RayoRAY2 – 1FT
EspanyolESP
Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganés, MadridFT
- 90'+8'A — Omar El Hilali
- 90'+1'H — Alexandre Alemão
- 84'A — Pol LozanoOff — Urko Gonzalez
- 84'H — Iván BalliuOff — Álvaro García
- 80'H — Gnangoro Bouare Samake
- 76'H — Fran PérezOff — Giorgi Tsitaishvili
- 76'H — Alexandre AlemãoOff — Sergio Camello
- 74'A — CalaOff — Javi Hernandez
- 70'H — Pathé Ciss
- 67'H — Giorgi Tsitaishvili
- 63'A — Marcos Fernández
- 61'H — Óscar ValentínOff — Mujaid Sadick
- 61'H — Gnangoro Bouare SamakeOff — Unai López
- 54'A — Roberto FernándezAssist — Javi Hernandez
- HT 2–0
- 45'+2'H — Unai López
- 45'A — Marcos FernándezOff — Roger Hinojo
- 45'A — Bryan ZaragozaOff — Rafael Bauza
- 45'A — Edu ExpósitoOff — Gabriel Moscardo
- HT 2–0
- 26'H — Adrià PedrosaAssist — Álvaro García
- 3'H — Álvaro García
- KO – 18:00
Shots on targetESP
25
ShotsESP
1619
CornersESP
35
- Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 1.
- 90'+9'Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 1.
- 90'+9'Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 90'+8'Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the red card.
- 90'+8'Handball by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 90'+7'Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross.
- 90'+6'Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
- 90'+5'Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5'Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 90'+4'Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Clemens Riedel.
- 90'+3'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2'Delay in match because of an injury Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+2'Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Fernández (Espanyol).
- 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Marcos Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pol Lozano with a cross.
- 90'+2'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1'Foul by Alemão (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+1'Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88'Attempt missed. Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omar El Hilali with a cross.
- 86'Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86'Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
- 86'Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 86'Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Attempt blocked. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Iván Balliu replaces Álvaro García.
- 84'Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Urko González de Zárate.
- 83'Offside, Espanyol. Roberto Fernández is caught offside.
- 82'Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Foul by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).
- 81'Attempt blocked. Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80'Gnangoro (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80'Foul by Gnangoro (Rayo Vallecano).
- 80'Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79'Attempt missed. Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gnangoro.
- 76'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Alemão replaces Sergio Camello.
- 76'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Fran Pérez replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
- 75'Foul by Gnangoro (Rayo Vallecano).
- 75'Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Substitution, Espanyol. Cala replaces Javi Hernández.
- 73'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Most shots3Pedro DíazRayo Vallecano
Most saves3Emil AuderoRayo Vallecano
Most fouled3Alexandre AlemãoRayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano4-2-3-1Espanyol4-2-3-1Substitutions
- 61'23Óscar Valentín15Mujaid Sadick
- 61'36Gnangoro Bouare Samake8Unai López
- 76'21Fran Pérez14Giorgi Tsitaishvili
- 76'9Alexandre Alemão10Sergio Camello
- 84'20Iván Balliu18Álvaro García
- 45'18Marcos Fernández21Roger Hinojo
- 45'15Bryan Zaragoza26Rafael Bauza
- 45'8Edu Expósito20Gabriel Moscardo
- 74'22Cala28Javi Hernandez
- 84'10Pol Lozano4Urko Gonzalez
SubstitutesRayo Vallecano- 26MSMarco de las SiasSUB
- 36GSGnangoro Bouare SamakeSUBOn
- 30AMAdrián MolinaSUB
- 9AAAlexandre AlemãoSUBOn
- 21FP
Fran PérezSUBOn
- 23ÓV
Óscar ValentínSUBOn
- 37RBRayane BelaidSUB
- 1DCDaniel CárdenasSUB
- 3MK
Marash KumbullaSUB
- 20IB
Iván BalliuSUBOn
- 31MRMarco RománSUB
- 22PFPelayo FernándezSUB
SubstitutesEspanyol- 22CCalaSUBOn
- 1ÁF
Ángel FortuñoSUB
- 18MFMarcos FernándezSUBOn
- 24TD
Tyrhys DolanSUB
- 11PM
Pere MillaSUB
- 8EE
Edu ExpósitoSUBOn
- 32JLJosé Ángel LópezSUB
- 31LSLlorenç SerredSUB
- 16VDVanja DrkusicSUB
- 10PL
Pol LozanoSUBOn
- 14UN
Unai NúñezSUB
- 15BZ
Bryan ZaragozaSUBOn
RayoEspanyol
- 2Shots on target5
- 16Shots19
- 12.5Shot accuracy %26.3
- 4Blocked shots7
- 3Corners5
- 0Penalties taken0
- 3Saves0
- 54.5Possession %45.5
- 450Passes361
- 370Accurate passes285
- 82.2Pass accuracy %78.9
- 8Crosses21
- 3Accurate crosses7
- 37.5Cross accuracy %33.3
- 76Long balls49
- 30Accurate long balls26
- 39.5Long ball accuracy %53.1
- 15Tackles10
- 9Tackles won5
- 60Tackle success %50
- 15Interceptions7
- 32Clearances22
- 0Offsides2
- 10Fouls15
- 5Yellow cards1
- 0Red cards1
Rayo · Previous meetings between these sides.
