Espanyol 2–1 Rayo Vallecano
Espanyol
2–1HT 1–1
Rayo Vallecano
Espanyol played Rayo Vallecano in the La Liga on 31 August 2024 at RCDE Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- -5'Álvaro García — Yellow card
- 4'Álvaro García (assist by Adri Embarba)
- 8'Carlos Romero (assist by Jofre Carreras)
- 81'Marash Kumbulla — Yellow card
- 85'Álvaro Aguado — Yellow card
- 90+3'Abdul Mumin — Yellow card
- 90+6'A. Véliz (assist by W. Cheddira)
- 90+7'Alejo Véliz — Yellow card
Line-ups
Espanyol 4-4-2
- Joan García
- O. El Hilali
- Fernando Calero
- M. Kumbulla
- Brian Oliván
- Jofre Carreras
- A. Král
- José Gragera
- Carlos Romero
- Javi Puado
- A. Véliz
- SUBSTITUTES
- I. Cardona
- Álvaro Aguado
- Álvaro Tejero
- W. Cheddira
- Sergi Gómez
- Ángel Fortuño
- Antoniu Roca
- Fernando Pacheco
- N. Ünüvar
- Pol Lozano
- Pere Milla
- Rafel Bauzà
- COACHES: Manolo González
Rayo Vallecano 4-4-2
- Dani Cárdenas
- A. Rațiu
- F. Lejeune
- A. Mumin
- A. Espino
- Jorge de Frutos
- Óscar Valentín
- Unai López
- Álvaro García
- Adri Embarba
- Sergio Camello
- SUBSTITUTES
- Pep Chavarría
- I. Balliu
- Isi Palazón
- Randy Nteka
- P. Ciss
- Pelayo Fernández
- Gerard Gumbau
- Ó. Trejo
- Pedro Díaz
- Raúl de Tomás
- A. Batalla
- Aridane Hernández
- COACHES: Iñigo Pérez
Match statistics
| Espanyol | Rayo Vallecano | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 10 | Total shots | 17 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 8 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Corners | 7 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 47% | Possession | 53% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 355 | Total passes | 390 |
| 276 | Accurate passes | 318 |
| 78% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 1.73 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.35 |
| -0.09 | goals_prevented | -0.09 |