Counter-Attacking Masterclass: Madrid Edges Clásico Thriller
The away side absorbed sustained possession and delivered two lethal counter-attacks to secure a decisive 2–1 rivalry victory.
Ludistat
Rayo Vallecano 0–3 Elche
- Season
- La Liga
- 2026 · Regular Season - 10
Referee
Miguel Sesma Espinosa
La Liga: Elche beat Rayo Vallecano 3–0. Goals: Federico Redondo Solari 23' (pen.), Fernando Niño Rodríguez 36' (pen.), Germán Valera 68'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
Unai López7.2
E. Audero6.7
G. Bouare6.7
M. Dituro7.9
Germán Valera7.9
R. Revivo7.7
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Rayo Vallecano
- Elche
Show as a table
| When | Rayo Vallecano | Elche |
|---|---|---|
| 23′ · Federico Redondo Solari | 0 | 1 |
| 36′ · Fernando Niño Rodríguez | 0 | 2 |
| 68′ · Germán Valera | 0 | 3 |
| 90′ | 0 | 3 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Rayo Vallecano
- Elche
Rayo VallecanoGoals0xG1.61
- xG per shot
- 0.09
- Goals minus xG
- -1.61
ElcheGoals3xG2.63
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- +0.37
How the chances split
Rayo Vallecano win 22%Draw 18%Elche win 60%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Rayo Vallecano | Elche | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 3 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.61 | 2.63 |
| xG per shot | 0.089 | 0.164 |
| Goals minus xG | -1.61 | +0.37 |
| Rayo Vallecano win | 22% | |
| Draw | 18% | |
| Elche win | 60% |
Goals & cards
- 10′
- 23′Federico Redondo Solari(Penalty)
- 30′Gonzalo VillarFoul
- 30′
- Pathé CissFoul35′
- 36′Fernando Niño Rodríguez(Penalty)
- Adrià PedrosaFoul54′
- 68′Germán ValeraAssist: Facundo Buonanotte
- Álvaro GarcíaDissent81′
Key stats
- 57%Ball Possession43%
- 1.61Expected goals2.63
- 18Total Shots16
- 5Shots on goal9
- 3Corner Kicks3
Half by half
- Rayo Vallecano
- Elche
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayo Vallecano | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elche | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Rayo Vallecano: 2 won, 2 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Rayo Vallecano are unbeaten in their last 3 matches.
- Rayo Vallecano have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Rayo Vallecano scored 8 and conceded 9 in their last 5 matches.
- Elche: 1 won, 3 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Elche are unbeaten in their last 3 matches.
- Elche kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- Elche scored 6 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches.
Recent form
Standings
Primera División
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Celta Vigo | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 |  Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 15 |  Getafe | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 |  Osasuna | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 17 | Elche | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 18 |  Levante | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 19 |  Valencia | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
Timeline
- 10′
- 23′Federico Redondo Solari(Penalty)
- 30′Gonzalo VillarFoul
- 30′
- 33′Thomas Lemar(VAR)Penalty confirmed
- Pathé CissFoul35′
- 36′Fernando Niño Rodríguez(Penalty)
- Pathé Ciss(Missed penalty)Missed Penalty39′
- 45′Off: Gonzalo VillarOn: Facundo Buonanotte
- Off: Jorge De FrutosOn: Georgiy Tsitaishvili45′
- Off: Sergio CamelloOn: Alexandre Zurawski45′
- Adrià PedrosaFoul54′
- Off: Adrià PedrosaOn: Jozhua Vertrouwd60′
- Off: Pedro DíazOn: Isi Palazón60′
- 61′Off: Fernando Niño RodríguezOn: Abiel Alessio Osorio
- 68′Germán ValeraAssist: Facundo Buonanotte
- 72′Off: Thomas LemarOn: Martim Neto
- 72′Off: Lucas CepedaOn: Tete Morente
- Off: Ivan BalliuOn: Gnangoro Bouare76′
- Álvaro GarcíaDissent81′
- 83′Off: Federico Redondo SolariOn: Pedro Bigas
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Rayo Vallecano
- Elche
Rayo VallecanoGoals0xG1.61
- xG per shot
- 0.09
- Goals minus xG
- -1.61
ElcheGoals3xG2.63
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- +0.37
How the chances split
Rayo Vallecano win 22%Draw 18%Elche win 60%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Rayo Vallecano | Elche | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 3 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.61 | 2.63 |
| xG per shot | 0.089 | 0.164 |
| Goals minus xG | -1.61 | +0.37 |
| Rayo Vallecano win | 22% | |
| Draw | 18% | |
| Elche win | 60% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Rayo Vallecano18 shots5103
Elche16 shots3634
- 88Inside the box
- 108Outside the box
Show as a table
| Rayo Vallecano | Elche | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 3 |
| Saved | 5 | 6 |
| Off target | 10 | 3 |
| Blocked | 3 | 4 |
| Inside the box | 8 | 8 |
| Outside the box | 10 | 8 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Rayo Vallecano
- Elche
57%Possession43%
88%436 of 494 passes82%319 of 387 passes
Show as a table
| Rayo Vallecano | Elche | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 57% | 43% |
| Passes | 494 | 387 |
| Completed | 436 | 319 |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 82% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 1511Fouls
- 33Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 42Offsides
Show as a table
