Deportivo Alavés 1–2 Rayo Vallecano
- Martínez 13'
- Camello 73'
- Nteka 90'
23 May 2026
The match in data
Rayo Vallecano got the better of Deportivo Alavés, 2–1, on 23 May 2026, on matchday 38 of the 2025-26 La Liga.
Rayo Vallecano came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 13'.
Player of the match: Dani Cárdenas (Rayo Vallecano), rated 68, thanks above all to 1.44 goals prevented (11 shots on target worth 2.53; conceded 1) and 13 recoveries. Cárdenas produced 3.5 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Deportivo Alavés, the highest-rated player was Toni Martínez, with 62.
Dani Cárdenas
Rayo Vallecano · 90'
Produced 3.55× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.44 goals prevented (11 shots on target worth 2.53; conceded 1) 4.8×
- 13 recoveries 1.5×
- 1 cross claimed 0.9×
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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Martínez | Forward | 90 | 62 |
| Jon Guridi | Midfielder | 84 | 56 |
| Ville Koski | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Antonio Sivera | Goalkeeper | 90 | 50 |
| Ángel Pérez | Forward | 90 | 50 |
| Abde Rebbach | Forward | 90 | 45 |
| Nahuel Tenaglia | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Pablo Ibáñez | Midfielder | 74 | 38 |
| Lucas Boyé | Forward | 84 | 36 |
| Antonio Blanco | Midfielder | 90 | 34 |
| Victor Parada | Defender | 33 | 34 |
| Carlos Protesoni | Midfielder | 57 | 26 |
| Denis Suárez | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Ander Guevara | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Ibrahim Diabaté | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathé Ciss | Midfielder | 29 | 75 |
| Sergio Camello | Forward | 52 | 73 |
| Dani Cárdenas ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 68 |
| Randy Nteka | Midfielder | 90 | 54 |
| Iván Balliu | Defender | 88 | 52 |
| Nobel Mendy | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Carlos Martín | Forward | 38 | 47 |
| Abdul Mumin | Defender | 61 | 46 |
| Alfonso Espino | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Álvaro García | Forward | 46 | 42 |
| Gerard Gumbau | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Alexandre Zurawski | Forward | 29 | 36 |
| Pedro Díaz | Midfielder | 90 | 35 |
| Jorge de Frutos | Forward | 44 | 35 |
| Óscar Valentín | Midfielder | 61 | 29 |
| Andrei Rațiu | Defender | 2 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Deportivo Alavés player won the most duels?
Toni Martínez, with 8 duels won. Next: Lucas Boyé 5, Pablo Ibáñez 5.
In Deportivo Alavés's 1–2 loss to Rayo Vallecano, Toni Martínez stood out by winning 8 duels. Lucas Boyé and Pablo Ibáñez trailed behind with 5 each.
Which Rayo Vallecano player won the most aerial duels?
Randy Nteka, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Gerard Gumbau 2, Nobel Mendy 2.
Randy Nteka controlled the aerial phase for Rayo Vallecano, winning 5 aerial duels in the 1–2 win over Deportivo Alavés. Gerard Gumbau and Nobel Mendy won just 2 each.
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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