Rayo Vallecano 1-4 Espanyol: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 24 November 2013
Result
Rayo Vallecano 1-4 Espanyol
La Liga · Sunday 24 November 2013, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Rayo Vallecano 1-4 Espanyol: match report
Rayo Vallecano lost to Espanyol 1-4 in La Liga on Sunday 24 November 2013. The half-time score was 0-1.
Sergio García opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Rayo Vallecano's goal came from Saúl Ñíguez (81'). Espanyol scored through Sergio García (27', penalty), Sergio García (51', penalty), Sergio García (83') and Cristhian Stuani (85').
Discipline: Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Espanyol received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rayo Vallecano were 19th on 12 points from 13 and Espanyol 12th on 15 points from 13. Rayo Vallecano went on to finish that season 12th with 43 points, and Espanyol 13th with 42.
Rayo Vallecano lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Espanyol in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rayo Vallecano win, 0 draws and 3 for Espanyol.
Going into the match Rayo Vallecano's last five read W-L-L-L-W and Espanyol's L-L-D-L-W.
Key events
- 16'Yellow card · Jonathan Viera
- 21'Yellow card · Gabriel Torje
- 25'Red card · Rubén
- 27'Penalty goal · Sergio García
- 43'Yellow card · Nacho Martínez
- 50'Yellow card · Anaitz Arbilla
- 51'Penalty goal · Sergio García
- 62'Yellow card · Víctor Álvarez
- 65'Yellow card · Jhon Córdoba
- 81'Goal · Saúl Ñíguez
- 83'Goal · Sergio García
- 85'Goal · Cristhian Stuani
Head-to-head
Team news
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Rubén, Tito, Nacho Martínez, Leonel Galeano, Anaitz Arbilla, Roberto Trashorras, Jonathan Viera, Saúl Ñíguez, Lass Bangoura, Alberto Bueno Calvo, Iago Falque
Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)
Kiko Casilla, Raúl Rodríguez, David López, Héctor Moreno, Javi López, Juan Rafael Fuentes, Diego Colotto, Víctor Álvarez, Gabriel Torje, Sergio García, Jhon Córdoba