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Elche vs Rayo Vallecano – Lineups & Match Details

Elche beat Rayo Vallecano 4-0. Goals: Héctor Fort (6'), Á. Rodríguez (67'), Germán Valera (70'), Martim Neto (90'). Elche had 46% possession against Rayo Vallecano's 54%. Shots on target: 6-8.

La Liga · Regular Season - 17

Sunday, 21 December 2025

ElcheElche

4 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano

Referee: Adrian Cordero Vega, Spain

Lineups

ElcheElche3-5-2
I. Pena13I. PenaG
J. Donald18J. DonaldD
D. Affengruber22D. AffengruberD
P. Bigas6P. BigasD
H. Fort39H. FortM
A. Nunez15A. NunezM
M. Aguado8M. AguadoM
A. Febas14A. FebasM
G. Valera11G. ValeraM
A. Rodriguez20A. RodriguezF
R. Mir10R. MirF

Substitutes

1M. DituroG
45A. IturbeG
3A. PedrosaD
4B. DiabyD
5F. Redondo SolariM
17JosanM
7Y. SantiagoF
16M. NetoM
21L. PetrotD
30R. MendozaM
32A. BoayarF
Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano4-2-3-1
A. Batalla13A. BatallaG
I. Balliu20I. BalliuD
F. Lejeune24F. LejeuneD
N. Mendy32N. MendyD
P. Chavarria3P. ChavarriaD
U. Lopez17U. LopezM
O. Valentin23O. ValentinM
Pacha22PachaM
I. Palazon7I. PalazonM
A. Garcia18A. GarciaM
S. Camello10S. CamelloF

Substitutes

1D. CardenasG
40A. MolinaG
4P. DiazM
5Luiz FelipeD
8O. TrejoM
15G. GumbauM
21F. PerezM
28S. BecerraM
33J. VertrouwdD

Match Events

6'G

Héctor Fort

Assist: Á. Rodríguez

12'S

Héctor Fort

Substitution 1

22'Y

N. Mendy

33'S

I. Balliu

Substitution 1

57'Y

Unai López

60'S

Óscar Valentín

Substitution 2

67'G

Á. Rodríguez

Assist: Bigas

70'G

Germán Valera

Assist: Á. Rodríguez

75'S

N. Mendy

Substitution 3

75'S

Unai López

Substitution 4

75'S

A. Espino

Substitution 5

79'Y

Aleix Febas

80'S

Marc Aguado

Substitution 2

80'S

Á. Rodríguez

Substitution 3

80'S

Bigas

Substitution 4

82'Y

F. Lejeune

84'Y

Josan

89'S

Rafa Mir

Substitution 5

90'G

Martim Neto

Assist: Josan

Statistics

Elche
46%54%
Rayo Vallecano
2.41Expected Goals (xG)0.95
18Total Shots18
6Shots on Target8
4Corners5
15Fouls11
1Offsides4
80Pass Accuracy (%)82
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Elche host Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, 21 December 2025 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. The kick-off time is 17:30 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Elche go into the match 16th in the table; Rayo Vallecano sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Elche have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Rayo Vallecano have collected 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 29 Apr 2023: Elche 4-0 Rayo Vallecano; 3 Oct 2022: Elche 1-2 Rayo Vallecano; 18 Feb 2022: Elche 2-1 Rayo Vallecano. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Elche beat Rayo Vallecano 4-0. Elche scored through Héctor Fort 6', Á. Rodríguez 67', Germán Valera 70', Martim Neto 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Elche held 46% of the ball against 54% for Rayo Vallecano. Shots on target finished 6-8. Expected goals read 2.41 for Elche, 0.95 for Rayo Vallecano.

Verdict

The win nudges Elche forward and leaves Rayo Vallecano with work to do. Elche sat 16th and Rayo Vallecano 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.