§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 6

Atlético de Madrid 3–2 Rayo Vallecano

  • Alvarez 15'
  • Alvarez 80'
  • Alvarez 88'
  • Chavarría 45+1'
  • García 77'

24 September 2025

The match in data

Atlético de Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 3–2 on 24 September 2025, on matchday 6 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Atlético de Madrid came from behind: they were trailing 1–2 at 77'.

Player of the match: Julián Alvarez (Atlético de Madrid), rated 67, thanks above all to 1.15 xG and 3 goals. Alvarez produced 2.7 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.9 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Rayo Vallecano, the highest-rated player was Álvaro García, with 75.

Julián Alvarez scored a hat-trick.

67
Player of the match

Julián Alvarez

Atlético de Madrid · 90'

Produced 2.67× and cost 0.92× their position's average

Added
  • 1.15 xG 4.0×
  • 3 goals 4.0×
  • 3 shots on target 3.5×
Took away
  • 1 shot off target, worth 0.29 2.0×
  • 4 balls lost 2.8×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Atlético de Madrid
PlayerPositionMinRating
Julián Alvarez ★ Forward 90 67
Antoine Griezmann Forward 79 57
Dávid Hancko Defender 90 56
Conor Gallagher Midfielder 79 56
Robin Le Normand Defender 90 53
Koke Midfielder 56 49
Nico González Forward 34 47
Pablo Barrios Midfielder 90 46
Marcos Llorente Defender 90 43
Giuliano Simeone Forward 34 41
Javi Galán Defender 73 34
Jan Oblak Goalkeeper 90 32
Nahuel Molina Defender 56 24
Giacomo Raspadori Forward 17 no rating
Marc Pubill Defender 11 no rating
Matteo Ruggeri Defender 11 no rating
Rayo Vallecano
PlayerPositionMinRating
Álvaro García Forward 24 75
Pep Chavarría Defender 90 64
Unai López Midfielder 79 60
Fran Pérez Forward 66 59
Isi Palazón Forward 85 53
Óscar Valentín Midfielder 66 53
Pathé Ciss Midfielder 24 52
Florian Lejeune Defender 90 51
Iván Balliu Defender 90 40
Augusto Batalla Goalkeeper 90 32
Alfonso Espino Defender 24 32
Jozhua Vertrouwd Defender 90 25
Alexandre Zurawski Forward 66 22
Andrei Rațiu Defender 90 20
Pedro Díaz Midfielder 11 no rating
Gerard Gumbau Midfielder 5 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Rayo Vallecano player recovered the most balls?

Fran Pérez, with 6 recoveries. Next: Unai López 5, Florian Lejeune 5.

Fran Pérez spearheaded Rayo Vallecano's off-the-ball effort with 6 recoveries in the tight 3–2 loss, closely followed by Unai López and Florian Lejeune with 5 each.

Which Atlético de Madrid player made the most tackles?

Dávid Hancko, with 5 tackles. Next: Conor Gallagher 1, Koke 1.

Dávid Hancko anchored Atlético de Madrid's defense with 5 tackles in the 3–2 win, far ahead of Conor Gallagher and Koke, who each managed 1.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Atlético de Madrid 3–2 Rayo Vallecano, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Julián Alvarez, 67
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.