Real Zaragoza 1-2 Rayo Vallecano: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 5 February 2012

Result

Real Zaragoza 1-2 Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Sunday 5 February 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Real Zaragoza 1-2 Rayo Vallecano: match report

Real Zaragoza were beaten by Rayo Vallecano 1-2 in La Liga on Sunday 5 February 2012. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Hélder Postiga opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Real Zaragoza's goal came from Hélder Postiga (33'). Rayo Vallecano scored through Diego Costa (75') and Michu (82').

Discipline: Real Zaragoza received 6 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Real Zaragoza were 20th on 12 points from 20 and Rayo Vallecano 16th on 22 points from 20. Real Zaragoza went on to finish that season 16th with 43 points, and Rayo Vallecano 15th with 43.

Real Zaragoza lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1.

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Carlos ArandaReal Zaragoza
  • 33'Goal · Hélder PostigaReal Zaragoza · 1-0
  • 36'Yellow card · Luis GarcíaReal Zaragoza
  • 36'Yellow card · Jorge PulidoRayo Vallecano
  • 40'Yellow card · MichuRayo Vallecano
  • 55'Yellow card · M. LanzaroReal Zaragoza
  • 57'Yellow card · Diego CostaRayo Vallecano
  • 57'Yellow card · ParedesReal Zaragoza
  • 75'Goal · Diego CostaRayo Vallecano · 1-1
  • 82'Goal · MichuRayo Vallecano · 1-2
  • 89'Yellow card · JuankarReal Zaragoza
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Ivan ObradovićReal Zaragoza

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Real Zaragoza 0, draws 1, Rayo Vallecano 0.

Team news

Real Zaragoza line-up (4-3-1-2)

Paredes, Maurizio Lanzaro, Paulo da Silva, Ivan Obradović, Tomislav Dujmovic, Rúben Micael, Apoño, Carlos Aranda, Helder Postiga, Luis Garcia, Roberto Jiménez

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

Joel Robles, Tito, José Manuel Casado, Alejandro Arribas, Jorge Pulido, Movilla, Roberto Trashorras, Javi Fuego, Miguel Pérez Cuesta, Rayco García, Míchel Sánchez