Elche 2-0 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 18 January 2014
Result
Elche 2-0 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Saturday 18 January 2014, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Elche 2-0 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Elche defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-0 in La Liga on Saturday 18 January 2014. The half-time score was 1-0.
Edu Albácar opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Elche's goals came from Edu Albácar (19', penalty) and Javi Márquez (79'). Rayo Vallecano did not score.
Discipline: Elche received 2 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Elche were 17th on 18 points from 19 and Rayo Vallecano 19th on 16 points from 19. Elche went on to finish that season 16th with 40 points, and Rayo Vallecano 12th with 43.
Elche lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Elche wins, 0 draws and 1 for Rayo Vallecano.
Going into the match Elche's last five read D-L-L-L-L and Rayo Vallecano's W-L-L-L-D.
Key events
- 18'Red card · Raúl Baena
- 19'Penalty goal · Edu Albácar
- 45'Yellow card · Edu Albácar
- 57'Yellow card · Javi Márquez
- 65'Yellow card · Alejandro Gálvez
- 71'Yellow card · Adrián
- 79'Goal · Javi Márquez
Head-to-head
Team news
Elche line-up (4-2-3-1)
Toño, Damián Suárez, Alberto Botía, David Lombán, Edu Albácar, Rubén Pérez, Aaron Ñiguez, Carles Gil, Javi Márquez, Cristian Herrera, Ferran Corominas
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Rubén, Tito, Nacho Martínez, Alejandro Gálvez, Raúl Baena, Roberto Trashorras, Nery Castillo Confalonier, Jonathan Viera, Saúl Ñíguez, Lass Bangoura, Alberto Bueno Calvo