Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 31 August 2024
Result
Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Saturday 31 August 2024, 17:15 UTC · half-time 1-1
Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Espanyol won against Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday 31 August 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Álvaro García opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Espanyol's goals came from Carlos Romero (8') and Alejo Veliz (90+6'). Rayo Vallecano scored through Álvaro García (4').
Discipline: Espanyol received 2 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Espanyol were 19th on 1 point from 3 and Rayo Vallecano 9th on 4 points from 3. Espanyol went on to finish that season 15th with 42 points, and Rayo Vallecano 9th with 52.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-4-2 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Carlos Romero of Espanyol (7.9), ahead of Álvaro García (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Espanyol wins, 3 draws and 4 for Rayo Vallecano.
Going into the match Espanyol's last five read D-L-L and Rayo Vallecano's L-D-W.
Key events
- 4'Goal · Álvaro García
- 8'Goal · Carlos Romero
- 85'Yellow card · Marash Kumbulla
- 85'Yellow card · Álvaro Aguado
- 90+6'Goal · Alejo Veliz
Head-to-head
Team news
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Espanyol line-up (4-4-2)
Joan García, Omar El Hilali, Fernando Calero, Marash Kumbulla, Brian Oliván, Jofre Carreras, Alex Král, José Gragera, Carlos Romero, Javi Puado, Alejo Veliz
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-4-2)
Dani Cárdenas, Andrei Rațiu, Florian Lejeune, Abdul Mumin, Alfonso Espino, Jorge de Frutos, Óscar Valentín, Unai López, Álvaro García, Adrián Embarba, Sergio Camello