LA LIGA Matchweek 6

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

Match data 2026-09-15 18:00 UK · Municipal de Butarque Updated 2026.09.16

Rayo Vallecano host Espanyol in La Liga matchweek 6: Tue 15 Sep, 19:00 CEST (16 Sep 02:00 KST) at Municipal de Butarque. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.

The last 10 league meetings: Rayo 4 wins, 1 draw, Espanyol 5 wins; the most recent was Rayo 1–0 Espanyol in 2026/04. Last five games in all competitions: Rayo W1 D1 L3, Espanyol W2 D1 L2. Espanyol have won 40.6% of 32 games under the condition "After last result", above their 27.7% over the same window. Rayo have won 20.5% of 78 games under the condition "Forecast: clear", below their 28.3% over the same window.

Last 10 meetings4 · 1 · 5Rayo W · D · Espanyol WLast meeting Rayo 1–0 Espanyol (2026.04)

H2H 10 games, average2.30 goals3+ goals 50.0% · red cards 5x · league average 2.59 goals

Win rate this season20.0% / 40.0%Rayo / Espanyol5 games · last season 31.6% / 31.6%

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unit	Rayo	Espanyol
Positionpoints	16th · 4	8th · 7
W–D–L5 games	1–1–3	2–1–2
Goals for / againstper game	1.60 / 2.80	1.60 / 1.00
xG / xGAper game	1.28 / 1.93	1.15 / 1.33
Possession%	44.6	47
Shots / on targetper game	11.8 / 5.6	10.6 / 3.6
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record	31.6% 12–14–12	31.6% 12–10–16
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18	4–1–5	5–1–4

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Rayo +0.87, Espanyol -0.33 (per game)

Rayo outnone · as of 2026-09-16
Espanyol outnone
ManagersBeñat San José — league 5 games win rate 20.0% · Manolo González — league 81 games win rate 30.9% · first league meeting between the two managers
Last matchRayo 3 days ago LaLiga away Real Madrid 1–4 · Espanyol 3 days ago LaLiga away Osasuna 2–0
Last season's top scorerEspanyol Kike (last season 8 goals) has not featured this season

Last five games

Rayo Vallecano

1W 1D 3L

Scored 8Conceded 14Clean sheets 0

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
Real Madrid	away	1–4L	—
Racing	home	3–2W	1.61
Barcelona	away	2–5L	1.21
Alavés	home	1–1D	0.42
Sevilla	away	1–2L	1.89

Espanyol

2W 1D 2L

Scored 8Conceded 5Clean sheets 2

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
Osasuna	away	2–0W	—
Sevilla	home	1–1D	1.23
Real Sociedad	away	1–2L	0.77
Real Madrid	home	1–2L	1.05
Levante	home	3–0W	1.55

Rayo league home 11 unbeaten · Espanyol 9 straight games scoring · all competitions

Head-to-head

2026.04.23Rayo1–0Espanyol
2025.12.07Espanyol1–0Rayo
2025.04.04Rayo0–4Espanyol
2024.08.31Espanyol2–1Rayo
2023.05.21Rayo1–2Espanyol
2022.08.19Espanyol0–2Rayo
2022.04.21Espanyol0–1Rayo
2021.12.05Rayo1–0Espanyol
2019.02.09Espanyol2–1Rayo
2018.09.28Rayo2–2Espanyol

Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →

Municipal de Butarque H2H 5 games Rayo 2W 1D 2L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 10-game profile
H2H 10 games (since 2017-18)	Value	League
Goals per game	2.30	2.59
Games with 3+ goalsshare %	50.0	—
Both teams scoredshare %	40.0	—
Average time of first goalmin	34	—
Goalless at half-timeshare %	20.0	—
Goals from 76th minute23 goals, %	17.4	—
Yellow cards per game	6.0	4.86
Red cards / penalties10 games total	5 / 5	—
Most frequent referee	Alejandro Hernández 2x · Javier Alberola Rojas 1x	—

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

40.6%After last result Espanyol win rate32 games · usual 27.7% · since 2022-23
20.5%Forecast: clear Rayo win rate78 games · usual 28.3%
30.2%Humidity 80% or more Rayo win rate43 games · usual 28.3%
32.3%September games Espanyol win rate31 games · usual 27.3%
22.2%Sergio Camello not scoring: Rayo win rate99 games · scored in 20 games: 60.0% · since 2022-23

The other side. win rate after conceding first: Rayo 11.6%, Espanyol 4.8% · absentees per game Rayo 4.4, Espanyol 2.8.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
Condition	Rayo	Espanyol
Weekday evening kick-offWin rate · Rayo home / Espanyol away	+15.9p43 games · usual 28.3%	-16.8p38 games · usual 27.3%
After last resultRayo L / Espanyol W · since 2022-23	+8.0p58 games · usual 29.9%	+12.9p32 games · usual 27.7%
Forecast: clearWin rate · Rayo home / Espanyol away	-8.3p40 games · usual 28.3%	-7.3p40 games · usual 27.3%
Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast 34.5°C	+0.6p83 games · usual 28.3%	+0.3p98 games · usual 27.3%
Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast 13%	+1.9p43 games · usual 28.3%	-3.0p70 games · usual 27.3%
Rain or drizzleWin rate	+1.7p30 games · usual 28.3%	-2.3p40 games · usual 27.3%
September gamesWin rate	+2.5p26 games · usual 28.3%	+5.0p31 games · usual 27.3%
Municipal de Butarque awaywin rate · any opponent	—	—2 games · sample too small
Manager vs this opponentwin rate · all clubs	—	—4 games · sample too small
Municipal de Butarque rain frequencyrain or drizzle · % of home games	11.2	—

