Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol: Result & Match Report — September 15, 2026

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Match Summary

Competition

La Liga

Round

6

Date and time

September 15, 2026 · 17:00 UTC

Status

Final

Venue

Estadio Municipal de Butarque

City

Leganes

Referee

I. Diaz

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Match Statistics

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Match Timeline

1. 3′ GoalNormal Goal Rayo Vallecano

   Álvaro García

2. 26′ GoalNormal Goal Rayo Vallecano

   Adrià Pedrosa · Assist: Álvaro García

3. 45′ SubstitutionSubstitution 1 Espanyol

   Roger Hinojo → Marcos Fernández

4. 45′ SubstitutionSubstitution 2 Espanyol

   Rafel Bauzà → Bryan Zaragoza

5. 45′ SubstitutionSubstitution 3 Espanyol

   Gabriel Moscardo → Edu Expósito

6. 45+2′ CardYellow Card Rayo Vallecano

   Unai López

7. 54′ GoalNormal Goal Espanyol

   Roberto Fernández · Assist: Javier Hernandez

8. 61′ SubstitutionSubstitution 1 Rayo Vallecano

   Mujaid Sadick → Óscar Valentín

9. 61′ SubstitutionSubstitution 2 Rayo Vallecano

   Unai López → G. Bouare

10. 63′ CardYellow Card Espanyol

    Marcos Fernández

11. 67′ CardYellow Card Rayo Vallecano

    G. Tsitaishvili

12. 70′ CardYellow Card Rayo Vallecano

    P. Ciss

13. 74′ SubstitutionSubstitution 4 Espanyol

    Javier Hernandez → Álex Calatrava

14. 76′ SubstitutionSubstitution 3 Rayo Vallecano

    G. Tsitaishvili → Fran Pérez

15. 76′ SubstitutionSubstitution 4 Rayo Vallecano

    Sergio Camello → Alemão

16. 80′ CardYellow Card Rayo Vallecano

    G. Bouare

17. 84′ SubstitutionSubstitution 5 Espanyol

    Urko González → Pol Lozano

18. 84′ SubstitutionSubstitution 5 Rayo Vallecano

    Álvaro García → I. Balliu

19. 90+1′ CardYellow Card Rayo Vallecano

    Alemão

20. 90+8′ CardRed Card Espanyol

    O. El Hilali

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Lineups

RAY

Rayo Vallecano

Formation: 4-3-3

Final

Coach: Beñat San José

Starting XI

1. 25
   E. Audero
   G
2. 2
   A. Rațiu
   D
3. 24
   F. Lejeune
   D
4. 15
   Mujaid Sadick
   D
5. 17
   Adrià Pedrosa
   D
6. 4
   Pedro Díaz
   M
7. 6
   P. Ciss
   M
8. 8
   Unai López
   M
9. 14
   G. Tsitaishvili
   F
10. 10
    Sergio Camello
    F
11. 18
    Álvaro García
    F

Substitutes

37 Rayane Belid20 I. Balliu36 G. Bouare1 Dani Cárdenas22 Pelayo Fernández3 M. Kumbulla30 Adrián Molina21 Fran Pérez31 M. Roman23 Óscar Valentín9 Alemão26 Marco de las Sías

ESP

Espanyol

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Final

Coach: Manolo González

Starting XI

1. 13
   M. Dmitrović
   G
2. 23
   O. El Hilali
   D
3. 5
   C. Riedel
   D
4. 6
   L. Cabrera
   D
5. 21
   Roger Hinojo
   D
6. 4
   Urko González
   M
7. 20
   Gabriel Moscardo
   M
8. 28
   Javier Hernandez
   M
9. 26
   Rafel Bauzà
   M
10. 3
    Q. Hartman
    M
11. 9
    Roberto Fernández
    F

Substitutes

24 T. Dolan16 V. Drkušić8 Edu Expósito18 Marcos Fernández1 Ángel Fortuño10 Pol Lozano32 J. A. Lopez11 Pere Milla14 Unai Núñez31 Llorenç Serred15 Bryan Zaragoza22 Álex Calatrava

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol · Totals

Historical estimates from 20 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.

Team Form Before the Match

RAY

Rayo Vallecano Form

L

Real Madrid La Liga · Sep 12, 2026

4–1

W

Racing Santander La Liga · Sep 5, 2026

3–2

L

Barcelona La Liga · Aug 31, 2026

5–2

D

Alaves La Liga · Aug 20, 2026

1–1

L

Sevilla La Liga · Aug 15, 2026

2–1

ESP

Espanyol Form

W

Osasuna La Liga · Sep 12, 2026

0–2

D

Sevilla La Liga · Sep 6, 2026

1–1

L

Real Sociedad La Liga · Aug 29, 2026

2–1

L

Real Madrid La Liga · Aug 22, 2026

1–2

W

Levante La Liga · Aug 16, 2026

3–0

Standings Before Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	DLC Deportivo La Coruna	5	2	3	0	9	6	3	9
8	ESP Espanyol	5	2	1	2	8	5	3	7
9	AC Athletic Club	5	2	1	2	7	6	1	7
15	CV Celta Vigo	6	0	4	2	3	6	-3	4
16	RAY Rayo Vallecano	5	1	1	3	8	14	-6	4
17	MAL Malaga	5	0	3	2	2	8	-6	3

Table before kickoff · Season 2026 · Sep 15, 2026 17:00 UTC