Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Espanyol
- García 3'
- Pedrosa 26'
- Fernández 54'
- El Hilali 90+8'
15 September 2026
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Rayo Vallecano against Espanyol on 15 September 2026, on matchday 6 of the 2026-27 La Liga.
Player of the match: Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), rated 70, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.46 xG. García produced 1.2 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Espanyol, the highest-rated player was Roger Hinojo, with 68.
Omar El Hilali was sent off at 90+8'.
Álvaro García
Rayo Vallecano · 84'
Produced 1.23× and cost 0.17× their position's average
- 1 goal 3.3×
- 0.46 xG 1.6×
- 1 shot on target 1.1×
- 8 misplaced passes 1.6×
- 2 duels 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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro García ★ | Forward | 84 | 70 |
| Adrià Pedrosa | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Pathé Ciss | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Óscar Valentín | Midfielder | 29 | 61 |
| Emil Audero | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Pedro Díaz | Midfielder | 90 | 58 |
| Sergio Camello | Forward | 76 | 58 |
| Unai López | Midfielder | 61 | 58 |
| Giorgi Tsitaishvili | Forward | 76 | 54 |
| Gnangoro | Midfielder | 29 | 54 |
| Florian Lejeune | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Mujaid Sadick | Defender | 61 | 39 |
| Andrei Rațiu | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| Alemão | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Fran Pérez | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Iván Balliu | Defender | 6 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Hinojo | Defender | 46 | 68 |
| Edu Expósito | Midfielder | 44 | 63 |
| Marcos Fernández | Forward | 44 | 62 |
| Quilindschy Hartman | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Roberto Fernández | Forward | 90 | 55 |
| Leandro Cabrera | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Clemens Riedel | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Bryan Zaragoza | Forward | 44 | 45 |
| Javi Hernández | Midfielder | 74 | 41 |
| Urko González de Zárate | Midfielder | 84 | 32 |
| Marko Dmitrovic | Goalkeeper | 90 | 26 |
| Rafel Bauzà | Midfielder | 46 | 23 |
| Gabriel Moscardo | Midfielder | 46 | 21 |
| Álex Calatrava | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Pol Lozano | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Rayo Vallecano player made the most tackles?
Andrei Rațiu, with 5 tackles. Next: Pathé Ciss 2, Pedro Díaz 1.
Andrei Rațiu anchored Rayo Vallecano's defensive efforts with 5 tackles. Rațiu finished ahead of Pathé Ciss with 2 and Pedro Díaz with 1.
Which Espanyol player played the most passes into the final third?
Quilindschy Hartman, with 11 final-third passes. Next: Omar El Hilali 6, Leandro Cabrera 4.
Despite the 2–1 loss, Hartman drove Espanyol's attack with 11 passes into the final third. Hartman clearly outpaced El Hilali (6) and Cabrera (4), serving as the team's main progressive outlet.
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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