Espanyol 0-2 Rayo Vallecano: result and report

La Liga · Friday 19 August 2022

Result

Espanyol 0-2 Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Friday 19 August 2022, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Espanyol · Rayo Vallecano · La Liga predictions

Espanyol 0-2 Rayo Vallecano: match report

Espanyol lost to Rayo Vallecano 0-2 in La Liga on Friday 19 August 2022. The half-time score was 0-1.

Isi Palazón opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Espanyol did not score. Rayo Vallecano scored through Isi Palazón (40') and Pathé Ciss (59').

Discipline: Espanyol received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Espanyol went on to finish that season 19th with 37 points, and Rayo Vallecano 12th with 49.

Espanyol lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Sergi Darder of Espanyol (7.8), level with Pathé Ciss (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Espanyol wins, 4 draws and 3 for Rayo Vallecano.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · Óscar GilEspanyol
  • 14'Yellow card · Florian LejeuneRayo Vallecano
  • 16'Second yellow · Florian LejeuneRayo Vallecano
  • 24'Yellow card · Stole DimitrievskiRayo Vallecano
  • 30'Red card · Sergi GómezEspanyol
  • 36'Yellow card · Óscar TrejoRayo Vallecano
  • 40'Goal · Isi PalazónRayo Vallecano · 0-1
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Brian OlivánEspanyol
  • 59'Goal · Pathé CissRayo Vallecano · 0-2
  • 76'Yellow card · Óscar ValentínRayo Vallecano

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Espanyol 3, draws 4, Rayo Vallecano 3.

Team news

Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)

Benjamin Lecomte, Óscar Gil, Sergi Gómez Solà, Leandro Cabrera, Brian Oliván, Edu Expósito, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Sergi Darder, Rubén Sánchez, Joselu, Nico Melamed

Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)

Stole Dimitrievski, Iván Balliu, Florian Lejeune, Alejandro Catena, Fran García, Unai López, Pathé Ciss, Isi Palazón, Oscar Trejo, Álvaro García, Sergio Camello