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
- ! 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
Standings
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 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
, Iván Balliu , Aridane Hernández , Florian Lejeune , Alfonso Espino , Unai López , Pathé Ciss , Isi Palazón , Kike Pérez , Álvaro García and Sergio Camello .The home team had on the bench: Raúl de Tomás
, Óscar Valentín , Jorge de Frutos , Andrei Ratiu, Martín Pascual, Óscar Trejo , Diego Mendez, Dani Cárdenas, Pep Chavarría, Radamel Falcao , 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
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 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Dánjal Á Lakjuni, Predrag Rajković
, Giovanni González , Martin Valjent , Matija Nastasić , Jaume Costa , Antonio Sánchez , Samuel Costa , Sergi Darder , Dani Rodríguez and Abdón Prats , Vedat Muriqi .These were the players on the bench: Siebe Van Der Heyden, Manu Morlanes
, Toni Lato , Omar Mascarell , Dominik Greif, Amath Ndiaye , 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′).
Best player: Vedat Muriqi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mallorca was Vedat Muriqi.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (48% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 22.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Rayo Vallecano – Mallorca – 2-2
- Girona – Real Madrid – 0-3
- Getafe – Villarreal – 0-0