Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano: result and report

La Liga · Saturday 6 November 2021

Result

Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Saturday 6 November 2021, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano: match report

Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday 6 November 2021. The half-time score was 2-0.

Toni Kroos opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Toni Kroos (14') and Karim Benzema (38'). Rayo Vallecano scored through R. Falcao (76').

Discipline: Real Madrid received 1 yellow card; Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Real Madrid were 2nd on 24 points from 11 and Rayo Vallecano 6th on 20 points from 12. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 1st with 86 points, and Rayo Vallecano 12th with 42.

Real Madrid 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 Toni Kroos of Real Madrid (8.7), ahead of Daniel Carvajal (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Real Madrid wins, 0 draws and 1 for Rayo Vallecano.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Toni KroosReal Madrid · 1-0
  • 29'Yellow card · Toni KroosReal Madrid
  • 38'Goal · Karim BenzemaReal Madrid · 2-0
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Iván BalliuRayo Vallecano
  • 68'Yellow card · Santi ComesañaRayo Vallecano
  • 76'Goal · R. FalcaoRayo Vallecano · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Real Madrid 9, draws 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.

Team news

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Real Madrid line-up (4-3-3)

Thibaut Courtois, Daniel Carvajal, Éder Militão, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior

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

Stole Dimitrievski, Iván Balliu, Esteban Saveljich, Alejandro Catena, Fran García, Santi Comesaña, Óscar Valentín, Isi Palazón, Oscar Trejo, Álvaro García, Randy Nteka