Crystal Palace 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: result and report

Europa Conference League · Wednesday 27 May 2026

Result

Crystal Palace 1-0 Rayo Vallecano

Europa Conference League · Wednesday 27 May 2026, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Crystal Palace · Rayo Vallecano · Europa Conference League predictions

Crystal Palace 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: match report

Crystal Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the Europa Conference League on Wednesday 27 May 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace in the 51st minute.

Discipline: Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Crystal Palace were 3rd on 29 points from 16 and Rayo Vallecano 2nd on 31 points from 14. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa Conference League season and is kept for reference.

Crystal Palace lined up in a 3-4-3 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Florian Lejeune of Rayo Vallecano (7.5), ahead of Pathé Ciss (7.2).

Going into the match Crystal Palace's last five read W-W-L-W-D and Rayo Vallecano's W-W-L-W-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Pathé CissRayo Vallecano
  • 23'Yellow card · Isi PalazónRayo Vallecano
  • 41'Yellow card · Adam WhartonCrystal Palace
  • 48'Yellow card · Unai LópezRayo Vallecano
  • 51'Goal · Jean-Philippe MatetaCrystal Palace · 1-0
  • 62'Yellow card · Álvaro GarcíaRayo Vallecano
  • 74'Yellow card · Yéremy PinoCrystal Palace
  • 82'Yellow card · Chadi RiadCrystal Palace
  • 85'Yellow card · Nobel MendyRayo Vallecano
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Alfonso EspinoRayo Vallecano

Team news

Unavailable

Crystal Palace line-up (3-4-3)

Dean Henderson, Jaydee Canvot, Maxence Lacroix, Chadi Riad, Daniel Muñoz, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaïla Sarr, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Yéremy Pino

Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)

Augusto Batalla, Andrei Rațiu, Florian Lejeune, Pathé Ciss, Pep Chavarría, Óscar Valentín, Unai López, Jorge de Frutos, Isi Palazón, Álvaro García, Alemão