Espanyol 1–0 Rayo Vallecano
- Fernández 39' (pen.)
- Dolan 87'
- López 64'
7 December 2025
The match in data
Espanyol got the better of Rayo Vallecano, 1–0, on 7 December 2025, on matchday 15 of the 2025-26 La Liga.
Player of the match: Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol), rated 54, thanks above all to 0.43 goals prevented (2 shots on target worth 0.45; conceded 0) and 2 crosses claimed. Dmitrovic produced 1.4 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Rayo Vallecano, the highest-rated player was Unai López, with 55.
Unai López was sent off at 64'.
Tyrhys Dolan was sent off at 87'.
Marko Dmitrovic
Espanyol · 90'
Produced 1.45× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 0.43 goals prevented (2 shots on target worth 0.45; conceded 0) 1.4×
- 2 crosses claimed 1.8×
- 9 recoveries 1.1×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Dmitrovic ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 54 |
| Carlos Romero | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | Forward | 87 | 48 |
| Edu Expósito | Midfielder | 80 | 46 |
| Fernando Calero | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Pere Milla | Forward | 89 | 44 |
| Ludovic Taillandier | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Urko González de Zárate | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Charles Pickel | Midfielder | 34 | 39 |
| Roberto Fernández | Forward | 80 | 37 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Pol Lozano | Midfielder | 56 | 34 |
| Kike García | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Ramón Terrats | Midfielder | 10 | no rating |
| Rubén Sánchez | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unai López | Midfielder | 64 | 55 |
| Isi Palazón | Forward | 90 | 50 |
| Iván Balliu | Defender | 20 | 49 |
| Augusto Batalla | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| Nobel Mendy | Defender | 86 | 43 |
| Álvaro García | Forward | 20 | 43 |
| Óscar Valentín | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Florian Lejeune | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Andrei Rațiu | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Pep Chavarría | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Sergio Camello | Forward | 38 | 35 |
| Gerard Gumbau | Midfielder | 52 | 34 |
| Jorge de Frutos | Forward | 70 | 31 |
| Fran Pérez | Forward | 70 | 26 |
| Randy Nteka | Midfielder | 4 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Rayo Vallecano player completed the most dribbles?
Andrei Rațiu, with 5 completed dribbles. Next: Pep Chavarría 2, Gerard Gumbau 1.
Andrei Rațiu led Rayo Vallecano with 5 successful dribbles in the 1–0 loss to Espanyol, clearly outpacing Pep Chavarría (2) and Gerard Gumbau (1).
Which Espanyol player won the most aerial duels?
Ludovic Taillandier, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Fernando Calero 2, Edu Expósito 1.
Ludovic Taillandier dominated in the air for Espanyol, winning 4 aerial duels in the 1–0 win over Rayo Vallecano, ahead of Fernando Calero (2) and Edu Expósito (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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