Villarreal tops Rayo Vallecano 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Villarreal beats Rayo Vallecano with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Mandi (32') and a penalty scored by G. Moreno (36').

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December 13, 2021

VILLARREAL. Villarreal conquers Rayo Vallecano with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Mandi (32′) and a penalty scored by G. Moreno (36′).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Melero López who had the assistance of José Luis Martínez Serrato and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Carlos Calderiña Pavón. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Villarreal

2 - 0

Rayo Vallecano

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

16 Total 19
8 On Target 7
8 Off Target 12
3 Shots blocked 1

97 Attack 97
44 Dangerous attack 52
75 Ball safe 81

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

16 Total 14
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rayo Vallecano was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Villarreal found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Villarreal shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 1 yellow card (P. Torres). Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (A. Catena, I. Palazon and O. Valentin).

Match Timeline

23'

Aïssa Mandi(goal)D. Parejo

32'

Gerard Moreno(penalty)

36'

37'

38'

Isi Palazón- Yellow

58'

Randy Nteka- sub ->O. Trejo

61'

Étienne Capoue- sub ->D. Parejo

62'

Alberto Moreno- sub ->B. Dia

63'

65'

Unai López- sub ->S. Comesana

65'

Bebé- sub ->I. Palazon

78'

82'

José Pozo- sub ->E. Saveljich

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Villarreal will have 19 points to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 27 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away with Real Sociedad on the 18th of December with a 14-7 head to head in favor of Villarreal (11 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will host Deportivo Alavés on the 18th of December with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Rayo Vallecano (0 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal

Gerónimo Rulli 13.Argentina

8.6

Mario Gaspar 2.Spain

7.3

Aïssa Mandi 22.Algeria

8.2

32'

Pau Torres 4.Spain

7.7

23'

Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain

6.9

Vicente Iborra 10.Spain

7.0

Dani Parejo 5.Spain

7.2

62'

Manu Trigueros 14.Spain

7.1

78'

Yéremy Pino 21.Spain

6.9

62'

Gerard Moreno 7.Spain

7.8

85'

36'

Boulaye Dia 16.Senegal

6.5

63'

Substitutes

Filip Jørgensen 35.Denmark

Juan Foyth 8.Argentina

Pervis Estupiñán 12.Ecuador

Alberto Moreno 18.Spain

6.4

63'

Raúl Albiol 3.Spain

Étienne Capoue 6.France

6.8

62'

Rubén Peña 20.Spain

Moi Gómez 23.Spain

6.8

78'

Samuel Chukwueze 11.Nigeria

6.7

62'

Dani Raba 17.Spain

Paco Alcácer 9.Spain

6.4

85'

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

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Gerónimo Rulli (8.6), Mario Gaspar (7.3), Aïssa Mandi (8.2), Pau Torres (7.7), Alfonso Pedraza (6.9), Yéremi Pino (6.9), Dani Parejo (7.2), Vicente Iborra (7.0), Manu Trigueros (7.1), Gerard Moreno (7.8) and Boulaye Dia (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Étienne Capoue (6.8), Rubén Peña, Juan Foyth, Dani Raba, Paco Alcácer (6.4), Moi Gómez (6.8), Pervis Estupiñán, Alberto Moreno (6.4), Filip Jörgensen, Samuel Chukwueze (6.7) and Raúl Albiol.

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: D. Parejo for J. Foyth (62′), Y. Pino for S. Chukwueze (62′), B. Dia for A. Moreno (63′), M. Trigueros for M. Gomez (78′) and G. Moreno for P. Alcacer (85′).

Best player: Gerónimo Rulli

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was the goalkeeper: Gerónimo Rulli. His rating is 8.64. He performed 6 saves.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano

Stole Dimitrievski 13.Macedonia

7.0

Iván Balliu 20.Albania

7.2

Esteban Saveljich 24.Montenegro

6.4

82'

Fran García 33.Spain

6.6

61'

Alejandro Catena 5.Spain

6.3

37'

Álvaro García 18.Spain

7.4

Óscar Valentín 23.Spain

7.2

Santi Comesaña 6.Spain

5.8

65'

Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina

6.6

58'

Isi Palazón 7.Spain

6.3

65'

38'

Sergi Guardiola 16.Spain

6.5

82'

Substitutes

Luca Zidane 1.France

Iván Arboleda 25.Colombia

Nikola Maras 2.Serbia

Kévin Rodrigues 19.Portugal

Mario Hernández 32.Spain

Unai López 12.Spain

7.2

65'

José Pozo 22.Spain

6.8

82'

Randy Nteka 9.France

6.8

58'

Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal

Mario Suárez 4.Spain

Bebé 10.Cape Verde

6.8

65'

Andrés Martín 11.Spain

6.6

82'

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

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski (7.0), Ivan Balliu (7.2), Esteban Saveljich (6.4), Alejandro Catena (6.3), Fran García (6.6), Santi Comesaña (5.8), Óscar Valentín (7.2), Isi Palazón (6.3), Óscar Trejo (6.6), Álvaro García (7.4) and Sergi Guardiola (6.5).

They had on the bench: Bebé (6.8), Nikola Maraš, Luca Zidane, Unai López (7.2), Andrés Martín (6.6), Kévin Rodrigues, José Pozo (6.8), Mauricio Arboleda, Randy Nteka (6.8), Mario Hernández, Ismaila Ciss and Mario Suárez.

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: O. Trejo for R. Nteka (58′), S. Comesana for U. Lopez (65′), I. Palazon for Bebe (65′), S. Guardiola for A. Martin (82′) and E. Saveljich for J. Pozo (82′).