Villarreal CF vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Villarreal CF

2 – 0

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sun 12 Dec 2021 · 13:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'

Pau Torres 23' Y

Y 37' Catena

Y 38' Catena

Y 38' Isi Palazon

Y 40' Isi Palazon

Y 61' Francisco Garcia

Overview

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Villarreal CF vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mario Melero
Referee Javier Estrada
Referee Joan Mendez
Referee Iker De Francisco
Referee Carlos Calderina
Referee Jose Luis Martinez

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

Villarreal CF 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-12 Villarreal CF 2–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2019-03-17 Villarreal CF 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2018-11-11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	2–0	W
09 Dec	Atalanta BC	A	3–2	W
04 Dec	Sevilla FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	FC Barcelona	H	1–3	L
23 Nov	Manchester United FC	H	0–2	L
20 Nov	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–1	D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Villarreal CF	A	0–2	L
05 Dec	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
22 Nov	RCD Mallorca	H	3–1	W
06 Nov	Real Madrid CF	A	1–2	L
01 Nov	RC Celta de Vigo	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Villarreal CF		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#11	Position	#22
0	Points	0
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
0	Scored	1
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	-1
–	PPG	0.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Villarreal CF are 11th (0 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 22nd (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' Villarreal CF have kicked off against Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Villarreal CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Villarreal CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' It looks surprising Villarreal CF does not make any changes. Geronimo Rulli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Catena is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid tonight.
23' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Pau Torres on 23 minutes.
28' Villarreal CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
32' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aissa Mandi makes no mistake. 1-0!
36' The deadlock is broken! Gerard Moreno gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Catena.
38' Controversy at the stadium! Catena argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Isi Palazon.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. Villarreal CF in their trying to find a way past Rayo Vallecano de Madrid's compact .
50' Oscar Valentin, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' Stole Dimitrievski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid so far.
58' A tactical swap from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — Randy Ntekja on, Oscar Trejo off on 58 minutes.
61' The referee calls foul for Francisco Garcia. He receives a Yellow card.
62' The supporters are chanting for Etienne Capoue. He replaces Dani Parejo on 62 minute.
63' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Alberto Moreno on, Boulaye Dia off on 63 minutes.
65' The whistle greets Isi Palazon as he departs to be replaced by Bebe.
70' It looks like no one’s ball. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
75' Unai Lopez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
78' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Trigueros is withdrawn and Moi Gomez gets his opportunity.
82' The supporters are chanting for Jose Pozo. He replaces Esteban Saveljich on 82 minute.
85' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Paco Alcacer comes on to replace Gerard Moreno.
86' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 86 minute. Gerard Moreno leaves to be changed by Paco Alcacer.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Moi Gomez ↑ 78'
6
Etienne Capoue ↑ 62'
18
Alberto Moreno ↑ 63'
8
Juan Foyth
9
Paco Alcacer ↑ 85'
11
Samuel Chukwueze ↑ 62'
17
Dani Raba
20
Ruben Pena
3
Albiol
12
Pervis Estupinan
35
Filip Jorgensen

Coach Unai Emery

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Kevin Rodrigues
12
Unai Lopez ↑ 65'
1
Luca Zidane
2
Nikola Maras
32
Mario Hernandez
10
Bebe ↑ 65'
22
Jose Pozo ↑ 82'
11
Andres Martin ↑ 82'
4
Mario Suarez
21
Pathe Ciss
9
Randy Ntekja ↑ 58'
25
Mauricio Arboleda

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alexander Sorloth	3
Ayoze Perez	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	2
Karl Toko Ekambi	2
Sergio Camello	2
Gerard Moreno	2
Juan Foyth	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.93 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.51 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF46% Draw35% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid19%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes26% 0% No74%

Avg goals/match: 1.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	74%	26%
± 1.5	43%	57%
± 2.5	18%	82%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

81%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

54%

Villarreal CF or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF26% Draw63% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid11%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

26.4%

1 – 0

20.5%

1 – 1

12.2%

0 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 2

2.8%

0 – 2

2.7%

3 – 1

1.8%

2 – 2

1.5%

4 – 0

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	26%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	14%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

60% ✓

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

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

Villarreal CF vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Clean Sheet