Valencia prevails over Rayo Vallecano 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Canós. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Valencia beats Rayo Vallecano 1-0 after S. Canós scored just 1 goal (61').

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Mark Hall
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Valencia prevails over Rayo Vallecano 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Canós. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Valencia defeats Rayo Vallecano 1-0 after S. Canós scored just 1 goal (61′). Rayo Vallecano lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

Valencia remained in 10 after Thierry Correia received a red card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 12,290 spectators.​ The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas with the help of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Teodoro Sobrino Magán. The 4th official was Alexandre Alemán Pérez.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Rayo Vallecano

0 - 1

Team 1

Valencia

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 7 Total 8
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 87 Attack 107
  • 44 Dangerous attack 31
  • 117 Ball safe 106
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 18
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rayo Vallecano had a strong ball possession 59% while Valencia was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rayo Vallecano had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Valencia was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Rayo Vallecano shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (Randy Nteka and Kike Pérez). Regarding the opposition, Valencia received 5 yellow cards (Fran Pérez, Selim Amallah, Mouctar Diakhaby, Jesús Vázquez and Hugo Guillamón).

Also, Valencia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Thierry Correia (Valencia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).

Match Timeline

34'
Hugo Guillamón- Yellow
50'
Jesús Vázquez- Yellow
61'
Sergi Canós(goal)Diego Lopez Noguerol
Randy Nteka- sub ->Sergio Camello
62'
Kike Pérez- Yellow
70'
Bebé- sub ->Jorge de Frutos
69'
Kike Pérez- sub ->Unai López
69'
71'
Fran Pérez- sub ->Diego Lopez Noguerol
71'
Dimitri Foulquier- sub ->Jesús Vázquez
75'
Selim Amallah- Yellow
81'
Fran Pérez- Yellow
Radamel Falcao- sub ->Andrei Rațiu
80'
Álvaro García- sub ->Isi Palazón
81'
82'
Hugo González- sub ->Sergi Canós
82'
Roman Yaremchuk - sub ->Hugo Duro
90'
Thierry Correia- Red
90'
90'
Thierry Correia(VAR_CARD)
90'
Mouctar Diakhaby - Yellow
Randy Nteka- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After this match, Rayo Vallecano stays with 20 points to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Valencia will has 23 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will play away against Getafe on the 3rd of January with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of Rayo Vallecano (4 draws).

Valencia will host Villarreal on the 3rd of January with a 19-16 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (9 draws).

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
6.7
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
7.0
D
Florian Lejeune 24.France
7.1
D
Andrei Rațiu 2.Romania
6.3
80'
D
Pep Chavarría 3.Spain
7.0
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
7.0
81'
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
7.5
M
Unai López 17.Spain
7.3
69'
M
Jorge de Frutos 19.Spain
6.7
69'
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
6.8
62'
F
Raúl de Tomás 22.Spain
6.7
Substitutes
G
Dani Cárdenas 13.Spain
D
Alfonso Espino 12.Uruguay
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
D
Martín Pascual 4.Spain
D
Aridane Hernández 5.Spain
M
Randy Nteka 11.France
6.7
62' 90'
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
7.0
81'
M
Óscar Valentín  23.Spain
M
José Pozo 6.Spain
M
Kike Pérez 14.Spain
6.7
69' 70'
F
Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia
6.8
80'
F
Bebé 10.Cape Verde
6.7
69'

Rayo Vallecano adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski (6.7), Andrei Rațiu (6.3), Abdul Mumin (7.0), Florian Lejeune (7.1), Pep Chavarría (7.0), Isi Palazón (7.0), Unai López (7.3), Pathé Ciss (7.5), Jorge de Frutos (6.7), Raúl de Tomás (6.7) and Sergio Camello (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Randy Nteka (6.7), Alfonso Espino, Álvaro García (7.0), Iván Balliu, Óscar Valentín, Martín Pascual, Aridane Hernández, José Pozo, Radamel Falcao (6.8), Bebé (6.7), Dani Cárdenas and Kike Pérez (6.7).

Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of Radamel Falcao (injured).

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Andrei Rațiu for Radamel Falcao (80′), Isi Palazón for Álvaro García (81′), Sergio Camello for Randy Nteka (62′), Jorge de Frutos for Bebé (69′) and Unai López for Kike Pérez (69′).

Player of the match: Pathé Ciss​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Pathé Ciss.

His rating is 7.5 with 65 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 12.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia
7.0
D
Jesús Vázquez 21.Spain
6.7
71' 50'
D
Mouctar Diakhaby  4.Guinea
7.5
90'
D
Cristhian Mosquera 3.Spain
7.3
D
Thierry Correia 12.Portugal
6.8
90'
M
Pepelu 18.Spain
6.7
M
Sergi Canós 7.Spain
8.1
82' Goals61'
M
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.8
34'
M
Javi Guerra 8.Spain
M
Diego López 16.Spain
7.0
71'
F
Selim Amallah 19.Morocco
6.7
90' 75'
F
Hugo Duro 9.Spain
7.0
82'
Substitutes
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
G
Cristian Rivero 13.Spain
D
Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey
D
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
6.6
71'
D
Yarek Gąsiorowski 34.Spain
D
Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil
90'
M
Fran Pérez 23.Spain
6.3
71' 81'
M
Pablo Gozálbez 27.Spain
M
Hugo González 30.Spain
6.8
82'
F
Roman Yaremchuk  17.Ukraine
6.4
82'
F
Alberto Marí 22.Spain

Also Valencia adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Javier Guerra, Giorgi Mamardashvili (7.0), Thierry Correia (6.8), Mouctar Diakhaby (7.5), Cristhian Mosquera (7.3), Jesús Vázquez (6.7), Diego Lopez Noguerol (7.0), Hugo Guillamón (6.8), Pepelu (6.7), Sergi Canós (8.1) and Hugo Duro (7.0), Selim Amallah (6.7).

They had on the bench: Gabriel Paulista, Fran Pérez (6.3), Jaume Doménech, Cristian Rivero, Cenk Özkacar , Roman Yaremchuk (6.4), Dimitri Foulquier (6.6), Alberto Mari, Pablo Gozálbez, Hugo González (6.8) and Yarek Gasiorowski.

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: Selim Amallah for Gabriel Paulista (90′), Jesús Vázquez for Dimitri Foulquier (71′), Diego Lopez Noguerol for Fran Pérez (71′), Sergi Canós for Hugo González (82′) and Hugo Duro for Roman Yaremchuk (82′).

Player of the match: Sergi Canós​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Sergi Canós.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 27 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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