Espanyol 1-0 Rayo Vallecano — LaLiga, 7 Dec 2025
Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in LaLiga on 7 December 2025 at RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat. R. Fernandez Jaen scored for Espanyol. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Espanyol have won 3 and Rayo Vallecano 2.
· kickoff·RCDE Stadium · Cornella de Llobregat·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 16'Foul
- 31'Foul
- 1-039'Penalty
- 42'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 50'Foul
- 52'out: S. Camello
- 56'
- 63'Foul
- 64'Foul
- 64'Foul
- 67'VARPenalty cancelled
- 70'
- 70'out: Iván Balliu
- 73'Foul
- 76'Foul
- 77'Simulation
- 80'out: R. Terrats
- 80'
- 84'VARGoal cancelled
- 86'
- 87'Foul
- 87'Foul
- 87'Argument
- 89'out: R. Sanchez
- 90+6'Foul
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Espanyol
- 7.3Edu ExpósitoM
- 7.2Fernando CaleroD
- 7.2Kike GarcíaF
- 7.2Leandro CabreraD
- 7.2Carlos RomeroD
- 7.0Marko DmitrovićG
- 6.9Omar El HilaliD
- 6.9Roberto FernándezF
- 6.9Tyrhys DolanM
- 6.7Pere MillaM
- 6.7Ramón TerratsM
- 6.7Urko GonzálezM
- 6.6Rubén SánchezD
- 6.3Charles PickelM
- 6.2Pol LozanoM
Rayo Vallecano
- 7.5Isi PalazónM
- 6.9Andrei RațiuD
- 6.9Augusto BatallaG
- 6.7Óscar ValentínM
- 6.6Randy NtekaM
- 6.6Iván BalliuD
- 6.6Florian LejeuneD
- 6.5Sergio CamelloF
- 6.5Jorge de FrutosF
- 6.3Unai LópezM
- 6.3Gerard GumbauM
- 6.3Álvaro GarcíaM
- 6.2Josep ChavarríaD
- 6.2Nobel MendyD
- 6.0Fran PérezM
Line-ups
Rayo Vallecano4-2-3-1
Espanyol4-2-3-1
Substitutes
EspanyolJosé Manuel González Álvarez
Substitutes
- 15M. RubioD
- 19K. Garcia80'F7.2
- 18Charles Pickel56'M6.3
- 17JofreF
- 1A. FortunoG
- 12J. SalinasD
- 14R. Terrats80'M6.7
- 2R. Sanchez89'D6.6
- 20A. RocaF
- 16Luca KoleoshoF
- 27J. HernandezM
Rayo VallecanoIñigo Pérez Soto
Substitutes
- 10S. Camello52'F6.5
- 5Luiz FelipeD
- 20Iván Balliu90+6'70'D6.6
- 18A. Garcia70'M6.3
- 11Randy Nteka86'M6.6
- 1D. CardenasG
- 33Jozhua VertrouwdD
- 28S. BecerraM
- 40A. MolinaG
Team statistics
36%Possession64%
1.33Expected goals (xG)0.25
9Total shots6
2Shots on target2
5Shots off target1
2Blocked shots3
6Corners2
1Offsides1
19Fouls22
4Yellow cards8
1Red cards1
2Goalkeeper saves1
-0.12Goals prevented-0.12
234Total passes427
171Accurate passes355
73%Pass accuracy83%
Espanyol
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edu Expósito | 80 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Fernando Calero | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Kike García | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Leandro Cabrera | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Carlos Romero | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Marko Dmitrović | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Omar El Hilali | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Roberto Fernández | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | 87 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Pere Milla | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Ramón Terrats | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Urko González | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Rubén Sánchez | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Charles Pickel | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Pol Lozano | 56 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Rayo Vallecano
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isi Palazón | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Andrei Rațiu | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 6.9 |
| Augusto Batalla | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Óscar Valentín | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Randy Nteka | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Iván Balliu | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Florian Lejeune | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sergio Camello | 38 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jorge de Frutos | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Unai López | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Gerard Gumbau | 52 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Álvaro García | 20 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Josep Chavarría | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Nobel Mendy | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Fran Pérez | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
EspanyolWWLLW
- W30 Nov 25ACelta Vigo1-0
- W24 Nov 25HSevilla2-1
- L08 Nov 25HVillarreal0-2
- L02 Nov 25AAlaves1-2
- W25 Oct 25HElche1-0
Rayo VallecanoDLDDW
- D01 Dec 25HValencia1-1
- L27 Nov 25ASlovan Bratislava1-2
- D23 Nov 25AOviedo0-0
- D09 Nov 25HReal Madrid0-0
- W06 Nov 25HLech Poznan3-2
Head-to-head
- 04 Apr 25Rayo Vallecano0-4Espanyol
- 31 Aug 24Espanyol2-1Rayo Vallecano
- 21 May 23Rayo Vallecano1-2Espanyol
- 19 Aug 22Espanyol0-2Rayo Vallecano
- 21 Apr 22Espanyol0-1Rayo Vallecano
- 05 Dec 21Rayo Vallecano1-0Espanyol
Most recent meetings
Final table, LaLiga 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | +5 | 54 |
| 7 | Getafe | 38 | -6 | 51 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Valencia | 38 | -9 | 49 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 38 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 | Athletic Club | 38 | -15 | 45 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 38 | -14 | 43 |
Before and after
Espanyol
- Previous: Celta Vigo 0-1 Espanyol, 30 Nov 2025 · LaLiga
- Next: Getafe 0-1 Espanyol, 13 Dec 2025 · LaLiga
Rayo Vallecano
- Previous: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Valencia, 1 Dec 2025 · LaLiga
- Next: Jagiellonia 1-2 Rayo Vallecano, 11 Dec 2025 · Conference League
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