Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Rayo Vallecano
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Rayo Vallecano defeated Espanyol 2–1 on 15 September 2026 in La Liga.
Lineups
Rayo Vallecano: (4-2-3-1) Andrei Rațiu, Pedro Díaz, Pathé Ciss, Unai López, Sergio Camello, Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Mujaid Sadick, Adrià Pedrosa, Álvaro García, Florian Lejeune, Emil Audero.
Espanyol: (4-2-3-1) Quilindschy Hartman, Urko González de Zárate, Clemens Riedel, Leandro Cabrera, Roberto Fernández, Marko Dmitrovic, Gabriel Moscardo, Roger Hinojo, Omar El Hilali, Rafel Bauzà, Javi Hernández.
Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano: Gnangoro for Unai López, Óscar Valentín for Mujaid Sadick, Alemão for Sergio Camello, Fran Pérez for Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Iván Balliu for Álvaro García.
Espanyol: Edu Expósito for Gabriel Moscardo, Marcos Fernández for Roger Hinojo, Bryan Zaragoza for Rafel Bauzà, Álex Calatrava for Javi Hernández, Pol Lozano for Urko González de Zárate.
Sidelined players
Rayo Vallecano: Raúl de Tomás, Augusto Batalla, Jorge de Frutos, Luiz Felipe, Randy Nteka, Jozhua Vertrouwd.
Espanyol: Kike García, Jofre Carreras.
Match statistics
Rayo Vallecano had 55% of the possession, compared with 45% for Espanyol.
Rayo Vallecano registered 16 shots, with 2 on target. Espanyol had 19 shots, with 5 on target.
Rayo Vallecano won 3 corners, while Espanyol won 5.
Top players
Rayo Vallecano: Adrià Pedrosa scored 1 goal, Álvaro García provided 1 assist, and Pathé Ciss was the highest-rated player (7.8).
Espanyol: Roberto Fernández scored 1 goal, Javi Hernández provided 1 assist, and Quilindschy Hartman was the highest-rated player (7.2).