Spanish LaLiga

Rayo Vallecano

12th · 2-2-3 · 8 pts · -5
YES!
Rayo Vallecano beat Racing Santander
Racing Santander1-1-2 2 – 3 Rayo Vallecano1-1-2
FT · Sat, Sep 5

Match Details

Estadio Municipal de Butarque (Leganés, Madrid) · 4,529 fans · ESPN Deportes, ESPN+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 3, Racing de Santander 2.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 3, Racing de Santander 2.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Yassir Zabiri (Racing de Santander).
  • 90'+3'Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Corner, Racing de Santander. Conceded by Pathé Ciss.
  • 90'Substitution, Racing de Santander. Aarón Martín replaces Álvaro Mantilla.
  • 90'Substitution, Racing de Santander. Juan Carlos Arana replaces Pablo García.
  • 89'Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the red card.
  • 87'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86'Delay in match because of an injury Jorge Salinas (Racing de Santander).
  • 85'Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

Line Score

12T
RAC 20 2
RAY 21 3

Match Leaders

Racing Santander
Rayo Vallecano

League Table · 2026-27 Spanish LALIGA
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Barcelona 7 7 0 0 +24 21
2 Atlético 7 5 1 1 +9 16
3 Betis 7 5 1 1 +2 16
4 Real Madrid 7 5 0 2 +10 15
5 Sevilla 7 4 1 2 +1 13
6 Alavés 7 3 2 2 +5 11
7 Deportivo 7 2 4 1 +2 10
8 Real Sociedad 7 3 1 3 -4 10
9 Villarreal 7 2 2 3 +1 8
10 Athletic 6 2 2 2 +1 8
11 Getafe 7 2 2 3 -3 8
12 Rayo 7 2 2 3 -5 8
13 Osasuna 7 2 2 3 -7 8
14 Celta Vigo 7 1 4 2 +2 7
15 Espanyol 7 2 1 4 0 7
16 Racing 7 2 1 4 -10 7
17 Levante 6 1 2 3 -4 5
18 Elche 7 1 2 4 -6 5
19 Valencia 7 1 1 5 -9 4
20 Málaga 7 0 3 4 -9 3
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Key Events

90'Substitution, Racing de Santander. Aarón Martín replaces Álvaro Mantilla.
90'Substitution, Racing de Santander. Juan Carlos Arana replaces Pablo García.
89'Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the red card.
85'Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
75'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Iván Balliu replaces Adrià Pedrosa.
74'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Álvaro García.
66'Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Fran Pérez replaces Jorge de Frutos.
57'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Gnangoro replaces Óscar Valentín.
57'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Alemão replaces Sergio Camello.
55'Substitution, Racing de Santander. Jeanuël Belocian replaces Facu González.
55'Substitution, Racing de Santander. André Almeida replaces Matteo Prati.
55'Substitution, Racing de Santander. Pablo Ramón replaces Manu Hernando.
47'Goal! Rayo Vallecano 3, Racing de Santander 2. Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Unai López following a corner.
43'Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Racing de Santander 2. Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Unai López with a through ball.
39'Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
35'Iñigo Vicente (Racing de Santander) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28'Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Racing de Santander 2. Pablo García (Racing de Santander) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
25'Yassir Zabiri (Racing de Santander) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17'Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Racing de Santander 1. Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergio Camello.
4'Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Racing de Santander 1. Sergio Canales (Racing de Santander) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
2'Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Racing SantanderRayo Vallecano
General
51.3 Possession % 48.7
9 Shots 16
4 On Target 10
2 Offsides 1
6 Corners 9
12 Fouls 15
Passing & Defense
333 Passes Completed 316
2 Crosses Won 3
17 Tackles Won 10
12 Interceptions 11
34 Clearances 18
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 2
6 Saves 2

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano L L L D L
Racing Santander W L D L W

Starting Lineups

Racing Santander4-2-3-1
13 Agirrezabala
2 Mantilla 4 Manu 16 González 17 Salinas
23 Martín 18 Prati
15 García 28' 20 Canales 4' 10 Vicente
21 Zabiri
18 García 10 Camello 43'47'A 19 de Frutos
4 Díaz 23 Valentín 8 López A2
17 Pedrosa 6 Ciss 24 Lejeune 2 Ratiu 17'
1 Cárdenas
Rayo Vallecano4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Rayo Vallecano

  1. DC #1 Daniel CárdenasG
  2. PC #6 Pathé CissCD-L
  3. FL #24 Florian LejeuneCD-R
  4. AP #17 Adrià PedrosaLB
  5. #2 Andrei RatiuRB17'
  6. ÓV #23 Óscar ValentínCM
  7. PD #4 Pedro DíazLM
  8. UL #8 Unai LópezRM
  9. SC #10 Sergio CamelloF43'47'
  10. ÁG #18 Álvaro GarcíaLF
  11. JD #19 Jorge de FrutosRF
Substitutes · 5 used

Racing Santander

  1. JA #13 Julen AgirrezabalaG
  2. FG #16 Facundo GonzálezCD-L
  3. M #4 ManuCD-R
  4. JS #17 Jorge SalinasLB
  5. AM #2 Alvaro MantillaRB
  6. SC #20 Sergio CanalesAM4'
  7. MP #18 Matteo PratiLM
  8. IM #23 Iván MartínRM
  9. YZ #21 Yassir ZabiriF
  10. IV #10 Iñigo VicenteAM-L
  11. PG #15 Pablo GarcíaAM-R28'
Substitutes · 5 used

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