MADRID. Rayo Vallecano beats Cádiz 3-1. Rayo Vallecano took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the assistance of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Alberto Gómez Lameiro. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.3 degrees Celsius or 70.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Rayo Vallecano
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Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski , Ivan Balliu , Esteban Saveljich , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Óscar Valentín , Unai López , Isi Palazón , Óscar Trejo , Álvaro García and Radamel Falcao .
The home team had on the bench: Sergi Guardiola , Bebé, Nikola Maraš , Luca Zidane, Kévin Rodrigues, Randy Nteka , Mario Hernández, José Pozo, Andrés Martín, Mario Suárez, Ismaila Ciss and Santi Comesaña .
Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of N. Maras (injured).
Best player: Álvaro García
The player that probably impressed the most for Rayo Vallecano was Álvaro García.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Cádiz – Formation
Cádiz
Cádiz started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Álvaro Cervera Díaz played with: Jeremías Ledesma , Carlos Akapo , Varazdat Haroyan , Juan Cala , Alfonso Espino , Tomás Alarcón , Salvi , Jens Jønsson , Álvaro Bastida , Santiago Arzamendia and Florin Andone .
They had on the bench: Marcos Mauro, Álvaro Jiménez , David Gil, Isaac Carcelén, Álvaro Negredo , Anthony Lozano , Víctor Chust, Ivan Chapela, Alberto Perea , Rubén Sobrino , Martín Calderón and Milutin Osmajić.
Best player: Varazdat Haroyan
The player that probably impressed the most for Cádiz was Varazdat Haroyan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 13 Total 6
- 6 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 116 Attack 105
- 42 Dangerous attack 43
- 121 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Rayo Vallecano was in firm control of the ball 59% while Cádiz was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Cádiz was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Rayo Vallecano was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Rayo Vallecano shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Cádiz shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (I. Palazon and I. Balliu). On the opposite side, Cádiz received 4 yellow cards (A. Bastida, V. Haroyan, J. Cala and A. Perea).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rayo Vallecano will have 13 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Cádiz will stay with 6 points like Elche and Espanyol to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will play away with Osasuna on the 2nd of October with a 2-2 head to head.
Cádiz will host Valencia on the 2nd of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (2 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Levante – 3-0
- Rayo Vallecano – Cádiz – 3-1
- Real Sociedad – Elche – 1-0
- Mallorca – Osasuna – 2-3
- Real Betis – Getafe – 2-0