Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano result

Full-time · Espanyol 1–0 Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:30 GMT

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

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Espanyol 1–0 Rayo Vallecano — Espanyol won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Espanyol: 1.58 to 0.29 in expected goals, from 9 shots to 6, ahead on xG from the second minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 1–0 in La Liga on Sunday 7 December.

The goals

Espanyol led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Espanyol: Roberto Fernández (39’ pen). Unai López (64’) and Tyrhys Dolan (87’) were sent off.

Discipline

José María Sánchez Martínez, Spain showed 12 yellow cards and two reds — against 5.4 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Espanyol: Pol Lozano (31’), Urko González (76’), Tyrhys Dolan (77’) and Tyrhys Dolan (87’); Rayo Vallecano: Unai López (16’), Nobel Mendy (42’), Gumbau (50’), Óscar Valentín (63’), Unai López (64’), Pep Chavarría (73’), A. Batalla (87’) and I. Balliu (90+6’).

What it changes

Espanyol move up from sixth to fifth (15 league matches played).

Rayo Vallecano move down from ninth to 11th (15 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) 5.3, Andrei Rațiu (Rayo Vallecano) 4.6 and Carlos Romero (Espanyol) 4.1 led the match.

Next up

Espanyol next travel to Racing Santander on 24 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 Espanyol: Racing Santander v Espanyol, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Rayo Vallecano: Rayo Vallecano v Elche, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Espanyol 1–0 Rayo Vallecano · La Liga
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Espanyol 3 · draws 0 · Rayo Vallecano 3 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Espanyol 2W 0D 3L · Rayo Vallecano 1W 3D 1L

Espanyol 1–0 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

1.13 / 1.63

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.14 / 7

Corners

against 3.57 / 5.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.43 / 4.43

Shots on target

against 3.71 / 4 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.13 / 2.38

Cards

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

over 8 matches

5.43 yellows

Referee · José María Sánchez Martínez, Spain

2.14 home / 3.29 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 December 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	Espanyol for / against	Line	Rayo Vallecano for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.14 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	7 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.14 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	17.57 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.43 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.43 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.14 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 9 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez, Spain — 5.43 yellow cards a game, 0.57 red cards, 30.43 fouls over 7 matches (2.14 to the home side, 3.29 to the away side).

Home 2.14Away 3.29

Espanyol

Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 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
L. Koleosho n 8	37.9	3.3 6/4	0.9 2/1	—
Javier Hernandez n 7	52.6	2.9 5/3	2.2 4/3	—
José Salinas n 8	29	2.7 5/2	1.9 2/2	—
Antoniu Roca n 8	25.8	2.6 5/1	1.7 4/0	—
Pol Lozano n 8	74.3	2.4 7/4	1.2 6/2	Unai López

Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Pere Milla n 8	78.3	3.5 8/6	1.3 5/3
Roberto Fernández n 8	67.1	2.5 6/4	1 5/1
Kike García n 8	48.8	2.3 5/3	1.6 4/1
José Salinas n 8	29	1.2 1/1	0.4 1/0
Javier Hernandez n 7	52.6	1 4/0	0.7 3/0

Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Kike García n 8	48.8	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Pere Milla n 8	78.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Edu Expósito n 8	68.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Roberto Fernández n 8	67.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Urko González n 8	44.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ramón Terrats n 8	26.6	3 5/2
T. Dolan n 8	62	2.4 5/4
C. Riedel n 8	74.9	2.3 5/4
O. El Hilali n 8	59.1	2.3 5/4
Carlos Romero n 8	87.1	2.2 7/6

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Dmitrović n 8	90	3.1 7/5

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 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
Samu Becerra n 5	16.6	5.4 3/2	2.2 1/1	—
Ó. Trejo n 8	34.6	2.3 4/1	1.9 4/2	—
Gumbau n 8	45.3	2 4/3	0 0/0	—
F. Lejeune n 8	81.8	1.8 6/5	0.3 2/0	—
Unai López n 8	70.3	1.6 6/3	1 4/1	Pol Lozano

Rayo Vallecano — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alemão n 8	46.3	2.9 5/3	1.5 5/1
Álvaro García n 8	67.8	2.5 8/3	0.7 3/1
Pedro Díaz n 8	50.1	2 6/2	0.7 3/0
Jorge de Frutos n 8	69.4	1.8 7/3	0.8 5/0
A. Rațiu n 8	74	1.7 6/3	0.6 3/1

Rayo Vallecano — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 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	69.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
P. Ciss n 8	60.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
Pep Chavarría n 8	86.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Álvaro García n 8	67.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Isi Palazón n 8	66.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Rayo Vallecano — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Espino n 8	48	2.8 5/4
A. Rațiu n 8	74	2.6 7/5
Ó. Trejo n 8	34.6	2.6 5/3
Óscar Valentín n 8	62	2.4 6/4
Pep Chavarría n 8	86.5	2.2 8/6

Rayo Vallecano — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 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 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Espanyol		Rayo Vallecano
36%	Possession	64%
1.33	Expected goals (xG)	0.25
9	Shots	6
2	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	1
2	Blocked shots	3
6	Shots inside the box	2
6	Corners	2
1	Offsides	1
19	Fouls	22
4	Yellow cards	8
1	Red cards	1
2	Saves	1
234	Passes	427
73%	Pass accuracy	83%

Espanyol player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dmitrović	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
O. El Hilali	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Fernando Calero	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
L. Cabrera	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
Carlos Romero	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.2
Urko González	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
Pere Milla	89	0	1	0	3	3	0	6.7
T. Dolan	87	0	2	1	0	1	RY	6.9
Edu Expósito	80	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
Roberto Fernández	80	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Pol Lozano	56	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
C. Pickel sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Ramón Terrats sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Kike García sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Rubén Sánchez sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Rayo Vallecano player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Batalla	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
A. Rațiu	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
F. Lejeune	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Pep Chavarría	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Óscar Valentín	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
Isi Palazón	90	1	1	1	1	0	7.5
N. Mendy	86	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Fran Pérez	70	0	0	0	0	0	6
Jorge de Frutos	70	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Unai López	64	1	1	0	3	RY	6.3
Gumbau	52	1	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Sergio Camello sub	38	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
I. Balliu sub	20	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
Álvaro García sub	20	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
R. Nteka sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

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

Recent form

EspanyolLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Rayo VallecanoDDLDW

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Espanyol 3 · 0 draws · Rayo Vallecano 3 · 2.33 goals/game

2025-04-04 Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Espanyol
2024-08-31 Espanyol 2–1 Rayo Vallecano
2023-05-21 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Espanyol
2022-08-19 Espanyol 0–2 Rayo Vallecano
2022-04-21 Espanyol 0–1 Rayo Vallecano
2021-12-05 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Espanyol

League standing · 2025/26

Espanyol#11 pos46 pts38 pl-12 GD

Rayo Vallecano#8 pos50 pts38 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Espanyol scored1.13

Rayo Vallecano scored1.08

Espanyol conceded1.45

Rayo Vallecano conceded1.16

Shot map and expected goals

Espanyol 1.58 xG from 9 shots, Rayo Vallecano 0.29 from 6. 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.

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

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Espanyol	9	1	1.58
Rayo Vallecano	6	0	0.29

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What is the head-to-head record between Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano?: In their last 6 meetings, Espanyol won 3, Rayo Vallecano won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano?: Recent form — Espanyol 2W 0D 3L; Rayo Vallecano 1W 3D 1L.

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