder — that came from absolutely nowhere!
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Leandro Cabrera will be fuming at that decision.
40' Oscar Trejo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
42' Raul de Tomas adds to his 0 season tally! Rayo Vallecano de Madrid lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
52' 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 Oscar Gil Regano suffering a number of foals already.
57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stole Dimitrievski, as he is very good at scoring at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
58' The referee calls foul for Andoni Iraola. He receives a Yellow card.
59' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nico Ribaudo on 59.
60' GOAL! Nico Ribaudo fires home to make it 1-3!
65' Francisco Garcia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
67' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Fernando Calero by Keidi Bare on 67 minute.
70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Catena.
73' Unai Lopez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pathe Ciss on 73 minute.
76' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Sergi Gomez has done his job and it is now time for Cesar Montes to step up.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid must find a spark to ignite this game.
85' Oscar Gil Regano catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
87' It is a substitution in Rayo Vallecano de Madrid team. Alvaro Garcia is replaced by Andres Martin on 87 minute.
88' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Nico Ribaudo is replaced by Vinicius de Souza Costa on 88 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.

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
Pere Milla	1
Borja Iglesias	1
Roberto Fernandez	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 Futbol 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

1.63 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

2.29 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid31% Draw23% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona46%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

55%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

69%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid23% Draw38% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona39%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 3

6.2%

2 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.6%

1 – 4

3.6%

3 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	14%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	19%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	15%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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