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 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 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	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

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 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
#22	Position	#17
0	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
1	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
-1	GD	+0
0.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 22nd (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid to score. At the same time, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Cesar Montes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Luis Garcia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 20.
23' A goal from the Spain international Sergi Darder! He fires home on 23 to make it 0-1!
28' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
33' 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.
38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Cabrera argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
40' Oscar Trejo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
42' The Spain Raul de Tomas breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 1-1!
47' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sergi Gomez, as he is very good at scoring at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
58' The referee calls foul for Andoni Iraola. He receives a Yellow card.
59' Sensational shot from Nico Ribaudo. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is back in the lead.
60' Against the run of play, Nico Ribaudo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
67' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Fernando Calero is withdrawn and Keidi Bare gets his opportunity.
70' Catena picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Pathe Ciss makes way for Unai Lopez at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
76' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Cesar Montes comes on to replace Sergi Gomez.
81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
85' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
87' Another substitution for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid to replace Alvaro Garcia by Andres Martin on 87 minute.
88' The supporters are chanting for Vinicius de Souza Costa. He replaces Nico Ribaudo on 88 minute.
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
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Sergi Guardiola	2
Granero	1
Isi Palazon	1
Pathe Ciss	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

1 / 4

0.87 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid37% Draw36% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes31% 0% No69%

Avg goals/match: 1.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	77%	23%
± 1.5	47%	53%
± 2.5	22%	78%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

73%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

63%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid22% Draw61% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

23.3%

1 – 0

16.4%

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 1

13%

2 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

2.1%

3 – 0

2.1%

3 – 1

1.7%

0 – 3

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	23%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	18%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

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