| Rayo Vallecano | Elche | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 15 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 4 | 2 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Rayo Vallecano
- Elche
Show as a table
| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Dituro | Elche | 7.9 | 90 |
| Germán Valera | Elche | 7.9 | 90 |
| R. Revivo | Elche | 7.7 | 90 |
| Buba Sangaré | Elche | 7.6 | 90 |
| J. Morcillo | Elche | 7.4 | 90 |
| F. Redondo | Elche | 7.3 | 83 |
| Víctor Chust | Elche | 7.2 | 90 |
| T. Lemar | Elche | 7.2 | 72 |
| Unai López | Rayo Vallecano | 7.2 | 90 |
| F. Buonanotte | Elche | 7.1 | 45 |
| Bigas | Elche | 7.0 | 7 |
| Fer Niño | Elche | 6.9 | 61 |
| Martim Neto | Elche | 6.9 | 18 |
| L. Cepeda | Elche | 6.8 | 72 |
| E. Audero | Rayo Vallecano | 6.7 | 90 |
| G. Bouare | Rayo Vallecano | 6.7 | 14 |
| Tete Morente | Elche | 6.7 | 18 |
| Gonzalo Villar | Elche | 6.7 | 45 |
| Mujaid Sadick | Rayo Vallecano | 6.6 | 90 |
| F. Lejeune | Rayo Vallecano | 6.5 | 90 |
| A. Osorio | Elche | 6.5 | 29 |
| G. Tsitaishvili | Rayo Vallecano | 6.4 | 45 |
| I. Balliu | Rayo Vallecano | 6.4 | 76 |
| P. Ciss | Rayo Vallecano | 6.3 | 90 |
| Alemão | Rayo Vallecano | 6.2 | 45 |
| Sergio Camello | Rayo Vallecano | 6.1 | 45 |
| Adrià Pedrosa | Rayo Vallecano | 6.0 | 60 |
| J. Vertrouwd | Rayo Vallecano | 6.0 | 30 |
| Isi Palazón | Rayo Vallecano | 5.8 | 30 |
| Jorge de Frutos | Rayo Vallecano | 5.8 | 45 |
| Pedro Díaz | Rayo Vallecano | 5.7 | 60 |
| Álvaro García | Rayo Vallecano | 5.4 | 90 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
67%E. Audero
E. Audero- Saves
- 6
- Conceded
- 3
- Rating
- 6.7
100%M. Dituro
M. Dituro- Saves
- 4
- Conceded
- 0
- Rating
- 7.9
- Rayo Vallecano
- Elche
Top stats
- 57%Ball Possession43%
- 1.61Expected goals2.63
- 18Total Shots16
- 5Shots on goal9
- 3Corner Kicks3
Shots
- 10Shots off Goal3
- 3Blocked shots4
- 8Shots insidebox8
- 10Shots outsidebox8
Passing
- 494Total passes387
- 436Passes accurate319
- 88%Pass accuracy82%
Defence & set pieces
- 6Goalkeeper Saves4
- 9Free Kicks15
- 4Offsides2
Discipline
- 15Fouls11
- 3Yellow Cards3
- 0Red Cards0
Half by half
- Rayo Vallecano
- Elche
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayo Vallecano | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elche | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Rayo Vallecano4-3-3Coach: Beñat San José
Bench
37Rayane BelidF
34Iván Alonso MartínM
36G. BouareM
22Pelayo FernándezD
3M. KumbullaD
30Adrián MolinaG
7Isi PalazónM
21Fran PérezF
14G. TsitaishviliF
23Óscar ValentínM
33J. VertrouwdD
9AlemãoF
Elche4-3-3Coach: M. Anselmi
Bench
6BigasD
10F. BuonanotteM
16Martim NetoM
19G. DianganaF
17JosanM
13Alejandro IturbeG
15K. LomónacoD
20Tete MorenteF
24A. OsorioF
9E. PonceF
22Rubén SánchezD
26Matia Barzic GutiérrezD
| Iván Alonso Martín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9AlemãoF | 45 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33J. VertrouwdD | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23Óscar ValentínM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14G. TsitaishviliF | 45 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21Fran PérezF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Isi PalazónM | 30 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30Adrián MolinaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3M. KumbullaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Pelayo FernándezD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36G. BouareM | 14 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37Rayane BelidF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25E. AuderoG | 90 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 20I. BalliuD | 76 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24F. LejeuneD | 90 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Mujaid SadickD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17Adrià PedrosaD | 60 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4Pedro DíazM | 60 | 5.7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6P. CissM | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8Unai LópezM | 90 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 3 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19Jorge de FrutosF | 45 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Sergio CamelloF | 45 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18Álvaro GarcíaF | 90 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Primera División
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 |  Real Betis | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 |  Sevilla | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 |  Athletic Club | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 |  Deportivo La Coruna | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 |  Racing Santander | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 |  Alaves | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 |  Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | Celta Vigo | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 15 | Getafe | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 | Osasuna | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 17 | Elche | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 18 | Levante | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 19 | Valencia | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 20 |  Malaga | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 |