LaLiga 25/26 · 7 Dec 2025

Espanyol 1–0 Rayo Vallecano

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Espanyol favourites at 48%.

Espanyol won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Andrei Rațiu, 72.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Andrei Rațiu +18.0, Isi Palazón +8.1.

Well below it: Fran Pérez −16.4, Tyrhys Dolan −16.3, Unai López −14.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

1 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Valencia LaLiga
27 Nov 2025	L 1–2	at ŠK Slovan Bratislava Conference League
23 Nov 2025	D 0–0	at Real Oviedo LaLiga
9 Nov 2025	D 0–0	v Real Madrid LaLiga
6 Nov 2025	W 3–2	v Lech Poznań Conference League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Kike García Forward	10	0	–	70.5	–
Roberto Fernández Forward	80	1	0.79	56.6	+6.2
Marko Dmitrović Goalkeeper	90	0	–	53.4	+3.3
Edu Expósito Midfielder	80	0	–	50.0	−12.2
Carlos Romero Defender	90	0	0.03	45.1	−3.1
Pere Milla Midfielder	89	0	0.07	44.0	−7.9
Leandro Cabrera Defender	90	0	0.10	43.4	−4.7
Omar El Hilali Defender	90	0	–	43.4	−4.5
Fernando Calero Defender	90	0	0.24	41.8	−6.3
Urko González Midfielder	90	0	0.06	41.3	−2.5
Charles Pickel Midfielder	34	0	–	39.5	–
Pol Lozano Midfielder	56	0	–	36.1	−11.4
Tyrhys Dolan Midfielder	87	0	0.08	30.7	−16.3
Ramón Terrats Midfielder	10	0	–	25.8	–
Rubén Sánchez Defender	8	0	–	25.3	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Andrei Rațiu Defender	90	–	72.5	+18.0
Randy Nteka Forward	11	0.02	68.3	–
Pep Chavarría Defender	90	–	56.5	+3.9
Isi Palazón Midfielder	90	0.02	54.9	+8.1
Gerard Gumbau Midfielder	52	0.07	54.3	−4.2
Florian Lejeune Defender	90	–	54.0	+0.3
Iván Balliu Defender	20	–	51.6	–
Augusto Batalla Goalkeeper	90	–	48.2	−2.3
Óscar Valentín Midfielder	90	–	44.4	−4.0
Álvaro García Midfielder	20	–	44.3	–
Nobel Mendy Defender	86	–	44.0	−9.6
Sergio Camello Forward	38	–	42.7	–
Jorge de Frutos Forward	70	0.03	40.5	−7.2
Unai López Midfielder	64	0.12	40.2	−14.2
Fran Pérez Midfielder	70	–	35.4	−16.4