Real Madrid 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 15 December 2018
Result
Real Madrid 1-0 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Saturday 15 December 2018, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Real Madrid 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in La Liga on Saturday 15 December 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.
The only goal came from Karim Benzema of Real Madrid in the 13th minute.
Discipline: Real Madrid received no yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Madrid were 4th on 26 points from 15 and Rayo Vallecano 19th on 10 points from 15. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 3rd with 68 points, and Rayo Vallecano 20th with 32.
Real Madrid lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Toni Kroos of Real Madrid (8.7), ahead of Sergio Ramos (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 10 Real Madrid wins, 0 draws and 0 for Rayo Vallecano.
Going into the match Real Madrid's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Rayo Vallecano's L-W-L-D-L.
Key events
- 13'Goal · Karim Benzema
- 39'Yellow card · Alejandro Gálvez
- 64'Yellow card · Bebé
- 83'Yellow card · Giannelli Imbula
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Madrid line-up (4-3-3)
Thibaut Courtois, Daniel Carvajal, Raphaël Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modrić, Marcos Llorente, Toni Kroos, Lucas Vázquez, Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-1-4-1)
Stole Dimitrievski, Tito, Emiliano Velázquez, Alejandro Gálvez, Álex Moreno, Álvaro Medrán, Luis Advíncula, Giannelli Imbula, Santi Comesaña, Álvaro García, Adrián Embarba