Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 5 December 2021
Result
Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol
La Liga · Sunday 5 December 2021, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol: match report
Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 1-0 in La Liga on Sunday 5 December 2021. The half-time score was 0-0.
The only goal was an own goal by Leandro Cabrera in the 54th minute, credited to Rayo Vallecano.
Discipline: Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards; Espanyol received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Rayo Vallecano were 6th on 24 points from 15 and Espanyol 9th on 20 points from 15. Rayo Vallecano went on to finish that season 12th with 42 points, and Espanyol 14th with 42.
Rayo Vallecano lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Espanyol in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Adrià Pedrosa of Espanyol (7.8), ahead of Stole Dimitrievski (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rayo Vallecano wins, 4 draws and 4 for Espanyol.
Going into the match Rayo Vallecano's last five read D-W-L-D-W and Espanyol's W-L-W-L-D.
Key events
- 9'Yellow card · Javi Puado
- 40'Yellow card · Óscar Trejo
- 54'Own goal · Leandro Cabrera
- 69'Yellow card · Aleix Vidal
- 90'Yellow card · Randy Nteka
- 90+1'Yellow card · Leandro Cabrera
- 90+2'Yellow card · Óscar Valentín
- 90+3'Red card · Fran Mérida
Head-to-head
Team news
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Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Stole Dimitrievski, Iván Balliu, Esteban Saveljich, Alejandro Catena, Fran García, Unai López, Óscar Valentín, Isi Palazón, Oscar Trejo, Álvaro García, Sergi Guardiola
Espanyol line-up (4-1-4-1)
Diego López, Aleix Vidal, Sergi Gómez Solà, Leandro Cabrera, Adrià Pedrosa, Keidi Bare, Adrián Embarba, Yangel Herrera, Sergi Darder, Javi Puado, Raúl de Tomás