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

Match Details

Referee Adrian Cordero Vega (Spain)

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

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 Balompie	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
#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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is hosting RCD Espanyol de Barcelona for another epic battle.
2' Pere Milla was booked on 2.
7' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
12' 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.
17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
19' Pol Lozano is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona winning 50% of all matches.
29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pathe Ciss made 238 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
34' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Augusto Batalla on 35.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' 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.
46' The whistle greets Pol Lozano as he departs to be replaced by Charles Pickel.
50' The referee shows Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player a card on 50.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
67' The whistle greets Roberto Fernandez as he departs to be replaced by RamonTerrats Espacio.
72' 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 Dani Cardenas suffering a number of foals already.
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leandro Cabrera on 75.
76' The supporters are chanting for Gerard Gumbau. He replaces Alexandre Alemao on 76 minute.
78' Cyril Ngonge is replacing Tyrhys Dolan for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
81' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Abdul Mumin is hanging Jozhua Vertrouwd on the field on 81 minute.
83' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a card in front of him.
87' What a strike from Sergio Camello! The score is 1-0.
90' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Pere Milla is replaced by Miguel Rubio on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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
Sergi Guardiola	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Nico Ribaudo	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	1
Raul de Tomas	1
Sergio Camello	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 Balompie 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

4 / 4

1.23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid44% Draw30% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

74%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

56%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid28% Draw52% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

13.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.4%

3 – 1

3.3%

1 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	23%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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