Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Espanyol: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 21 May 2023
Result
Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Espanyol
La Liga · Sunday 21 May 2023, 12:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Espanyol: match report
Rayo Vallecano lost to Espanyol 1-2 in La Liga on Sunday 21 May 2023. The half-time score was 1-1.
Sergi Darder opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Rayo Vallecano's goal came from Raúl de Tomás (42', penalty). Espanyol scored through Sergi Darder (23') and Nico Melamed (59').
Discipline: Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards; Espanyol received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rayo Vallecano were 11th on 46 points from 34 and Espanyol 19th on 31 points from 34. Rayo Vallecano went on to finish that season 12th with 49 points, and Espanyol 19th with 37.
Rayo Vallecano lined up in a 4-4-2 and Espanyol in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Álvaro García of Rayo Vallecano (7.7), level with Raúl de Tomás (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Rayo Vallecano wins, 4 draws and 2 for Espanyol.
Key events
- 20'Yellow card · Luis García
- 23'Goal · Sergi Darder
- 39'Yellow card · Leandro Cabrera
- 40'Yellow card · Óscar Trejo
- 42'Penalty goal · Raúl de Tomás
- 58'Yellow card · Andoni Iraola
- 59'Goal · Nico Melamed
- 69'Yellow card · Alejandro Catena
- 85'Yellow card · Óscar Gil
Head-to-head
Team news
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-4-2)
Stole Dimitrievski, Iván Balliu, Florian Lejeune, Alejandro Catena, Fran García, Isi Palazón, Santi Comesaña, Pathé Ciss, Álvaro García, Oscar Trejo, Raúl de Tomás
Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)
Fernando Pacheco, Óscar Gil, Sergi Gómez Solà, Leandro Cabrera, Brian Oliván, Fernando Calero, Sergi Darder, Javi Puado, Nico Melamed, Denis Suárez, Joselu