Rayo Vallecano and Mallorca draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Rayo Vallecano bounces back against Mallorca with a goal on the V. Muriqi 44' and a goal on the A. Sánchez 59'.

September 30, 2023

MADRID. Rayo Vallecano recovers against Mallorca with a goal on the V. Muriqi 44′ and a goal on the A. Sánchez 59′. Rayo Vallecano was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%)

Radamel Falcao didn’t score a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed Rayo Vallecano to win the match.

The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:15 am local time. The referee was Mario Melero López with the collaboration of José Luis Martínez Serrato and José Francisco García Lozano. The 4th official was Manuel Camacho Garrote. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.71 degrees Celsius or 69.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.

Match Statistics

Rayo Vallecano

2 - 2

Mallorca

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

19 Total 9
5 On Target 4
9 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 2

130 Attack 102
48 Dangerous attack 29
119 Ball safe 131

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 0
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

11 Total 21
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Rayo Vallecano was in firm control of the ball 61% while Mallorca was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rayo Vallecano had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Rayo Vallecano to win the match.

Rayo Vallecano shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mallorca shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (Unai López and Raúl de Tomás). Talking about the opposition, Mallorca received 5 yellow cards (Giovanni González, Jaume Costa, Sergi Darder, Omar Mascarell and Amath Ndiaye).

Match Timeline

Álvaro García(goal)Sergio Camello

12'

Toni Lato- sub ->Jaume Costa

Unai López- Yellow

43'

44'

Vedat Muriqi(goal)Abdón Prats

Raúl de Tomás(VAR)

90'

59'

Antonio Sánchez(goal)Sergi Darder

Raúl de Tomás- sub ->Sergio Camello

60'

Óscar Trejo- sub ->Unai López

60'

Óscar Valentín - sub ->Kike Pérez

60'

64'

Omar Mascarell- sub ->Antonio Sánchez

64'

Jorge de Frutos- sub ->Aridane Hernández

71'

Radamel Falcao- sub ->Alfonso Espino

80'

83'

Sergi Darder- Yellow

85'

Manu Morlanes- sub ->Sergi Darder

90'

Jaume Costa- Yellow

90'

Giovanni González- Yellow

Raúl de Tomás(VAR_CARD)

90'

Raúl de Tomás- Yellow

90'

45'

Vedat Muriqi(VAR)

Radamel Falcao- missed penalty

90'

Omar Mascarell- Yellow

Radamel Falcao(VAR)

90'

Radamel Falcao(penalty)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Rayo Vallecano will have 12 points like Real Sociedad to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Mallorca will have 7 points like Sevilla, Villarreal, Osasuna and Deportivo Alavés to lose in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will host Real Sociedad on the 29th of October with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (7 draws).

Mallorca will host Getafe on the 29th of October with a 13-9 head to head stats in favor of Getafe (7 draws).

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano

Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia

6.7

Aridane Hernández 5.Spain

6.6

71'

Alfonso Espino 12.Uruguay

6.4

80'

Iván Balliu 20.Albania

7.0

Florian Lejeune 24.France

7.5

Isi Palazón 7.Spain

7.3

Kike Pérez 14.Spain

6.3

60'

Unai López 17.Spain

6.4

60'

43'

Álvaro García 18.Spain

7.7

Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal

7.0

Sergio Camello 34.Spain

7.1

60'

Substitutes

Dani Cárdenas 13.Spain

Andrei Rațiu 2.Romania

Martín Pascual 4.Spain

Pep Chavarría 3.Spain

Óscar Valentín 23.Spain

6.6

60'

Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina

6.8

60'

Diego Mendez 29.Spain

José Pozo 6.Spain

Raúl de Tomás 22.Spain

6.8

60'

90'

Jorge de Frutos 19.Spain

7.0

71'

Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia

7.3

80'

90'

Bebé 10.Cape Verde

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 (6.7), Iván Balliu (7.0), Aridane Hernández (6.6), Florian Lejeune (7.5), Alfonso Espino (6.4), Unai López (6.4), Pathé Ciss (7.0), Isi Palazón (7.3), Kike Pérez (6.3), Álvaro García (7.7) and Sergio Camello (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Raúl de Tomás (6.8), Óscar Valentín (6.6), Jorge de Frutos (7.0), Andrei Ratiu, Martín Pascual, Óscar Trejo (6.8), Diego Mendez, Dani Cárdenas, Pep Chavarría, Radamel Falcao (7.3), José Pozo and Bebé.

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Unai López for Óscar Trejo (60′), Alfonso Espino for Radamel Falcao (80′), Kike Pérez for Óscar Valentín (60′), Aridane Hernández for Jorge de Frutos (71′) and Sergio Camello for Raúl de Tomás (60′).

Best player: Álvaro García

The player that probably impressed the most for Rayo Vallecano was Álvaro García.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 35 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Mallorca – Formation

Mallorca

Predrag Rajkovic 1.Serbia

7.3

Jaume Costa 11.Spain

6.3

12'

90'

Giovanni González 20.Uruguay

6.3

90'

Martin Valjent 24.Slovakia

6.6

Matija Nastasic 2.Serbia

6.6

Sergi Darder 10.Spain

7.7

85'

83'

Samú Costa 12.Portugal

7.9

Dani Rodríguez 14.Spain

7.0

Antonio Sánchez 18.Spain

7.3

64'

59'

Vedat Muriqi 7.Kosovo

8.1

44'

Abdón Prats 9.Spain

7.3

64'

Substitutes

Dominik Greif 13.Slovakia

Iván Cuéllar 25.Spain

Siebe Van der Heyden 4.Belgium

Toni Lato 3.Spain

7.0

12'

M. Martin 29.Spain

José Copete 6.Spain

David López 27.Spain

Manu Morlanes 8.Spain

6.8

85'

Omar Mascarell 5.Spain

6.8

64'

90'

Amath Ndiaye 23.Senegal

6.4

64'

90'

Cyle Larin 17.Canada

Javi Llabrés 19.Spain

Mallorca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Dánjal Á Lakjuni, Predrag Rajković (7.3), Giovanni González (6.3), Martin Valjent (6.6), Matija Nastasić (6.6), Jaume Costa (6.3), Antonio Sánchez (7.3), Samuel Costa (7.9), Sergi Darder (7.7), Dani Rodríguez (7.0) and Abdón Prats (7.3), Vedat Muriqi (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Siebe Van Der Heyden, Manu Morlanes (6.8), Toni Lato (7.0), Omar Mascarell (6.8), Dominik Greif, Amath Ndiaye (6.4), Miguel Martín, Iván Cuéllar, José Copete, Cyle Larin, Javi Llabrés and David López.

Mallorca could not rely on the presence of Toni Lato (injured) and Manu Morlanes (injured).

Substitutions

Mallorca made 4 changes: Antonio Sánchez for Omar Mascarell (64′), Abdón Prats for Amath Ndiaye (64′), Jaume Costa for Toni Lato (12′) and Sergi Darder for Manu Morlanes (85′).