Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Rayo Vallecano finds the way to recover against Real Sociedad with 2 goals from M. Oyarzabal from a goal on the 41' and a penalty kick on the 66'.

David Brown

October 31, 2023

MADRID. Rayo Vallecano manages to recover against Real Sociedad with 2 goals from M. Oyarzabal from a goal on the 41′ and a penalty kick on the 66′.

The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 10:15 am local time. The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer who was helped by Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.87 degrees Celsius or 58.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Rayo Vallecano

2 - 2

Real Sociedad

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

16 Total 15
7 On Target 3
5 Off Target 8
4 Shots blocked 4

107 Attack 79
46 Dangerous attack 47
52 Ball safe 43

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

10 Total 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

7 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Rayo Vallecano was in firm control of the ball 55% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Real Sociedad to win the match.

Rayo Vallecano shot 16 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Bebé, Álvaro García and Florian Lejeune). Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Igor Zubeldia and Beñat Turrientes).

Match Timeline

Florian Lejeune- Yellow

13'

Abdul Mumin(goal)

31'

41'

Mikel Oyarzabal(goal)Ander Barrenetxea

58'

66'

Mikel Oyarzabal(penalty)

Álvaro García- Yellow

66'

Sergio Camello- sub ->Unai López

71'

72'

Beñat Turrientes- Yellow

Radamel Falcao- sub ->Alfonso Espino

80'

74'

Igor Zubeldia- Yellow

Jorge de Frutos- sub ->Pathé Ciss

80'

Jon Ander Olasagasti- sub ->Beñat Turrientes

80'

Umar Sadiq- sub ->Takefusa Kubo

Bebé- sub ->Raúl de Tomás

85'

90'

Arsen Zakharyan- sub ->Mikel Oyarzabal

Bebé(goal)Florian Lejeune

90'

Bebé- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Rayo Vallecano will have 17 points like Real Betis to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad will have 19 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will host Athletic Club on the 26th of May with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Athletic Club (5 draws).

Real Sociedad will host Atlético Madrid on the 26th of May with a 18-8 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano

Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia

7.0

Alfonso Espino 12.Uruguay

6.3

80'

Iván Balliu Campeny 20.Albania

7.0

Florian Lejeune 24.France

7.3

13'

Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana

7.5

31'

Isi Palazón 7.Spain

6.8

Unai López 17.Spain

7.0

71'

Álvaro García 18.Spain

6.4

66'

Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal

7.0

80'

Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina

6.8

71'

Raúl de Tomás 22.Spain

7.0

85'

Substitutes

Dani Cárdenas 13.Spain

Andrei Rațiu 2.Romania

Pep Chavarría 3.Spain

Aridane Hernández 5.Spain

José Pozo 6.Spain

Randy Nteka 11.France

Kike Pérez 14.Spain

7.1

71'

Diego Mendez 29.Spain

Jorge de Frutos 19.Spain

6.7

80'

Sergio Camello 34.Spain

6.4

71'

Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia

7.1

80'

Bebé 10.Cape Verde

7.1

85'

90'

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

The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski (7.0), Iván Balliu (7.0), Abdul Mumin (7.5), Florian Lejeune (7.3), Alfonso Espino (6.3), Isi Palazón (6.8), Unai López (7.0), Pathé Ciss (7.0), Álvaro García (6.4), Óscar Trejo (6.8) and Raúl de Tomás (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Aridane Hernández, Jorge de Frutos (6.7), Sergio Camello (6.4), Andrei Ratiu, Pep Chavarría, José Pozo, Radamel Falcao (7.1), Bebé (7.1), Randy Nteka, Dani Cárdenas, Kike Pérez (7.1) and Diego Mendez.

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Unai López for Sergio Camello (71′), Óscar Trejo for Kike Pérez (71′), Alfonso Espino for Radamel Falcao (80′), Raúl de Tomás for Bebé (85′) and Pathé Ciss for Jorge de Frutos (80′).

Best player: Abdul Mumin

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Abdul Mumin.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad

Álex Remiro 1.Spain

7.0

Aihen Muñoz 3.Spain

6.4

Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain

6.8

74'

Hamari Traoré 18.Mali

7.5

Jon Pacheco 20.Spain

7.3

Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain

7.1

Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain

7.3

58'

Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan

7.5

80'

Brais Méndez 23.Spain

7.5

Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain

6.4

80'

72'

Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain

8.5

90'

41', 66'

Substitutes

Unai Marrero 32.Spain

Robin Le Normand 24.Spain

Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain

Urko González de Zarate 26.Spain

Mikel Merino 8.Spain

Arsen Zakharyan 12.Russia

6.6

90'

Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain

6.8

80'

Carlos Fernández 9.Spain

Mohamed-Ali Cho 11.France

6.8

58'

Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria

6.4

80'

Real Sociedad started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro (7.0), Hamari Traore (7.5), Igor Zubeldia (6.8), Jon Pacheco (7.3), Aihen Muñoz (6.4), Martín Zubimendi (7.1), Takefusa Kubo (7.5), Brais Méndez (7.5), Beñat Turrientes (6.4), Ander Barrenetxea (7.3) and Mikel Oyarzabal (8.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mikel Merino, Robin Le Normand, Aritz Elustondo, Carlos Fernández, Mohamed-Ali Cho (6.8), Arsen Zakharyan (6.6), Jon Ander Olasagasti (6.8), Umar Sadiq (6.4), Urko González, Unai Marrero and Aitor Fraga.

Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of Jon Ander Olasagasti (injured).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 4 changes: Ander Barrenetxea for Mohamed-Ali Cho (58′), Beñat Turrientes for Jon Ander Olasagasti (80′), Takefusa Kubo for Umar Sadiq (80′) and Mikel Oyarzabal for Arsen Zakharyan (90′).