MADRID. Rayo Vallecano manages to recover against Real Sociedad with 2 goals from M. Oyarzabal from a goal on the 41′ and a penalty kick on the 66′.
The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 10:15 am local time. The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer who was helped by Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.87 degrees Celsius or 58.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 16 Total 15
- 7 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 107 Attack 79
- 46 Dangerous attack 47
- 52 Ball safe 43
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Rayo Vallecano was in firm control of the ball 55% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Real Sociedad to win the match.
Rayo Vallecano shot 16 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Bebé, Álvaro García and Florian Lejeune). Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Igor Zubeldia and Beñat Turrientes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rayo Vallecano will have 17 points like Real Betis to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad will have 19 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will host Athletic Club on the 26th of May with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Athletic Club (5 draws).
Real Sociedad will host Atlético Madrid on the 26th of May with a 18-8 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
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Rayo Vallecano started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski
, Iván Balliu , Abdul Mumin , Florian Lejeune , Alfonso Espino , Isi Palazón , Unai López , Pathé Ciss , Álvaro García , Óscar Trejo and Raúl de Tomás .The home team had on the bench: Aridane Hernández, Jorge de Frutos
, Sergio Camello , Andrei Ratiu, Pep Chavarría, José Pozo, Radamel Falcao , Bebé , Randy Nteka, Dani Cárdenas, Kike Pérez and Diego Mendez.Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Unai López for Sergio Camello (71′), Óscar Trejo for Kike Pérez (71′), Alfonso Espino for Radamel Falcao (80′), Raúl de Tomás for Bebé (85′) and Pathé Ciss for Jorge de Frutos (80′).
Best player: Abdul Mumin
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Abdul Mumin.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.Real Sociedad – Formation
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Real Sociedad started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro
, Hamari Traore , Igor Zubeldia , Jon Pacheco , Aihen Muñoz , Martín Zubimendi , Takefusa Kubo , Brais Méndez , Beñat Turrientes , Ander Barrenetxea and Mikel Oyarzabal .The following players were sitting on the bench: Mikel Merino, Robin Le Normand, Aritz Elustondo, Carlos Fernández, Mohamed-Ali Cho
, Arsen Zakharyan , Jon Ander Olasagasti , Umar Sadiq , Urko González, Unai Marrero and Aitor Fraga.Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of Jon Ander Olasagasti (injured).
Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 4 changes: Ander Barrenetxea for Mohamed-Ali Cho (58′), Beñat Turrientes for Jon Ander Olasagasti (80′), Takefusa Kubo for Umar Sadiq (80′) and Mikel Oyarzabal for Arsen Zakharyan (90′).
Best player: Mikel Oyarzabal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Mikel Oyarzabal.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 15 passes (100% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Deportivo Alavés – 2-1
- Athletic Club – Valencia – 2-2
- Rayo Vallecano – Real Sociedad – 2-2
- Real Betis – Osasuna – 2-1