Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol 2-1

La Liga· Matchweek 6· 2026-09-15 17:00 UTC

Rayo Vallecano

2-1

Full timeHT 2-0

Espanyol

A. Garcia 3'

A. Pedrosa 26'

R. Fernandez Jaen 54'

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2-1 at Estadio Municipal de Butarque, with A. Garcia scoring in the 3rd minute and A. Pedrosa doubling the lead in the 26th. R. Fernandez Jaen pulled one back for Espanyol in the 54th minute, but Omar El Hilali was sent off in the 90th. Espanyol had more shots on target (5 to 2) despite Rayo holding 54% of possession.

Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.

Match timeline

A. Garcia3'
A. Pedrosa assist A. Garcia26'
Unai López · Yellow card45+2'
46'Gabriel Moscardo for Exposito
46'R. Bauza for B. Zaragoza
46'R. Hinojo for M. Fernandez Sanchez
54'R. Fernandez Jaen assist J. Hernandez
M. Sadick for O. Valentin61'
U. Lopez for G. Bouare61'
63'Marcos Fernández · Yellow card
Giorgi Tsitaishvili · Yellow card67'
Pathé Ismaël Ciss · Yellow card70'
74'J. Hernandez for A. Calatrava
S. Camello for Alemao76'
G. Tsitaishvili for F. Perez76'
Gnangoro Bouaré · Yellow card80'
A. Garcia for I. Balliu84'
84'U. Gonzalez for P. Lozano
Alemão · Yellow card90+1'
90+8'Omar El Hilali · Red card

Match stats

54%Possession46%

16Shots19

2Shots on target5

9Shots in the box12

3Corners5

449Passes348

10Fouls15

0Offsides2

3Saves0

5Yellow cards1

0Red cards1

Line-ups

Rayo Vallecano starting XI

Rayo Vallecano bench · coach Benat San Jose

Espanyol starting XI

Espanyol bench · coach Manolo Gonzalez

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La Liga table

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
10	Villarreal	11	0	12
11	Deportivo La Coruna	10	0	11
12	Espanyol	11	-1	11
13	Osasuna	10	-10	11
14	Racing Santander	10	-11	11
15	Levante	10	-3	10
16	Elche	10	-3	10
17	Rayo Vallecano	9	-8	9
18	Getafe	10	-10	9
19	Valencia	10	-10	6