Espanyol 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 7 December 2025
Result
Espanyol 1-0 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Sunday 7 December 2025, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Espanyol 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in La Liga on Sunday 7 December 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.
The only goal came from Roberto Fernández of Espanyol in the 39th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Espanyol received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Rayo Vallecano received 7 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Espanyol were 6th on 24 points from 14 and Rayo Vallecano 11th on 17 points from 14. Espanyol went on to finish that season 11th with 46 points, and Rayo Vallecano 8th with 50.
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 Carlos Romero of Espanyol (7.4), ahead of Fernando Calero (7.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Espanyol wins, 2 draws and 4 for Rayo Vallecano.
Going into the match Espanyol's last five read W-W-L-L-W and Rayo Vallecano's D-D-D-L-W.
Key events
- 16'Yellow card · Unai López
- 31'Yellow card · Pol Lozano
- 39'Penalty goal · Roberto Fernández
- 42'Yellow card · Nobel Mendy
- 50'Yellow card · Gerard Gumbau
- 63'Yellow card · Óscar Valentín
- 64'Second yellow · Unai López
- 73'Yellow card · Pep Chavarría
- 76'Yellow card · Urko González de Zárate
- 77'Yellow card · Tyrhys Dolan
- 87'Second yellow · Tyrhys Dolan
- 87'Yellow card · Augusto Batalla
- 90+6'Yellow card · Iván Balliu
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)
Marko Dmitrovic, Omar El Hilali, Fernando Calero, Leandro Cabrera, Carlos Romero, Urko González de Zárate, Pol Lozano, Tyrhys Dolan, Edu Expósito, Pere Milla, Roberto Fernández
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Augusto Batalla, Andrei Rațiu, Florian Lejeune, Nobel Mendy, Pep Chavarría, Óscar Valentín, Unai López, Isi Palazón, Gerard Gumbau, Fran Pérez, Jorge de Frutos