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Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano – Lineups & Match Details

Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0. Goals: Roberto Fernández (39' pen.). Espanyol had 36% possession against Rayo Vallecano's 64%. Shots on target: 2-2.

La Liga · Regular Season - 15

Sunday, 7 December 2025

EspanyolEspanyol

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez, Spain

Lineups

EspanyolEspanyol4-2-3-1
M. Dmitrovic13M. DmitrovicG
O. El Hilali23O. El HilaliD
F. Calero5F. CaleroD
L. Cabrera6L. CabreraD
C. Romero22C. RomeroD
U. Gonzalez4U. GonzalezM
P. Lozano10P. LozanoM
T. Dolan24T. DolanM
Exposito8ExpositoM
P. Milla11P. MillaM
R. Fernandez Jaen9R. Fernandez JaenF

Substitutes

1A. FortunoG
2R. SanchezD
12J. SalinasD
14R. TerratsM
15M. RubioD
16L. KoleoshoF
17JofreF
18C. PickelM
19K. GarciaF
20A. RocaF
27J. HernandezM
Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano4-2-3-1
A. Batalla13A. BatallaG
A. Ratiu2A. RatiuD
F. Lejeune24F. LejeuneD
N. Mendy32N. MendyD
P. Chavarria3P. ChavarriaD
O. Valentin23O. ValentinM
U. Lopez17U. LopezM
I. Palazon7I. PalazonM
G. Gumbau15G. GumbauM
F. Perez21F. PerezM
J. de Frutos19J. de FrutosF

Substitutes

1D. CardenasG
40A. MolinaG
5Luiz FelipeD
10S. CamelloF
11R. NtekaM
18A. GarciaM
20I. BalliuD
28S. BecerraM
33J. VertrouwdD

Match Events

16'Y

Unai López

31'Y

Pol Lozano

39'P

Roberto Fernández

42'Y

N. Mendy

50'Y

Gumbau

52'S

Gumbau

Substitution 1

56'S

Pol Lozano

Substitution 1

63'Y

Óscar Valentín

64'Y

Unai López

64'R

Unai López

70'S

Jorge de Frutos

Substitution 2

70'S

Fran Pérez

Substitution 3

73'Y

Pep Chavarría

76'Y

Urko González

77'Y

T. Dolan

80'S

Edu Expósito

Substitution 2

80'S

Roberto Fernández

Substitution 3

86'S

N. Mendy

Substitution 4

87'Y

T. Dolan

87'R

T. Dolan

87'Y

A. Batalla

89'S

Pere Milla

Substitution 4

90'+6Y

I. Balliu

Statistics

Espanyol
36%64%
Rayo Vallecano
1.33Expected Goals (xG)0.25
9Total Shots6
2Shots on Target2
6Corners2
19Fouls22
1Offsides1
73Pass Accuracy (%)83
4Yellow Cards8
1Red Cards1
Match preview

Espanyol host Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, 7 December 2025. The kick-off time is 17:30 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Espanyol go into the match 14th in the table; Rayo Vallecano sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Espanyol have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Rayo Vallecano have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 3 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 4 Apr 2025: Espanyol 4-0 Rayo Vallecano; 31 Aug 2024: Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano; 21 May 2023: Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0. Espanyol scored through Roberto Fernández 39' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 39 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Espanyol held 36% of the ball against 64% for Rayo Vallecano. Shots on target finished 2-2. Expected goals read 1.33 for Espanyol, 0.25 for Rayo Vallecano.

Verdict

The win nudges Espanyol forward and leaves Rayo Vallecano with work to do. Espanyol sat 14th 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.