La Liga· Season 2025
Match Summary
Espanyol defeated Rayo Vallecano 1:0. The match was played in La Liga 2025. Goals were scored by R. Fernandez Jaen 39′ (pen.). 12 yellow cards were shown, 2 red cards. Espanyol had 36% possession while Rayo Vallecano held 64%. Espanyol had 9 shots (2 on target) compared to 6 (2 on target) for Rayo Vallecano. Expected goals: Espanyol 1.33 — Rayo Vallecano 0.25. Espanyol made 4 substitutions, Rayo Vallecano made 4. VAR was involved: Penalty cancelled (Charles Pickel 67′), Goal cancelled (Kike García 84′).
Match Events
Key match events between Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano — 1 goal and 14 cards recorded during the match.
Penalty
Rivalry since 2011
Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Head to Head Results· 22
Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano have met 22 times — Espanyol won 10, Rayo Vallecano won 9, with 3 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. Espanyol leads the head-to-head with 10 victories from 22 meetings. A combined 65 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.95 per match (35 for the home side, 30 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 12 matches (55%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 13 games (59%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 5–1 in 2012.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 13 May 2026