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 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

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

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 Alavés	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 Atlético 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 Alavés	A	1–0	W
16 Feb	Athletic Club	H	1–1	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona has kicked off!
5' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
12' Goal! Leandro Cabrera scores his 16 goal in 324 matches.
16' Roberto Fernandez adds to his 6 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
21' Carlos Romero has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
26' Javi Puado has been relatively quiet despite scoring 41 goals in his last 297 appearances.
28' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid receives a card for a hard tackle on 28.
33' Jorge de Frutos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
38' It’s high time Iñigo Pérez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
43' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Alex Kral has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Time for substitution for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Aridane Hernandez is replaced by Alfonso Espino.
51' Edu Exposito, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' Pol Lozano catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 55.
56' The crowd applauds Antoniu Roca as he leaves the pitch. Fernando Calero steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Urko Gonzalez made 363 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
64' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Pol Lozano has done his job and it is now time for Alex Kral to step up.
69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Pathe Ciss.
72' Javi Puado doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
75' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid make a change. Unai Lopez trudges off to be replaced by Raul de Tomas on 75 minutes.
80' The 25-year-old Joan Garcia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
84' The supporters are chanting for Jofre Carreras Pages. He replaces Javi Puado on 84 minute.
85' Pathe Ciss makes way for Oscar Trejo at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
87' The referee has no hesitation. Pere Milla is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — card on 87.
90' The Spain Pere Milla breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 0-4!
Full Time. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona beats Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

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
Sergi Guardiola	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	2
Leandro Cabrera	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 Alavés 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 Atlético 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 Alavés 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-02-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.06 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid25% Draw27% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona48%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

52%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid18% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona37%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

12%

0 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

9.1%

0 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

5.7%

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

5.5%

0 – 3

5.2%

2 – 2

2 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	23%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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