Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol result

Full-time · Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Espanyol

La Liga · Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:00 BST · Estadio de Vallecas

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Rayo Vallecano · Espanyol · Head-to-head

Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Espanyol — Espanyol won this La Liga match.

Next for Rayo Vallecano: Getafe v Rayo Vallecano, Monday 19 October — the preview. Next for Espanyol: Racing Santander v Espanyol, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Espanyol · La Liga
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas · Madrid
Referee: Alejandro Hernández
Head-to-head (last 6): Rayo Vallecano 4 · draws 0 · Espanyol 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Rayo Vallecano 1W 2D 2L · Espanyol 1W 3D 1L

Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Espanyol (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1

Goals

against 0.88 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 1.75

Corners

against 4.38 / 6.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 1.88

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.63 / 2.25

Cards

against 2.38 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 March 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 March 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	Rayo Vallecano for / against	Line	Espanyol for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	1.75 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.88 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	6.63 for · 17.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	1.88 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.13 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.63 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.63 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 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
R. Nteka n 8	45.9	3.4 7/5	1.7 5/2	—
Ó. Trejo n 8	31.4	2.9 5/2	2.2 3/2	—
Óscar Valentín n 8	32.9	2.7 4/3	0.3 1/0	—
Sergi Guardiola n 8	32.3	2.4 6/1	1 2/1	—
Gumbau n 8	39.5	2.3 5/2	1.7 6/0	—

Rayo Vallecano — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Sergi Guardiola n 8	32.3	3.5 5/3	1 2/1
Álvaro García n 8	87.1	2.1 7/6	1.3 7/3
Sergio Camello n 8	45.6	2 4/2	0.7 2/1
Pedro Díaz n 8	60.3	1.9 6/4	0.7 4/0
Jorge de Frutos n 8	73	1.7 5/3	0.6 4/0

Rayo Vallecano — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Sergio Camello n 8	45.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
Pedro Díaz n 8	60.3	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
Álvaro García n 8	87.1	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
R. Nteka n 8	45.9	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
Ó. Trejo n 8	31.4	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Rayo Vallecano — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Espino n 8	54.6	4.3 6/5
A. Mumin n 8	83.1	2.4 6/5
Pedro Díaz n 8	60.3	2.4 7/6
Adri Embarba n 8	38.9	2.3 6/2
A. Rațiu n 8	90.9	2.2 8/6

Rayo Vallecano — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Batalla n 8	90.9	3 7/6

Espanyol

Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 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
Rafel Bauzà n 6	33	3.6 4/2	0 0/0	—
Antoniu Roca n 8	24	2.8 4/2	1.9 3/1	—
Alejo Véliz n 8	30.4	2.6 5/2	3 4/1	—
Edu Expósito n 8	30	2.6 6/1	2.3 4/2	—
Pol Lozano n 8	71.1	2.5 7/5	0.9 4/1	—

Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 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	18.6	2.4 4/0	1.2 2/0
Álvaro Tejero n 8	44.9	1.5 4/2	0.5 2/0
Edu Expósito n 8	30	1.5 3/1	0 0/0
Javi Puado n 8	85.9	1.3 6/3	0.5 3/1
W. Cheddira n 8	31	1.1 3/0	0.7 2/0

Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Álvaro Tejero n 8	44.9	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
W. Cheddira n 8	31	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Fernando Calero n 8	25.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Javi Puado n 8	85.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Urko González n 8	73.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. El Hilali n 8	90	4.8 8/7
Urko González n 8	73.1	4.3 8/7
Rafel Bauzà n 6	33	3.2 4/2
Edu Expósito n 8	30	2.3 4/1
Antoniu Roca n 8	24	2.3 3/2

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Joan García n 8	90	3.6 7/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Rayo Vallecano		Espanyol
70%	Possession	30%
0.67	Expected goals (xG)	3.27
16	Shots	15
5	Shots on target	7
8	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	11
8	Corners	4
1	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	5
551	Passes	242
89%	Pass accuracy	71%

Rayo Vallecano player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Batalla	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Rațiu	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
F. Lejeune	90	1	0	1	3	0	7.2
Jorge de Frutos	90	1	1	1	2	0	6.5
Pedro Díaz	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
Álvaro García	90	3	1	2	0	0	7.2
P. Ciss	85	0	0	1	1	Y	6.2
Pep Chavarría	75	1	0	2	1	Y	6.6
Unai López	75	1	1	2	0	0	7.2
A. Hernandez	45	0	0	0	1	0	5.6
R. Nteka	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Espino sub	45	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
Isi Palazón sub	45	2	0	2	0	0	7.2
Adri Embarba sub	15	1	1	0	1	0	7
Raúl de Tomás sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Ó. Trejo sub	12	0	0	0	1	0	6.2

Espanyol player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Joan García	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
O. El Hilali	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
Marash Kumbulla	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Cabrera	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	8.2
Carlos Romero	90	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.5
Urko González	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.5
Edu Expósito	83	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	7.9
Javi Puado	83	1	1	4	2	1	0	0	7.9
Roberto Fernández	83	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.7
Pol Lozano	64	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.6
Antoniu Roca	56	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
Fernando Calero sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Alex Král sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Álvaro Aguado sub	14	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
Pere Milla sub	14	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7.5
Jofre Carreras sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Rayo VallecanoLDLDW

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

EspanyolDWDLD

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

Head-to-head last 6

Rayo Vallecano 4 · 0 draws · Espanyol 2 · 2.5 goals/game

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
2021-01-31 Espanyol 2–3 Rayo Vallecano

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Rayo Vallecano#8 pos52 pts38 pl-4 GD

Espanyol#14 pos42 pts38 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Rayo Vallecano scored1.08

Espanyol scored1.05

Rayo Vallecano conceded1.18

Espanyol conceded1.34

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What is the head-to-head record between Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol?: In their last 6 meetings, Rayo Vallecano won 4, Espanyol won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
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