Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Fri 4 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de Vallecas 11,905 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Leandro Cabrera

0–2 16' Roberto Fernandez

0–3 72' Javi Puado pen

0–4 90' Pere Milla

Pep Chavarria 28' Y

Y 55' Pol Lozano

Pathe Ciss 70' Y

Y 87' Pere Milla

Overview

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio de Vallecas.

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 games · 50 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

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

2025-04-04 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2024-08-31 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 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

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	0–4	L
29 Mar	Deportivo Alaves	A	2–0	W
16 Mar	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–2	D
09 Mar	Real Madrid CF	A	1–2	L
01 Mar	Sevilla FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Villarreal CF	H	0–1	L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	4–0	W
29 Mar	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	RCD Mallorca	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Girona FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Deportivo Alaves	A	1–0	W
16 Feb	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona has kicked off!
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
12' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leandro Cabrera on 12.
16' Against the run of play, Roberto Fernandez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrei Ratiu made 407 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
26' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
28' Pep Chavarria has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 28.
33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' 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.
46' Time for substitution for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Aridane Hernandez is replaced by Alfonso Espino.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Pol Lozano.
56' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Antoniu Roca is replaced by Fernando Calero.
61' 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.
64' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Pol Lozano is replaced by Alex Kral.
69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
70' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
72' Javi Puado does the damage! The net is bulging and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona surge ahead!
75' Unai Lopez makes way for Raul de Tomas at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 286 games and scored 326 goals.
84' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Javi Puado departs to be replaced by Jofre Carreras Pages.
85' Oscar Trejo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pathe Ciss on 85 minute.
87' Pere Milla was booked on 87.
90' Pere Milla adds to his 0 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
Another three points for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

24
Florian Lejeune
17
Unai Lopez ↓ Raul de Tomas 75'
5
Aridane Hernandez ↓ Alfonso Espino 46'
4
Pedro Diaz
18
Alvaro Garcia
13
Augusto Batalla
2
Andrei Ratiu
6
Pathe Ciss ↓ Oscar Trejo 85'
19
Jorge de Frutos
11
Randy Ntekja ↓ Isi Palazon 46'
3
Pep Chavarria ↓ Adri Embarba 75'

Bench

Coach Iñigo Pérez

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manolo González

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergi Darder	3
Raul de Tomas	2
Sergi Guardiola	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Alejo Veliz	1
Carlos Romero	1
Gael Kakuta	1

Head to Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2025-04-04 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-03-29 Deportivo Alaves 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2025-03-16 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2025-03-09 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2025-03-01 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2025-02-22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Villarreal CF L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-04-04 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-03-29 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Club Atletico de Madrid D 2025-03-15 RCD Mallorca 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-03-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Girona FC D 2025-02-22 Deportivo Alaves 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-02-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.09 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid28% Draw29% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona43%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

57%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

72%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid20% Draw47% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona33%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

10.2%

0 – 0

9.3%

1 – 2

0 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	22%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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