Espanyol 0-1 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Thursday 21 April 2022
Result
Espanyol 0-1 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Thursday 21 April 2022, 17:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Espanyol 0-1 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Espanyol lost to Rayo Vallecano 0-1 in La Liga on Thursday 21 April 2022. The half-time score was 0-1.
The only goal came from Sergi Guardiola of Rayo Vallecano in the 42nd minute.
Discipline: Espanyol received 4 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Espanyol were 12th on 39 points from 32 and Rayo Vallecano 15th on 34 points from 31. Espanyol went on to finish that season 14th with 42 points, and Rayo Vallecano 12th with 42.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Leandro Cabrera of Espanyol (7.8), level with Stole Dimitrievski (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Espanyol wins, 4 draws and 3 for Rayo Vallecano.
Going into the match Espanyol's last five read L-W-L-W-D and Rayo Vallecano's L-D-D-L-D.
Key events
- 40'Yellow card · Óscar Trejo
- 42'Goal · Sergi Guardiola
- 46'Yellow card · Mario Hernández
- 50'Yellow card · Adrián Embarba
- 58'Yellow card · Santi Comesaña
- 76'Yellow card · Fran García
- 86'Yellow card · Aleix Vidal
- 90+2'Yellow card · Leandro Cabrera
- 90+4'Yellow card · Fernando Calero
Head-to-head
Team news
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Espanyol line-up (4-3-3)
Diego López, Aleix Vidal, Fernando Calero, Leandro Cabrera, Adrià Pedrosa, Yangel Herrera, Keidi Bare, Sergi Darder, Javi Puado, Raúl de Tomás, Tonny Vilhena
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Stole Dimitrievski, Mario Hernández, Nikola Maras, Alejandro Catena, Fran García, Óscar Valentín, Santi Comesaña, Isi Palazón, Oscar Trejo, Álvaro García, Sergi Guardiola