La Liga · 2025Sun, 17 May 2026 17:00
Rayo Vallecano
2 : 0
Villarreal
Full time
Match recap
Rayo Vallecano secured a comfortable 2-0 victory over Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday. The home side opened the scoring in the first half, gaining an early advantage and settling into the game. Villarreal struggled to find their rhythm, with Rayo's defense holding firm and limiting their chances. The second half saw Rayo extend their lead, solidifying their control of the match and leaving Villarreal with a steep hill to climb. Despite some late pressing from the visitors, Rayo Vallecano maintained their two-goal cushion to the final whistle. This win significantly boosts Rayo's league position, while Villarreal will be disappointed with a performance that offered little threat.
Markets (closing odds)
Match Result
Home2.04
Draw3.39
Away3.15
Away Team Goals 0.5
Over 0.51.24
Under 0.53.11
Away Team Goals 1
Over 11.60
Under 12.08
Away Team Goals O/U 1.5
Over 1.52.39
Under 1.51.42
Away Team Goals 2
Over 24.74
Under 21.10
Away Team Goals 2.5
Over 2.55.66
Under 2.51.05
Events
- 28'Goal — S. Camello (Normal Goal)
- 46'subst — T. Buchanan (Substitution 1)
- 47'Goal — Alemao (Normal Goal)
- 61'Card — Florian Lejeune (Yellow Card)
- 63'subst — T. Oluwaseyi (Substitution 2)
- 64'subst — S. Comesana (Substitution 3)
- 66'subst — O. Trejo (Substitution 1)
- 72'subst — P. Gueye (Substitution 4)
- 73'subst — S. Camello (Substitution 2)
- 74'subst — Alemao (Substitution 3)
- 77'subst — W. Kambwala (Substitution 5)
- 81'subst — P. Chavarria (Substitution 4)
- 82'Card — Unai López (Yellow Card)
- 82'subst — U. Lopez (Substitution 5)
- 90'Card — Santiago Mouriño (Yellow Card)
Match statistics
7Shots on Goal2
5Shots off Goal4
15Total Shots11
3Blocked Shots5
8Shots insidebox6
7Shots outsidebox5
12Fouls10
1Corner Kicks9
1Offsides0
53%Ball Possession47%
2Yellow Cards1
—Red Cards—
2Goalkeeper Saves5
474Total passes401
405Passes accurate338
85%Passes %84%
1.49expected_goals0.97
-0.21goals_prevented-0.21
Lineups
Rayo Vallecano4-2-3-1- A. BatallaG
- A. RatiuD
- P. CissD
- F. LejeuneD
- P. ChavarriaD
- U. LopezM
- O. ValentinM
- J. de FrutosM
- O. TrejoM
- S. CamelloM
- AlemaoF
Villarreal4-4-2- A. TenasG
- S. MourinoD
- W. KambwalaD
- R. MarinD
- S. CardonaD
- T. BuchananM
- S. ComesanaM
- P. GueyeM
- A. MoleiroM
- A. PerezF
- T. OluwaseyiF
Form
Rayo Vallecano — last 5 home
DDWDW
Villarreal — last 5 away
DDWLD
Head to head
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Standings — La Liga
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF:GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 36 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 91:32 | 91 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 72:33 | 80 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 67:43 | 69 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 60:39 | 66 |
| 5 |  Real Betis | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 56:44 | 57 |
| 6 |  Celta Vigo | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 51:47 | 50 |
| 7 |  Getafe | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 31:37 | 48 |
| 8 |  Real Sociedad | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 55:56 | 45 |
| 9 |  Athletic Club | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 40:53 | 44 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 37:43 | 44 |
| 11 |  Valencia | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 39:51 | 43 |
| 12 |  Sevilla | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 46:58 | 43 |
| 13 |  Osasuna | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 43:47 | 42 |
| 14 |  Espanyol | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 40:53 | 42 |
| 15 |  Girona | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 38:53 | 40 |
| 16 |  Alaves | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 42:54 | 40 |
| 17 |  Elche | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 47:56 | 39 |
| 18 |  Mallorca | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 44:55 | 39 |
| 19 |  Levante | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 44:59 | 39 |
| 20 |  Oviedo | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 26:56 | 29 |