Atletico Madrid v Rayo Vallecano result

Full-time · Atletico Madrid 3–2 Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:30 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Atletico Madrid · Rayo Vallecano · Head-to-head

Atletico Madrid 3–2 Rayo Vallecano — Atletico Madrid won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Atletico Madrid: 5.01 to 1.62 in expected goals, from 20 shots to 9, ahead on xG from the 38th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 3–2 in La Liga on Wednesday 24 September. Atletico Madrid have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Atletico Madrid: Julián Alvarez (15’, assisted by Marcos Llorente; 80’; 88’, assisted by Giuliano Simeone); Rayo Vallecano: Pep Chavarría (45’, assisted by Unai López) and Álvaro García (77’, assisted by Isi Palazón).

Discipline

Alejandro Hernandez, Spain showed eight yellow cards — against 5.0 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Atletico Madrid: Koke (50’), Marcos Llorente (86’) and Robin Le Normand (90+6’); Rayo Vallecano: Sergio Camello (-5’), I. Balliu (54’), Pep Chavarría (87’), Pathé Ciss (90+2’) and Andrei Rațiu (90+7’).

What it changes

Atletico Madrid move up from 12th to eighth (shared) (six league matches played).

Rayo Vallecano stay 14th after this result (six league matches played).

Rayo Vallecano are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) 14.8, Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) 9.3 and Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Atletico Madrid next travel to VfB Stuttgart on 20 October 2026.

Rayo Vallecano next host Elche on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Atletico Madrid: VfB Stuttgart v Atletico Madrid, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Rayo Vallecano: Rayo Vallecano v Elche, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Atletico Madrid 3–2 Rayo Vallecano · La Liga
Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Atletico Madrid 4 · draws 2 · Rayo Vallecano 0 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Atletico Madrid 1W 3D 1L · Rayo Vallecano 1W 2D 2L

Atletico Madrid 3–2 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.25 / 7.25

Corners

against 3 / 3 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 5.5

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 3.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 1.88

Cards

against 1.88 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

5 yellows

Referee · Alejandro Hernandez, Spain

1.82 home / 3.18 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Atletico Madrid for / against	Line	Rayo Vallecano for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.25 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.25 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.88 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.75 for · 8.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.5 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.63 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.88 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain — 5 yellow cards a game, 0.27 red cards, 23.91 fouls over 11 matches (1.82 to the home side, 3.18 to the away side).

Home 1.82Away 3.18

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Alexander Sørloth n 8	47.6	2.6 5/3	1.2 2/1	—
C. Gallagher n 8	31.5	2.5 5/2	1.4 4/0	Óscar Valentín
Johnny Cardoso n 8	72.6	2 7/3	0.8 4/1	—
Clément Lenglet n 8	87.8	1.9 7/3	0.1 1/0	—
R. de Paul n 8	74.8	1.5 6/2	2.7 8/4	—

Atletico Madrid — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Correa n 8	89.9	3.3 8/8	2 8/6
G. Raspadori n 8	37.1	3.3 6/4	1.5 5/0
Antoine Griezmann n 8	38.8	2.9 5/3	1.2 3/1
Alexander Sørloth n 8	47.6	2.4 6/2	0.9 3/1
Julián Alvarez n 8	69.8	1.8 6/3	1.1 4/2

Atletico Madrid — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Raspadori n 8	37.1	0.6 2/0	0.9 2/1
A. Correa n 8	89.9	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
Julián Alvarez n 8	69.8	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
R. de Paul n 8	74.8	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
Alex Baena n 8	66.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0

Atletico Madrid — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Gallagher n 8	31.5	3.6 6/4
Johnny Cardoso n 8	72.6	2.6 7/6
Pablo Barrios n 8	80.9	2.5 6/5
Javi Galán n 8	65.5	2.4 5/4
Nahuel Molina n 8	32.3	2.4 5/2

Atletico Madrid — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jan Oblak n 8	90	2.1 5/4

