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 78, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.46 xG. García produced 1.4 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 77.
Omar El Hilali was sent off at 90+8'.
Álvaro García
Rayo Vallecano · 84'
Produced 1.41× and cost 0.16× their position's average
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 0.46 xG 1.9×
- 1 shot on target 1.2×
- 8 misplaced passes 1.5×
- 2 duels lost 0.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro García ★ | Forward | 84 | 78 |
| Pathé Ciss | Midfielder | 90 | 73 |
| Adrià Pedrosa | Defender | 90 | 69 |
| Óscar Valentín | Midfielder | 29 | 66 |
| Unai López | Midfielder | 61 | 62 |
| Gnangoro | Midfielder | 29 | 61 |
| Pedro Díaz | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Florian Lejeune | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Sergio Camello | Forward | 76 | 48 |
| Mujaid Sadick | Defender | 61 | 42 |
| Giorgi Tsitaishvili | Forward | 76 | 39 |
| Andrei Rațiu | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Emil Audero | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| 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 | 77 |
| Roberto Fernández | Forward | 90 | 67 |
| Quilindschy Hartman | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Edu Expósito | Midfielder | 44 | 63 |
| Leandro Cabrera | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Clemens Riedel | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Marcos Fernández | Forward | 44 | 53 |
| Bryan Zaragoza | Forward | 44 | 45 |
| Javi Hernández | Midfielder | 74 | 42 |
| Urko González de Zárate | Midfielder | 84 | 37 |
| Rafel Bauzà | Midfielder | 46 | 26 |
| Gabriel Moscardo | Midfielder | 46 | 24 |
| Marko Dmitrovic | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Álex Calatrava | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Pol Lozano | Midfielder | 6 | 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.