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Rayo 29.9% / Espanyol 27.7%

Game management
items	Rayo	Espanyol
After scoring firstWin rate	54.9%71 games · 9 losses	58.8%51 games · 11 losses
After conceding firstWin rate	11.6% -18.3p69 games · usual 29.9%	4.8% -22.9p62 games · usual 27.7%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate	81.8%44 games	70.6%34 games
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames	34 / 9	29 / 3
Average time of first substitutionmin	55.7	55.5
Goals by substitutes% of team goals	17.8 28/157	20.1 28/139
Average time of first booking / games with nonemin / %	43.0 / 5.1	41.1 / 6.7
Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate	+1.6p77 games · usual 28.3%	-2.8p49 games · usual 27.3%
Penalties won / concededper game	0.09 / 0.15	0.11 / 0.13
Penalties scoredscored/taken	13 / 14	13 / 13
Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals	23.2 / 26.0	25.2 / 24.4
Failed to score / clean sheets%	31.8 / 28.0	20.2 / 21.8

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 5 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
items	Rayo	Espanyol
Shots inside / outside the boxper game	6.8 / 5	5.8 / 4.8
Shots blockedper game	2.2	2.4
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game	17.4 / 6.2 / 11	11.8 / 5 / 7.4
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented	3.6 / -0.75	3.8 / 0.22
Corners won / concededper game	6 / 6.8	1.4 / 4.6
Offsides / fouls wonper game	1.4 / 11.2	3 / 11.2
Passes / accuracyper game / %	349 / 77	378 / 81.5
2025-26 xG → goalsseason total	52.9 → 41 -11.9	48.5 → 43 -5.5
2025-26 xGA → concededseason total	49.2 → 44 -5.2	54.5 → 55 +0.5

D. Player conditions since 2022-23 · both samples 10+ games

Player conditions
Player · condition	When true	When not	Gap
Sergio Camello (Rayo) scoresteam win rate	60.0%20 games	22.2%99 games	+37.8p
Alemao (Rayo) startingteam win rate · conceded	63.6% · 0.8211 games	17.2% · 1.5929 games	+46.4p
F. Lejeune (Rayo) startingteam win rate · conceded	28.1% · 1.31146 games	54.5% · 1.1811 games	-26.4p
Álvaro García (Rayo) startingteam win rate · conceded	26.9% · 1.41119 games	39.5% · 0.9538 games	-12.6p
Andrei Ratiu (Rayo) bookedown rating	6.5315 games	7.0360 games	-0.50
Óscar Valentín (Rayo) bookedown rating	6.6123 games	6.987 games	-0.29
Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) scoresteam win rate	53.3%15 games	27.7%47 games	+25.6p
Pere Milla (Espanyol) startingteam win rate · conceded	40.0% · 1.2425 games	26.8% · 1.4356 games	+13.2p
T. Dolan (Espanyol) startingteam win rate · conceded	30.3% · 1.4833 games	40.0% · 1.110 games	-9.7p
Pol Lozano (Espanyol) startingteam win rate · conceded	34.5% · 1.3355 games	21.9% · 1.6764 games	+12.6p
Urko González (Espanyol) bookedown rating	6.3511 games	6.837 games	-0.45
Edu Expósito (Espanyol) bookedown rating	6.8712 games	7.1451 games	-0.27

E. Individual numbers

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items	Rayo	Espanyol
Shot conversion · minutes per goalleague since 2022-23	Sergio Camello 16.7% · 277minIsi Palazón 10.1% · 516min / Álvaro García 11.8% · 521min	Roberto Fernández 25.4% · 240minPere Milla 17.5% · 249min / L. Cabrera 11.7% · 1293min
Record vs this opponentsince 2017-18 · apps G A rating	Álvaro García 9 games 1G 1A 6.97Isi Palazón 8 games 1G 0A	Roberto Fernández 3 games 2G 0A 6.97Edu Expósito 5 games 0G 1A
Key passesseason total	Unai López 12 · Sergio Camello 7 · Pedro Díaz 7	Edu Expósito 8 · J. Hernandez 7 · Roberto Fernández 3
Fouls won / committedseason total	Sergio Camello 11 · F. Lejeune 6 · Andrei Ratiu 5 / Unai López 8 · Adrià Pedrosa 7 · F. Lejeune 6	Roberto Fernández 8 · J. Hernandez 8 · T. Dolan 7 / O. El Hilali 13 · J. Hernandez 13 · C. Riedel 9
Duel win %20+ duels · %	F. Lejeune 64 · Óscar Valentín 55 · P. Ciss 49	Unai Núñez 65 · Gabriel Moscardo 59 · Roger Hinojo 54
Tackles+interceptions / dribbles won–triedseason total	F. Lejeune 20 · P. Ciss 16 · Unai López 14 / Andrei Ratiu 8–14 · Unai López 4–6 · Jorge De Frutos 4–8	O. El Hilali 18 · Roger Hinojo 16 · A. Calatrava 13 / Edu Expósito 11–16 · J. Hernandez 6–18 · T. Dolan 4–16
Home/away ratingsince 2022-23 · 10+ games each	Andrei Ratiu 7.12/6.73 · Pedro Díaz 6.84/6.54 · F. Lejeune 7.17/6.88	Pol Lozano 6.82/6.6 · M. Dmitrović 7.07/7.25 · Jofre Carreras 6.7/6.59

Order is always home team (Rayo) then away team (Espanyol) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown as — · ratings are API-Football official ratings

F. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

Rayo Vallecano

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

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Espanyol

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

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05How the numbers are compiled

Source: API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats, absentees) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample: La Liga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (— below that)
Match scope: Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated: 2026.09.16 05:21 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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