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gumbau n 8	33.1	3.4 6/3	1.7 2/1	—
Alemão n 8	35.3	2.6 5/3	2.6 6/2	—
R. Nteka n 8	49.9	2.3 5/3	1.1 4/1	—
Óscar Valentín n 8	49.9	2 5/3	0.9 4/0	C. Gallagher
Jorge de Frutos n 8	70.5	1.9 5/4	1.4 5/4	—

Rayo Vallecano — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jorge de Frutos n 8	70.5	2.2 7/4	1.1 6/1
Álvaro García n 8	71.1	2.1 6/3	1.6 6/3
Fran Pérez n 8	36.9	2.1 4/2	1.5 3/2
Alemão n 8	35.3	1.9 6/0	1.6 5/0
F. Lejeune n 8	88	1.8 8/5	0.5 4/0

Rayo Vallecano — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jorge de Frutos n 8	70.5	0.5 3/0	0.5 2/1
Álvaro García n 8	71.1	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
Isi Palazón n 8	69.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Espino n 8	43.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Sergio Camello n 8	42.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Rayo Vallecano — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ó. Trejo n 8	22.8	4.5 5/2
Unai López n 8	53.4	3 6/5
Óscar Valentín n 8	49.9	2.7 5/4
P. Ciss n 8	87.1	2.3 6/5
R. Nteka n 8	49.9	2 6/2

Rayo Vallecano — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Batalla n 8	90	2.5 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Atletico Madrid		Rayo Vallecano
61%	Possession	39%
3.61	Expected goals (xG)	1.60
20	Shots	9
8	Shots on target	3
8	Shots off target	6
4	Blocked shots	0
17	Shots inside the box	5
8	Corners	6
3	Offsides	2
6	Fouls	12
3	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
579	Passes	370
87%	Pass accuracy	81%

Atletico Madrid player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jan Oblak	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Marcos Llorente	90	0	1	1	1	3	0	Y	7
Robin Le Normand	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Dávid Hancko	90	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	6.9
Pablo Barrios	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Julián Alvarez	90	3	0	4	3	3	1	0	10
C. Gallagher	79	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Antoine Griezmann	79	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.2
Javi Galán	73	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Nahuel Molina	56	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	6.2
Koke	56	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
Giuliano Simeone sub	34	0	1	4	2	1	1	0	6.7
N. González sub	34	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.3
G. Raspadori sub	17	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7
Marc Pubill sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Matteo Ruggeri sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9

Rayo Vallecano player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Batalla	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
I. Balliu	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
F. Lejeune	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.3
J. Vertrouwd	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Pep Chavarría	90	1	0	2	1	0	6	Y	7.9
A. Rațiu	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6
Isi Palazón	85	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	6.2
Unai López	79	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7
Óscar Valentín	66	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7
Fran Pérez	66	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Alemão	66	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Espino sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Álvaro García sub	24	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
P. Ciss sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Gumbau sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Pedro Díaz sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Atletico Madrid v Rayo Vallecano — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Atletico MadridDDWLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Rayo VallecanoLWDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Atletico Madrid 4 · 2 draws · Rayo Vallecano 0 · 3.33 goals/game

2025-04-24 Atletico Madrid 3–0 Rayo Vallecano
2024-09-22 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Atletico Madrid
2024-01-31 Atletico Madrid 2–1 Rayo Vallecano
2023-08-28 Rayo Vallecano 0–7 Atletico Madrid
2023-04-09 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Atletico Madrid
2022-10-18 Atletico Madrid 1–1 Rayo Vallecano

League standing · 2025/26

Atletico Madrid#4 pos69 pts38 pl+18 GD

Rayo Vallecano#8 pos50 pts38 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Atletico Madrid scored1.63

Rayo Vallecano scored1.08

Atletico Madrid conceded1.16

Rayo Vallecano conceded1.16

Shot map and expected goals

Atletico Madrid 5.01 xG from 20 shots, Rayo Vallecano 1.62 from 9. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Atletico Madrid (attacking right)Rayo Vallecano (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Atletico Madrid	20	3	5.01
Rayo Vallecano	9	2	1.62

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano?: In their last 6 meetings, Atletico Madrid won 4, Rayo Vallecano won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano?: Recent form — Atletico Madrid 1W 3D 1L; Rayo Vallecano 1W 2D 2L.

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