Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 9 February 2019
Result
Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Saturday 9 February 2019, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-1
Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Espanyol won against Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday 9 February 2019. It was 0-1 at half-time.
A. Ba opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Espanyol's goals came from Borja Iglesias (72', penalty) and Sergi Darder (90+5'). Rayo Vallecano scored through A. Ba (33').
Discipline: Espanyol received no yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Espanyol were 15th on 25 points from 22 and Rayo Vallecano 18th on 23 points from 22. Espanyol went on to finish that season 7th with 53 points, and Rayo Vallecano 20th with 32.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rayo Vallecano in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Sergi Darder of Espanyol (7.7), ahead of Abdoulaye Ba (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Espanyol wins, 4 draws and 2 for Rayo Vallecano.
Going into the match Espanyol's last five read D-L-L-L-W and Rayo Vallecano's L-W-D-W-W.
Key events
- 33'Goal · A. Ba
- 71'Yellow card · Emiliano Velázquez
- 72'Penalty goal · Borja Iglesias
- 77'Yellow card · Jordi Amat
- 90+5'Goal · Sergi Darder
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol line-up (4-3-3)
Diego López, Roberto Rosales, David López, Lluís López, Dídac Vilà, Óscar Melendo, Marc Roca, Sergi Darder, Sergio García, Borja Iglesias, Pablo Piatti
Rayo Vallecano line-up (3-4-2-1)
Stole Dimitrievski, Emiliano Velázquez, Abdoulaye Ba, Jordi Amat, Luis Advíncula, Giannelli Imbula, Santi Comesaña, Álex Moreno, Adrián Embarba, Álvaro García, Raúl de Tomás