# Espanyol 2–1 Rayo Vallecano · Ratings and player of the match · 2024-25 La Liga | Sir Balone > Ratings for every player in Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano (2–1), matchday 4, 2024-25 La Liga. Player of the match: Marash Kumbulla (60). URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/espanyol-rayo-vallecano-2024-08-31/ Datos al: 2026-10-15 Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/). § La Liga · 2024-25 · Matchday 4 ## [Espanyol](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/espanyol-528/2024-25/) 2 – 1 [Rayo Vallecano](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/rayo-vallecano-377/2024-25/) - 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 60, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 9 duels won. Kumbulla produced 1.0 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 58. 60 Player of the match ### [Marash Kumbulla](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/marash-kumbulla-3156875/) Espanyol · 90' Produced **1.03×** and cost **0.41×** their position's average Added - 7 final-third passes 1.8× - 9 duels won 2.1× - 3 tackles 1.7× Took away - 6 misplaced passes 0.9× - 3 duels lost 0.8× ### 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. **Espanyol** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Marash Kumbulla](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/marash-kumbulla-3156875/) ★ | Defender | 90 | 60 | | [Fernando Calero](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/fernando-calero-445831/) | Defender | 89 | 57 | | [Brian Oliván](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/brian-olivan-70428/) | Defender | 45 | 56 | | [Irvin Cardona](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/irvin-cardona-97723/) | Forward | 45 | 55 | | [Alejo Veliz](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alejo-veliz-37568165/) | Forward | 90 | 51 | | [José Gragera](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jose-gragera-9950234/) | Midfielder | 45 | 49 | | [Carlos Romero](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/carlos-romero-31626779/) | Defender | 90 | 44 | | [Jofre Carreras](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jofre-carreras-30851996/) | Forward | 65 | 44 | | [Joan García](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/joan-garcia-16475841/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 41 | | [Álvaro Aguado](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alvaro-aguado-449298/) | Midfielder | 45 | 41 | | [Omar El Hilali](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/omar-el-hilali-37543901/) | Defender | 90 | 39 | | [Alex Král](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alex-kral-82032/) | Midfielder | 90 | 34 | | [Javi Puado](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/javi-puado-448290/) | Forward | 71 | 31 | | [Álvaro Tejero](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alvaro-tejero-187248/) | Defender | 25 | 23 | | [Walid Cheddira](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/walid-cheddira-37260212/) | Forward | 19 | no rating | | [Sergi Gómez Solà](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/sergi-gomez-sola-186450/) | Defender | 10 | no rating | **Rayo Vallecano** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Álvaro García](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alvaro-garcia-186358/) | Forward | 72 | 58 | | [Abdul Mumin](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/abdul-mumin-84558/) | Defender | 90 | 56 | | [Unai López](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/unai-lopez-186322/) | Midfielder | 73 | 55 | | [Florian Lejeune](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/florian-lejeune-96002/) | Defender | 90 | 53 | | [Óscar Valentín](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/oscar-valentin-2510817/) | Midfielder | 90 | 53 | | [Adrián Embarba](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/adrian-embarba-186513/) | Forward | 90 | 48 | | [Isi Palazón](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/isi-palazon-383223/) | Forward | 27 | 48 | | [Iván Balliu](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ivan-balliu-96719/) | Defender | 28 | 46 | | [Dani Cárdenas](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/dani-cardenas-437094/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 45 | | [Jorge de Frutos](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jorge-de-frutos-447094/) | Forward | 63 | 37 | | [Pep Chavarría](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/pep-chavarria-21803152/) | Defender | 55 | 37 | | [Alfonso Espino](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alfonso-espino-260833/) | Defender | 35 | 31 | | [Andrei Rațiu](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/andrei-ratiu-9308118/) | Defender | 90 | 30 | | [Sergio Camello](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/sergio-camello-7698443/) | Forward | 62 | 21 | | [Randy Nteka](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/randy-nteka-10319453/) | Midfielder | 18 | no rating | | [Pathé Ciss](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/pathe-ciss-2511096/) | Midfielder | 17 | no rating | ### Did you know? La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer. **Which Rayo Vallecano player played the most passes leading to a shot?** Adrián Embarba, with 4 key passes. Next: Jorge de Frutos 2, Andrei Rațiu 1. Adrián Embarba was Rayo Vallecano's chief creator with 4 key passes in the 2–1 loss against Espanyol. Jorge de Frutos provided 2, while Andrei Rațiu recorded 1. **Which Espanyol player won the most aerial duels?** Alejo Veliz, with 8 aerial duels won. Next: Irvin Cardona 2, Marash Kumbulla 1. Alejo Veliz commanded the air for Espanyol, winning 8 aerial duels in the 2–1 victory over Rayo Vallecano. Veliz held a wide margin over Irvin Cardona with 2 and Marash Kumbulla with 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. ### Share this match [See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.](https://app.sirbalone.com/#partidos/19135286)