La Liga

Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol

Rayo Vallecano
FULL TIME2 – 1
Espanyol
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:00 UTCOntime Butarque

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Rayo Vallecano 43%Draw 22%Espanyol 34%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Rayo VallecanoEspanyol
54Possession46
16Shots19
2Shots on target5
10Shots off target7
4Blocked shots7
9Shots inside box12
7Shots outside box7
3Corners5
0Offsides2
10Fouls15
5Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
3Saves0
448Passes351
370Accurate passes282

Match events

  • 3′Alvaro Garcia
  • 26′Adrià Pedrosa (assist Alvaro Garcia)
  • 45′Unai Lopez
  • 45′Roger Hinojo Estrada ← Marcos Fernández Sánchez
  • 45′Rafel Bauzà ← Bryan Zaragoza
  • 45′Gabriel Moscardo ← Edu Expósito
  • 54′Roberto Fernández (assist Javi Hernández)
  • 61′Mujaid Sadick → Óscar Valentín
  • 61′Unai Lopez → Gnangoro Bouare
  • 63′Marcos Fernández Sánchez
  • 67′Giorgi Tsitaishvili
  • 70′Pathé Ciss
  • 74′Javi Hernández ← Álex Calatrava
  • 76′Giorgi Tsitaishvili → Fran Pérez
  • 76′Sergio Camello → Alemão
  • 80′Gnangoro Bouare
  • 84′Urko González de Zárate ← Pol Lozano
  • 84′Alvaro Garcia → Iván Balliu
  • 90′Alemão
  • 90′Omar El Hilali

Rayo Vallecano · Espanyol

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Rayo Vallecano4-3-3
86.5↓61'Lopez
188.6↓84'Garcia
246.8Lejeune
256.8Audero
177.8Pedrosa
26.8Rațiu
46.8Díaz
146.5↓76'Tsitaishvili
66.5Ciss
156.8↓61'Sadick
106.8↓76'Camello
Espanyol5-4-1
66.3Cabrera
136.1Dmitrović
46.3↓84'Zárate
56.3Riedel
234.7Hilali
36.3Hartman
206.3↓45'Moscardo
97.3Fernández
287.1↓74'Hernández
266.3↓45'Bauzà
216.3↓45'Estrada

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Rayo Vallecano

  • 8Unai Lopez6.5
  • 18Alvaro Garcia8.6
  • 24Florian Lejeune6.8
  • 25Emil Audero6.8
  • 17Adrià Pedrosa7.8
  • 2Andrei Rațiu6.8
  • 4Pedro Díaz6.8
  • 14Giorgi Tsitaishvili6.5
  • 6Pathé Ciss6.5
  • 15Mujaid Sadick6.8
  • 10Sergio Camello6.8

Espanyol

  • 6Leandro Cabrera6.3
  • 13Marko Dmitrović6.1
  • 4Urko González de Zárate6.3
  • 5Clemens Riedel6.3
  • 23Omar El Hilali4.7
  • 3Quilindschy Hartman6.3
  • 20Gabriel Moscardo6.3
  • 9Roberto Fernández7.3
  • 28Javi Hernández7.1
  • 26Rafel Bauzà6.3
  • 21Roger Hinojo Estrada6.3
Rayo VallecanoTale of the tapeEspanyol
4-3-3Formation5-4-1
9 ptsTable8 pts
-5Goal difference-1
LWLDLFormWDLLW
43%Win chance34%

Head to head

First meeting

Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Rayo Vallecano

LWLDL
  • @Real Madrid1-4
  • vsRacing Santander3-2
  • @Barcelona2-5
  • vsAlaves1-1
  • @Sevilla1-2

Espanyol

WDLLW
  • @Osasuna2-0
  • vsSevilla1-1
  • @Real Sociedad1-2
  • vsReal Madrid1-2
  • vsLevante3-0

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Rayo Vallecano8233-59
Espanyol9225-18