MADRID. Atlético Madrid conquers Rayo Vallecano 2-0 after A. Correa scores a double.

The match was played at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was with the help of Rubén Becerril Gómez and Miguel Martínez Munuera. The 4th official was Gorka Etayo Herrera. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 56.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Atlético Madrid

2 - 0

Rayo Vallecano

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 3
  • 4 On Target 0
  • 11 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 104 Attack 100
  • 51 Dangerous attack 32
  • 87 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Atlético Madrid was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Madrid was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match​.

Atlético Madrid shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 4 yellow cards (D. Simeone, L. Suarez, J. Gimenez and R. De Paul). Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

26'
Ángel Correa(goal)
28'
46'
Ángel Correa(goal)Renan Lodi
53'
59'
Bebé- sub ->K. Rodrigues
59'
Óscar Trejo- sub ->U. Lopez
José María Giménez - Yellow
63'
72'
Rodrigo de Paul- Yellow
73'
76'
Radamel Falcao- sub ->S. Comesana
82'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After playing this match, Atlético Madrid will have 32 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 30 points like Real Sociedad to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away against Villarreal on the 9th of January with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (10 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will host Real Betis on the 9th of January with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Rayo Vallecano (5 draws).

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid
G
Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia
6.8
D
Kieran Trippier 23.England
7.6
D
José María Giménez 2.Uruguay
7.0
63'
D
Mario Hermoso 22.Spain
6.8
D
Renan Lodi 12.Brazil
7.4
M
Geoffrey Kondogbia 4.Central African Republic
8.1
M
Y. Carrasco 21.Belgium
7.4
90'
M
Thomas Lemar 11.France
7.3
M
Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina
6.4
73'
F
Luis Suárez 9.Uruguay
7.1
72' 26'
F
Ángel Correa 10.Argentina
8.6
28', 53'
Substitutes
G
Benjamin Lecomte 1.France
D
Felipe 18.Brazil
90'
D
Š. Vrsaljko 24.Croatia
M
Javi Serrano 26.Spain
F
Carlos Martín 36.Spain
F
Giuliano Simeone 27.Argentina
F
Matheus Cunha 19.Brazil
6.5
72'

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

The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak (6.8), Kieran Trippier (7.6), José María Giménez (7.0), Mario Hermoso (6.8), Renan Lodi (7.4), Yannick Carrasco (7.4), Rodrigo de Paul (6.4), Geoffrey Kondogbia (8.1), Thomas Lemar (7.3), Ángel Correa (8.6) and Luis Suárez (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Carlos Martín, Giuliano Simeone, Benjamin Lecomte, Matheus Cunha (6.5), Javier Serrano, Felipe and Šime Vrsaljko.

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 2 changes: L. Suarez for M. Cunha (72′) and Y. Carrasco for Felipe (90′).

Best player: Ángel Correa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Ángel Correa.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Luca Zidane 1.France
6.4
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
6.0
D
Esteban Saveljich 24.Montenegro
7.1
D
Nikola Maras 2.Serbia
7.2
D
Fran García 33.Spain
6.3
M
Kévin Rodrigues 19.Portugal
6.3
59'
M
Unai López 12.Spain
6.3
59'
M
Óscar Valentín 23.Spain
7.0
M
Santi Comesaña 6.Spain
6.6
76'
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
6.4
46'
F
Sergi Guardiola 16.Spain
6.3
82'
Substitutes
G
Stole Dimitrievski 13.Macedonia
G
Iván Arboleda 25.Colombia
D
Iker Recio 27.Spain
D
Mario Hernández 32.Spain
M
Manu Navarro 31.Spain
M
Mario Suárez 4.Spain
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
F
Álvaro Aguirre 28.Spain
6.2
82'
F
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
7.1
59'
F
Andrés Martín 11.Spain
6.6
46'
F
Bebé 10.Cape Verde
6.6
59'
F
Radamel Falcao 3.Colombia
6.7
76'

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

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Luca Zidane (6.4), Ivan Balliu (6.0), Esteban Saveljich (7.1), Nikola Maraš (7.2), Fran García (6.3), Santi Comesaña (6.6), Óscar Valentín (7.0), Isi Palazón (6.4), Unai López (6.3), Kévin Rodrigues (6.3) and Sergi Guardiola (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Iker Recio, Álvaro Aguirre (6.2), Stole Dimitrievski, Óscar Trejo (7.1), Manuel Navarro, Mario Suárez, Andrés Martín (6.6), Bebé (6.6), Mario Hernández, Mauricio Arboleda, Radamel Falcao (6.7) and Ismaila Ciss.

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

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: I. Palazon for A. Martin (46′), K. Rodrigues for Bebe (59′), U. Lopez for O. Trejo (59′), S. Comesana for R. Falcao (76′) and S. Guardiola for A. Aguirre (82′).

Best player: Nikola Maraš​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rayo Vallecano was Nikola Maraš.

His rating is (7.2) with 64 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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