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La Liga Matchday 6 Tue 15 Sep

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García 3′Pedrosa 26′

Full-time 2:1
Away Espanyol

Fernández 54′El Hilali 90+8′

Player of the match Álvaro García 7.9

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 3.6/10 more watchable than 36% of La Liga matches xG 3.6. How we rate

GolVolt rating 3.6GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 3' García, 1:0
  1. 42% → 95%

    Rayo Vallecano: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 94.

  2. 16 → 12

    Rayo Vallecano climb 4 places in the table. Espanyol stay in place 8.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 42% to 66% (Rayo Vallecano).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+9' · 2:1Rayo Vallecano 95%draw 5%Espanyol 0%

Key stats

55% Possession 45%
1.51 xG (expected goals) 2.09
15 Shots 19
2 On target 5
3 Corners 5
30 Dangerous attacks 48
All stats (17)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

xG 3.6.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 87′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 4.1 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% García: a goal and an assist.Nobody stood out. Heroes: 1.3 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.6 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 3.6. Quality of play: 7.3 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 3.6more watchable than 36% of La Liga matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

Highlights

LALIGA EA SPORTS 45 d ago Open at source

RAYO VALLECANO 2 - 1 RCD ESPANYOL | RESUMEN LALIGA EA SPORTS

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How the match went

3 goals7 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal: Álvaro Garcíaright foot · assist: Díaz1:0
  2. 26' Goal: Adrià Pedrosaright foot · assist: García2:0
  3. 45+2' Unai Lópezyellow card · foul
  4. Half-time · 2:0
  5. 46' 3 substitutionsExpósito for MoscardoFernández for HinojoZaragoza for Bauzà
  6. 54' Goal: Roberto Fernándezright foot · assist: Hernández2:1
  7. 61' 2 substitutionsGnangoro for LópezValentín for Sadick
  8. 63' Marcos Fernándezyellow card · foul
  9. 67' Giorgi Tsitaishviliyellow card · foul
  10. 70' Pathé Cissyellow card · dissent
  11. 74' SubstitutionCalatrava for Hernández
  12. 76' 2 substitutionsAlemão for CamelloPérez for Tsitaishvili
  13. 80' Gnangoroyellow card · foul
  14. 84' SubstitutionBalliu for García
  15. 84' SubstitutionLozano for de Zárate
  16. 90+1' Alemãoyellow card · foul
  17. 90+8' Omar El Hilalired card · tactical handball
  18. Full-time · 2:1

Match stats

Shooting

1.51 xG (expected goals) 2.09
15 Shots 19
2 On target 5
9 Off target 7

Play

55% Possession 45%
3 Corners 5
449 Passes 360
82% Pass accuracy 79%
89 Attacks 84
30 Dangerous attacks 48

Defence

16 Tackles 11
15 Interceptions 7
3 Saves 0

Discipline

10 Fouls 15
0 Offsides 1
5 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1

Rayo Vallecano

Espanyol

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Midfielders

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Match sheet

Stadium
Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganés

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Rayo Vallecano Álvaro García 7.89
  2. 2. place · Rayo Vallecano Pathé Ciss 7.75
  3. 3. place · Rayo Vallecano Adrià Pedrosa 7.68

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Absences

Rayo Vallecano · 2 out

  • Jorge de Frutos Suspended

    red card · since 6 Sep · until 16 Sep · 1 match missed

  • Raúl de Tomás Injured

    since 7 Jan · return date unknown · 37 matches missed · Unknown Injury

Espanyol · 1 out

  • Kike García Injured

    since 4 Aug · return date unknown · 6 matches missed · Muscle Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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