Espanyol 2–1 Rayo Vallecano
- Romero 8'
- Veliz 90+6'
- García 4'
31 August 2024
The match in data
Espanyol got the better of Rayo Vallecano, 2–1, on 31 August 2024, on matchday 4 of the 2024-25 La Liga.
Espanyol came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 4'.
Player of the match: Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol), rated 65, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 9 duels won. Kumbulla produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
For Rayo Vallecano, the highest-rated player was Álvaro García, with 64.
Marash Kumbulla
Espanyol · 90'
Produced 1.15× and cost 0.44× their position's average
- 7 final-third passes 1.8×
- 9 duels won 2.1×
- 3 tackles 1.7×
- 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
- 3 duels lost 0.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marash Kumbulla ★ | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Fernando Calero | Defender | 89 | 61 |
| Irvin Cardona | Forward | 45 | 61 |
| Alejo Veliz | Forward | 90 | 60 |
| Brian Oliván | Defender | 45 | 60 |
| José Gragera | Midfielder | 45 | 55 |
| Jofre Carreras | Forward | 65 | 53 |
| Álvaro Aguado | Midfielder | 45 | 44 |
| Carlos Romero | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Alex Král | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Javi Puado | Forward | 71 | 35 |
| Álvaro Tejero | Defender | 25 | 26 |
| Joan García | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Walid Cheddira | Forward | 19 | no rating |
| Sergi Gómez Solà | Defender | 10 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro García | Forward | 72 | 64 |
| Abdul Mumin | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Óscar Valentín | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Florian Lejeune | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Unai López | Midfielder | 73 | 59 |
| Iván Balliu | Defender | 28 | 49 |
| Adrián Embarba | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Jorge de Frutos | Forward | 63 | 46 |
| Pep Chavarría | Defender | 55 | 42 |
| Isi Palazón | Forward | 27 | 42 |
| Andrei Rațiu | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Alfonso Espino | Defender | 35 | 33 |
| Sergio Camello | Forward | 62 | 28 |
| Dani Cárdenas | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Randy Nteka | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Pathé Ciss | Midfielder | 17 | no rating |
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.