§ La Liga · 2024-25 · Matchday 30

Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Espanyol

  • Taillandier 12'
  • Fernández 16'
  • Puado 72' (pen.)
  • Milla 90'

4 April 2025

The match in data

Espanyol got the better of Rayo Vallecano, 4–0, on 4 April 2025, on matchday 30 of the 2024-25 La Liga.

Player of the match: Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), rated 77, thanks above all to 16 final-third passes and 3 interceptions. Lejeune produced 1.8 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.

For Espanyol, the highest-rated player was Fernando Calero, with 75.

77
Player of the match

Florian Lejeune

Rayo Vallecano · 90'

Produced 1.80× and cost 0.32× their position's average

Added
  • 16 final-third passes 4.0×
  • 3 interceptions 2.9×
  • 72 passes 1.5×
Took away
  • 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
  • 1 duel lost 0.3×

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.

Rayo Vallecano
PlayerPositionMinRating
Florian Lejeune ★ Defender 90 77
Andrei Rațiu Defender 90 65
Pathé Ciss Midfielder 85 61
Isi Palazón Forward 44 58
Alfonso Espino Defender 44 52
Unai López Midfielder 75 49
Pedro Díaz Midfielder 90 44
Pep Chavarría Defender 75 44
Álvaro García Forward 90 40
Jorge de Frutos Forward 90 37
Aridane Hernández Defender 46 34
Augusto Batalla Goalkeeper 90 30
Randy Nteka Midfielder 46 23
Adrián Embarba Forward 15 no rating
Raúl de Tomás Forward 15 no rating
Oscar Trejo Midfielder 5 no rating
Espanyol
PlayerPositionMinRating
Fernando Calero Defender 34 75
Joan García Goalkeeper 90 65
Urko González de Zárate Midfielder 90 62
Edu Expósito Midfielder 83 56
Ludovic Taillandier Defender 90 52
Roberto Fernández Forward 83 51
Omar El Hilali Defender 90 49
Javi Puado Forward 83 46
Pol Lozano Midfielder 64 44
Marash Kumbulla Defender 90 36
Antoniu Roca Forward 56 35
Carlos Romero Defender 90 33
Alex Král Midfielder 26 27
Jofre Carreras Forward 7 no rating
Pere Milla Forward 7 no rating
Álvaro Aguado Midfielder 7 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 into the final third?

Florian Lejeune, with 16 final-third passes. Next: Andrei Rațiu 8, Pathé Ciss 6.

Florian Lejeune drove Rayo Vallecano's distribution into the attacking area with 16 passes into the final third in the 0–4 defeat. Lejeune doubled Andrei Rațiu's 8 and topped Pathé Ciss's 6.

Which Espanyol player won the most duels?

Urko González de Zárate, with 7 duels won. Next: Edu Expósito 4, Roberto Fernández 3.

In Espanyol's 0–4 victory over Rayo Vallecano, Urko González de Zárate led all individual battles with 7 duels won. Urko finished well ahead of Edu Expósito (4) and Roberto Fernández (3), securing control on the pitch.

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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Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Espanyol, La Liga 2024-25. Player of the match: Florian Lejeune, 77
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.