MADRID. Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano draw 1-1. A. Sørloth scored the first goal (15′) for Villarreal. K. Pérez settled the score (16′). Villarreal was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 9:15 am local time. In front of 12,865 spectators.​ The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez assisted by Aitor Villate Martínez and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.49 degrees Celsius or 68.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Rayo Vallecano

1 - 1

Villarreal

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 81 Attack 86
  • 46 Dangerous attack 43
  • 85 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 8
  • 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 17 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Villarreal had a superior ball possession 59% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rayo Vallecano had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Rayo Vallecano to win the match​.

Rayo Vallecano shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Villarreal shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (Sergio Camello and Álvaro García). On the other side, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (Alberto Moreno and Santi Comesaña).

Match Timeline

15'
Alexander Sørloth(goal)Álex Baena
Kike Pérez(goal)Unai López
16'
Álvaro García- Yellow
18'
56'
Manu Trigueros- sub ->Gerard Moreno
Sergio Camello- sub ->Raúl de Tomás
60'
Jorge de Frutos- sub ->Isi Palazón
60'
62'
Alberto Moreno- Yellow
Sergio Camello- Yellow
63'
Óscar Trejo- sub ->Kike Pérez
69'
Pathé Ciss- sub ->Unai López
70'
73'
Santi Comesaña- Yellow
76'
Étienne Capoue- sub ->Santi Comesaña
76'
José Luis Morales- sub ->Álex Baena
77'
Alberto Moreno(yellowredcard)
Bebé- sub ->Álvaro García
88'
89'
Carlos Romero- sub ->Yéremy Pino

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this contest, Rayo Vallecano will have 10 points like Valencia to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal will have 7 points like Atlético Madrid, Osasuna, Getafe, Cádiz and Real Betis to move down in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will play away with Cádiz on the 27th of September with a 3-3 head to head record.

Villarreal will host Deportivo Alavés on the 22nd of October with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Deportivo Alavés (1 draw).

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
7.7
D
Aridane Hernández 5.Spain
6.7
D
Alfonso Espino 12.Uruguay
7.0
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
7.7
D
Florian Lejeune 24.France
7.0
M
Kike Pérez 14.Spain
7.0
69' 16'
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
6.6
60'
M
Unai López 17.Spain
7.7
70'
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
7.0
88' 18'
M
Óscar Valentín 23.Spain
7.0
F
Raúl de Tomás 22.Spain
6.4
60'
Substitutes
G
Dani Cárdenas 13.Spain
D
Andrei Rațiu 2.Romania
D
Pep Chavarría 3.Spain
D
Martín Pascual 4.Spain
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
M
José Pozo 6.Spain
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
7.5
70'
M
Diego Mendez 29.Spain
M
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
7.0
69'
F
Bebé 10.Cape Verde
6.7
88'
F
Jorge de Frutos 19.Spain
7.0
60'
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
6.6
60' 63'

Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski (7.7), Iván Balliu (7.7), Aridane Hernández (6.7), Florian Lejeune (7.0), Alfonso Espino (7.0), Unai López (7.7), Óscar Valentín (7.0), Isi Palazón (6.6), Kike Pérez (7.0), Álvaro García (7.0) and Raúl de Tomás (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Óscar Trejo (7.0), Sergio Camello (6.6), Andrei Ratiu, Pep Chavarría, Martín Pascual, José Pozo, Bebé (6.7), Dani Cárdenas, Abdul Mumin, Jorge de Frutos (7.0), Pathé Ciss (7.5) and Diego Mendez.

Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of Bebé (injured).

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Raúl de Tomás for Sergio Camello (60′), Isi Palazón for Jorge de Frutos (60′), Kike Pérez for Óscar Trejo (69′), Unai López for Pathé Ciss (70′) and Álvaro García for Bebé (88′).

Best player: Stole Dimitrievski​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was the goalkeeper: Stole Dimitrievski. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark
8.1
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
6.6
62'
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
7.9
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
7.5
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
7.3
M
Santi Comesaña 4.Spain
6.7
76' 73'
M
Yéremy Pino 21.Spain
6.8
89'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
7.5
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
7.5
76'
F
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
7.0
56'
F
Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway
7.5
15'
Substitutes
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
D
Kiko Femenía 17.Spain
D
Carlos Romero 37.Spain
89'
D
Matteo Gabbia 2.Italy
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
7.1
56'
M
Ramón Terrats 20.Spain
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
7.0
76'
F
Ben Brereton 9.Chile
F
José Luis Morales 15.Spain
7.0
76'
F
Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain

Villarreal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Juan José Rojo Martín played with: Filip Jörgensen (8.1), Juan Foyth (7.3), Raúl Albiol (7.5), Aïssa Mandi (7.9), Alberto Moreno (6.6), Yéremy Pino (6.8), Dani Parejo (7.5), Santi Comesaña (6.7), Álex Baena (7.5), Gerard Moreno (7.0) and Alexander Sørloth (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matteo Gabbia, Étienne Capoue (7.0), Pepe Reina, Ben Brereton Díaz, Manu Trigueros (7.1), José Luis Morales (7.0), Kiko Femenía, Ramón Terrats, Ilias Akhomach and Carlos Romero.

Villarreal could not rely on the presence of José Luis Morales (injured).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 4 changes: Gerard Moreno for Manu Trigueros (56′), Santi Comesaña for Étienne Capoue (76′), Álex Baena for José Luis Morales (76′) and Yéremy Pino for Carlos Romero (89′).

Best player: Filip Jörgensen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was the goalkeeper: Filip Jörgensen. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​