Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Villarreal
- de Frutos 42'
- Pérez 66'
22 February 2025
The match in data
A 1–0 win for Villarreal against Rayo Vallecano on 22 February 2025, on matchday 25 of the 2024-25 La Liga.
Player of the match: Sergi Cardona (Villarreal), rated 71, thanks above all to 10 duels won and 5 final-third passes. Cardona produced 1.6 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Rayo Vallecano, the highest-rated player was Pedro Díaz, with 56.
Jorge de Frutos was sent off at 42'.
Sergi Cardona
Villarreal · 90'
Produced 1.59× and cost 0.38× their position's average
- 10 duels won 2.3×
- 5 final-third passes 1.3×
- 4 aerials won 2.7×
- 7 misplaced passes 1.0×
- 0.05 xG not converted 1.6×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Díaz | Midfielder | 87 | 56 |
| Pathé Ciss | Midfielder | 73 | 54 |
| Adrián Embarba | Forward | 76 | 53 |
| Florian Lejeune | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Augusto Batalla | Goalkeeper | 90 | 45 |
| Álvaro García | Forward | 87 | 37 |
| Jorge de Frutos | Forward | 42 | 37 |
| Abdul Mumin | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Pep Chavarría | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Randy Nteka | Midfielder | 73 | 32 |
| Andrei Rațiu | Defender | 90 | 27 |
| Gerard Gumbau | Midfielder | 17 | no rating |
| Sergi Guardiola | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Isi Palazón | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Etienne Eto'o | Forward | 3 | no rating |
| Oscar Trejo | Midfielder | 3 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergi Cardona ★ | Defender | 90 | 71 |
| Álex Baena | Forward | 90 | 61 |
| Juan Foyth | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Nicolas Pépé | Forward | 28 | 59 |
| Diego Conde | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Ayoze Pérez | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Willy Kambwala | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Dani Parejo | Midfielder | 28 | 53 |
| Logan Costa | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Thierno Barry | Forward | 80 | 49 |
| Pape Gueye | Midfielder | 62 | 46 |
| Santi Comesaña | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Yéremy Pino | Forward | 62 | 36 |
| Tajon Buchanan | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Alfonso Pedraza | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Villarreal player made the most tackles?
Yéremy Pino, with 4 tackles. Next: Juan Foyth 3, Álex Baena 3.
Yéremy Pino posted 4 tackles in Villarreal's 0–1 away victory over Rayo Vallecano. Pino's defensive output exceeded that of Juan Foyth and Álex Baena.
Which Rayo Vallecano player won the most aerial duels?
Pathé Ciss, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Randy Nteka 3, Pep Chavarría 2.
Pathé Ciss led Rayo Vallecano in aerial presence with 4 duels won in the 0–1 defeat. Ciss finished ahead of Randy Nteka and Pep Chavarría in high balls.
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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