Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Thu 23 Apr 2026 · 18:00 UTC Estadio de Vallecas HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 2' Pere Milla

Y 19' Pol Lozano

Augusto Batalla 35' Y

Pathe Ciss 50' Y

Y 75' Leandro Cabrera

Y 83' Cyril Ngonge

Overview

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

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adrian Cordero Vega (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Málaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 games · Avg 2.4 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2025-12-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 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

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	RCD Mallorca	A	0–3	L
03 Apr	Elche CF	H	1–0	W
22 Mar	FC Barcelona	A	0–1	L
16 Mar	Levante UD	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	Sevilla FC	A	1–1	D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	0–1	L
11 Apr	FC Barcelona	A	1–4	L
04 Apr	Real Betis Balompié	A	0–0	D
21 Mar	Getafe CF	H	1–2	L
15 Mar	RCD Mallorca	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Real Oviedo	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#10	Position	#15
8	Points	7
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
11	Scored	10
16	Conceded	10
-5	GD	+0
1.14	PPG	1.00
29%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 10th (8 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/5

31-45

1/1

46-60

5/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sergio Camello	7 G	1 A
Alvaro Garcia	2 G	2 A

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Estadio de Vallecas will turn into a battlefield for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
2' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Pere Milla will be fuming at that decision.
7' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
12' 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.
17' 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.
19' The referee calls foul for Pol Lozano. He receives a card.
24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pol Lozano, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de Vallecas with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
29' Dani Cardenas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' That is a card for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Augusto Batalla will be fuming at that decision.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' A quiet spell here at Estadio de Vallecas. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' The crowd applauds Pol Lozano as he leaves the pitch. Charles Pickel steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
50' It’s gonna be a card for Pathe Ciss.
55' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
58' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilias Akhomach is hanging Alfonso Espino on the field on 58 minute.
63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
67' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Roberto Fernandez by RamonTerrats Espacio on 67 minute.
72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 293 games and scored 335 goals.
75' It’s gonna be a card for Leandro Cabrera.
76' The supporters are chanting for Gerard Gumbau. He replaces Alexandre Alemao on 76 minute.
78' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Tyrhys Dolan exits the field as Cyril Ngonge enters on 78.
81' Abdul Mumin is replacing Jozhua Vertrouwd for the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side.
83' The referee calls foul for Cyril Ngonge. He receives a card.
87' Magnificent from Sergio Camello! That is 27 goals in 531 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
90' The whistle greets Pere Milla as he departs to be replaced by Miguel Rubio.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Ivan Balliu
15
Gerard Gumbau ↑ 76'
17
Unai Lopez ↑ 76'
8
Oscar Trejo
13
Augusto Batalla
16
Abdul Mumin ↑ 81'
10
Sergio Camello ↑ 81'
14
Carlos Martin
12
Ilias Akhomach ↑ 58'
21
Fran Perez
30
Gil Juanpe

Coach Iñigo Pérez

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

6
Leandro Cabrera
8
Edu Exposito
13
Marko Dmitrovic
11
Pere Milla ↓ Miguel Rubio 90'
19
Kike Garcia
5
Fernando Calero ↓ Clemens Riedel 78'
10
Pol Lozano ↓ Charles Pickel 46'
24
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Cyril Ngonge 78'
23
Omar El Hilali
22
Carlos Romero
9
Roberto Fernandez ↓ RamonTerrats Espacio 67'

Bench

Coach Manolo González

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergi Darder	3
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	2
Sergi Guardiola	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Pathe Ciss	1

Head to Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2026-04-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2026-04-12 RCD Mallorca 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2026-04-03 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 Elche CF W 2026-03-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2026-03-16 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Levante UD D 2026-03-08 Sevilla FC 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2026-04-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-04-11 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-04-04 Real Betis Balompié 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2026-03-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Getafe CF L 2026-03-15 RCD Mallorca 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-03-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Oviedo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.41 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid39% Draw26% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona35%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

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	18%	82%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

66%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

61%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid26% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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