Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2–1 — 2026 LaLiga 2026-27 LALIGA

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2–1 at Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

The goals

• 3' — Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano)
• 26' — Adrià Pedrosa (Rayo Vallecano)
• 54' — Roberto Fernández (Espanyol)

How it unfolded

1. 3'⚽Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Espanyol 0. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
2. 12'•Delay in match because of an injury Rafel Bauzà (Espanyol).
3. 12'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4. 26'⚽Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 0. Adrià Pedrosa (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro García.
5. 28'•Delay in match (Rayo Vallecano).
6. 30'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7. 45'+2'•Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8. 45'•Substitution, Espanyol. Marcos Fernández replaces Roger Hinojo.
9. 45'•Substitution, Espanyol. Bryan Zaragoza replaces Rafel Bauzà.
10. 45'•Substitution, Espanyol. Edu Expósito replaces Gabriel Moscardo.
11. 45'•Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 0.
12. 54'⚽Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 1. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Javi Hernández with a through ball following a fast break.
13. 61'•Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Valentín replaces Mujaid Sadick.
14. 61'•Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Gnangoro replaces Unai López.
15. 63'•Marcos Fernández (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16. 67'•Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Rayo Vallecano).
17. 67'•Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18. 68'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19. 70'•Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
20. 72'•Delay in match for a drinks break.
21. 73'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22. 74'•Substitution, Espanyol. Cala replaces Javi Hernández.
23. 76'•Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Fran Pérez replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
24. 76'•Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Alemão replaces Sergio Camello.
25. 80'•Gnangoro (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26. 84'•Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Urko González de Zárate.
27. 84'•Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Iván Balliu replaces Álvaro García.
28. 90'+1'•Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29. 90'+2'•Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Fernández (Espanyol).
30. 90'+2'•Delay in match because of an injury Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
31. 90'+3'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32. 90'+8'•Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the red card.

How they arrived

• Rayo Vallecano: 1W 1D 4L in their last 6 — 17% win rate, 8 scored and 17 conceded.
• Espanyol: 2W 1D 3L in their last 6 — 33% win rate, 9 scored and 8 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 LaLiga 2026-27 LALIGA — live match data

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