- W1-0
- L0-1
- L0-4
- L1-2
- L1-2
Most recent match first.
Rayo
LWLDL
- RMA1-4
- RAC3-2
- BAR2-5
- ALA1-1
- SEV1-2
Espanyol
WDLLW
- OSA2-0
- SEV1-1
- RSO1-2
- RMA1-2
- LEV3-0
- Competition
- LaLiga
- Venue
- Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganés, Madrid
- Referee
- Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos
Common questions
What was the score in Rayo Vallecano – Espanyol?
- The match finished Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Espanyol, played on 15 September 2026.
What is the line-up for Rayo Vallecano – Espanyol?
- Rayo Vallecano line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Emil Audero, Mujaid Sadick, Florian Lejeune, Adrià Pedrosa, Andrei Ratiu, Pedro Díaz, Pathé Ciss, Unai López, Sergio Camello, Álvaro García, Giorgi Tsitaishvili. Espanyol line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Marko Dmitrovic, Leandro Cabrera, Clemens Riedel, Roger Hinojo, Omar El Hilali, Rafael Bauza, Gabriel Moscardo, Urko Gonzalez, Roberto Fernández, Quilindschy Hartman, Javi Hernandez.
What is the recent form of Rayo Vallecano?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Rayo Vallecano won 1, drew 1 and lost 3.
What is the recent form of Espanyol?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Espanyol won 2, drew 1 and lost 2.
What is the head-to-head record between Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol?
- In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Rayo Vallecano won 1, Espanyol won 4, and 0 were drawn.
Squad value
Rayo
€90m
1.4×
Espanyol
€122m
Average age28.4 · 26.2
Overseas players46% · 25%
Transfermarkt valuations of the current squads.
First appeared here
Rayo2 / 31
Samu Becerra · Marco de las Sías
Espanyol6 / 35
Rafel Bauzà · Lluc Castell · Roger Hinojo · Alex Almansa · Ferran Gómez · Javi Hernández
Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.
Squad numbers
Rayo
1Dani Cárdenas2Andrei Rațiu3Pep Chavarría4Pedro Díaz5Luiz Felipe6Pathé Ciss7Isi Palazón8Óscar Trejo10Sergio Camello11Randy Nteka13Augusto Batalla15Gerard Gumbau17Unai López18Álvaro García19Jorge de Frutos20Iván Balliu21Fran Pérez22Alfonso Espino23Óscar Valentín24Florian Lejeune26Marco de las Sías28Samu Becerra30Juanpe Gil32Nobel Mendy33Jozhua Vertrouwd40Adrián Molina
Espanyol
1Ángel Fortuño2Rubén Sánchez4Urko González de Zárate5Fernando Calero6Leandro Cabrera7Javi Puado8Edu Expósito9Roberto Fernández10Pol Lozano11Pere Milla12José Salinas13Marko Dmitrovic14Ramón Terrats15Miguel Rubio16Luca Koleosho17Jofre Carreras18Charles Pickel19Kike García20Antoniu Roca22Carlos Romero23Omar El Hilali24Tyrhys Dolan28Ferran Gómez30Pol Tristán31Llorenç Serred38Clemens Riedel
Been at both clubs
Players who have been at both Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.
- Adrián Embarba
- Raúl de Tomás
- Raúl Baena
- Jordi Amat
- Léo Baptistão
- Anaitz Arbilla
- Javi Fuego
- Salvi Sánchez
- Cristian Álvarez
- Mamadou Sylla
- Samuele Longo
- Diego López
Straight from one to the other
Moves directly between the two clubs, newest first.
- Salvi Sánchez Rayo Vallecano → Espanyol · 2023
- Raúl de Tomás Espanyol → Rayo Vallecano · 2022
- Adrián Embarba Rayo Vallecano → Espanyol · 2020
- Jordi Amat Rayo Vallecano → Espanyol · 2013
- Jordi Amat Espanyol → Rayo Vallecano · 2012
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