Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol: result and report

La Liga · Thursday 23 April 2026

Result

Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol

La Liga · Thursday 23 April 2026, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Rayo Vallecano · Espanyol · La Liga predictions

Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol: match report

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 1-0 in La Liga on Thursday 23 April 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Sergio Camello of Rayo Vallecano in the 87th minute.

Discipline: Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards; Espanyol received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rayo Vallecano were 16th on 35 points from 31 and Espanyol 11th on 38 points from 31. Rayo Vallecano went on to finish that season 8th with 50 points, and Espanyol 11th with 46.

Rayo Vallecano lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Espanyol in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Andrei Rațiu of Rayo Vallecano (8.2), ahead of Dani Cárdenas (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rayo Vallecano wins, 2 draws and 5 for Espanyol.

Going into the match Rayo Vallecano's last five read L-W-L-D-D and Espanyol's L-D-L-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Yellow card · Pere MillaEspanyol
  • 19'Yellow card · Pol LozanoEspanyol
  • 35'Yellow card · Augusto BatallaRayo Vallecano
  • 50'Yellow card · Pathé CissRayo Vallecano
  • 74'Missed penalty · Kike GarcíaEspanyol
  • 75'Yellow card · Ludovic TaillandierEspanyol
  • 83'Yellow card · Cyril NgongeEspanyol
  • 87'Goal · Sergio CamelloRayo Vallecano · 1-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rayo Vallecano 3, draws 2, Espanyol 5.

Team news

Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)

Dani Cárdenas, Andrei Rațiu, Pathé Ciss, Jozhua Vertrouwd, Pep Chavarría, Pedro Díaz, Óscar Valentín, Jorge de Frutos, Isi Palazón, Alfonso Espino, Alemão

Espanyol line-up (4-4-2)

Marko Dmitrovic, Omar El Hilali, Fernando Calero, Leandro Cabrera, Carlos Romero, Tyrhys Dolan, Pol Lozano, Edu Expósito, Pere Milla, Kike García, Roberto Fernández