Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Espanyol: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2–1 in the La Liga.

DimaScore · published 15 Sept 2026

Rayo Vallecano edged Espanyol 2–1 in the La Liga. Rayo Vallecano: Álvaro García (3'), Adrià Pedrosa (26'). Espanyol: Roberto Fernández (54').

La Liga · Regular Season - 6

Álvaro García 3'Adrià Pedrosa 26'

2 – 1

FT

(HT 2-0)

Roberto Fernández 54'

Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganes

4-3-3

Manolo González·4-2-3-1

Substitutes

37Rayane BelidFWD
20I. BalliuDEF
36G. BouareMID
1Dani CárdenasGK
22Pelayo FernándezDEF
3M. KumbullaDEF
30Adrián MolinaGK
21Fran PérezFWD
31M. RomanMID
23Óscar ValentínMID
9AlemãoFWD
26Marco de las SíasDEF

24T. DolanFWD
16V. DrkušićDEF
8Edu ExpósitoMID
18Marcos FernándezFWD
1Ángel FortuñoGK
10Pol LozanoMID
32J. A. LopezDEF
11Pere MillaMID
14Unai NúñezDEF
31Llorenç SerredGK
15Bryan ZaragozaFWD
22Álex CalatravaFWD

Events

Álvaro García (—)

3'

Adrià Pedrosa (Álvaro García)

26'

45'

Rafel Bauzà Out: Bryan Zaragoza

45'

Gabriel Moscardo Out: Edu Expósito

45'

Roger Hinojo Out: Marcos Fernández

HT

Unai López

45+2'

54'

Roberto Fernández (Javier Hernandez)

Mujaid Sadick Out: Óscar Valentín

61'

Unai López Out: G. Bouare

61'

63'

Marcos Fernández

G. Tsitaishvili

67'

P. Ciss

70'

74'

Javier Hernandez Out: Álex Calatrava

G. Tsitaishvili Out: Fran Pérez

76'

Sergio Camello Out: Alemão

76'

G. Bouare

80'

84'

Urko González Out: Pol Lozano

Álvaro García Out: I. Balliu

84'

Alemão

90+1'

90+8'

O. El Hilali

Statistics

10Fouls15

0Offsides2

0Red Cards1

12Free Kicks10

16Total Shots19

3Corner Kicks5

449Total passes360

5Yellow Cards1

4Blocked Shots7

2Shots on Goal5

10Shots off Goal7

54%Ball Possession46%

370Passes accurate285

9Shots insidebox12

3Goalkeeper Saves0

7Shots outsidebox7

Ratings

Rayo Vallecano

Adrià Pedrosa

DEF90'

7.8

Álvaro García

FWD84'

7.6

F. Lejeune

DEF90'

7.0

P. Ciss

MID90'

6.9

Mujaid Sadick

DEF61'

6.8

Óscar Valentín

MID29'

6.7

A. Rațiu

DEF90'

6.6

Unai López

MID61'

6.6

I. Balliu

DEF6'

6.5

Fran Pérez

FWD14'

6.5

Espanyol

Roberto Fernández

FWD90'

7.8

Javier Hernandez

MID74'

7.1

Bryan Zaragoza

FWD44'

6.8

C. Riedel

DEF90'

6.7

Q. Hartman

MID90'

6.6

L. Cabrera

DEF90'

6.5

Marcos Fernández

FWD44'

6.4

Edu Expósito

MID44'

6.4

Roger Hinojo

DEF46'

6.3

Álex Calatrava

FWD16'

6.2

Head-to-head

Over the last 4 meetings, Rayo Vallecano lead 1–3 (0 draws) against Espanyol.

23 Apr 2026Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Espanyol

7 Dec 2025Espanyol 0–1 Rayo Vallecano

4 Apr 2025Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Espanyol

31 Aug 2024Espanyol 1–2 Rayo Vallecano

FAQ

What was the score of Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol?: Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Espanyol.
Who scored?: Rayo Vallecano : Álvaro García (3'), Adrià Pedrosa (26') ; Espanyol : Roberto Fernández (54')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganes

Referee

Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain

Round

Regular Season - 6

Standings — top 5

1Barcelona21

2Atletico Madrid16

3Real Betis16

4Real Madrid15

5Sevilla13

Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Espanyol: recap, goals & stats