La Liga Gameweek 26 Sat, Feb 28 2026 · 13:00 Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid
Rayo Vallecano
1–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.33 – 0.54
Athletic Club
  • Jorge de Frutos 35’
  • 47’ I. Williams
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club share the points

Rayo Vallecano entered as narrow favourites and led 1–0 at half-time through a de Frutos goal. But Williams scored to rescue a draw for Athletic Club. Rayo Vallecano finished with the higher xG (1.33 vs 0.54). On the chances created, Rayo Vallecano deserved more: 2.0 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Rayo Vallecano41%
Draw ✓27%
Athletic Club32%

Model vs reality

Rayo Vallecano goals
1
Model 1.42 · xG 1.33
Athletic Club goals
1
Model 1.22 · xG 0.54
Total goals
2
Model 2.63 · xG 1.87
Score 1–1
13%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 49%
Both scored
Yes
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJorge de FrutosRayo Vallecano · 1 goal
7.6
  • RefereeVictor Garcia Verdura
  • VenueEstadio de Vallecas
  • Table before kick-offRayo Vallecano 15th · Athletic Club 8th

Timeline

  1. Jorge de Frutos 1–0
    35’
  2. Mikel JauregizarYellow card · Tripping
    39’
  3. Isi PalazónYellow card
    40’
  4. Half time · 1–0
  5. ⇄ Álex BerenguerFor Unai Gómez
    46’
  6. I. Williams 1–1Assist Álex Berenguer
    47’
  7. ⇄ Alejandro Rego MoraFor Ruíz de Galarreta
    59’
  8. ⇄ Unai LópezFor Gerard Gumbau
    61’
  9. ⇄ Fran PérezFor Álvaro García
    61’
  10. ⇄ Óscar ValentínFor N. Mendy
    61’
  11. Oihan SancetYellow card · Tripping
    65’
  12. ⇄ Ó. TrejoFor Isi Palazón
    69’
  13. A. LaporteYellow card · Tripping
    71’
  14. ⇄ Andoni GorosabelFor Jesús Areso
    73’
  15. I. AkhomachYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    85’
  16. ⇄ AlemãoFor I. Akhomach
    86’
  17. ⇄ Mikel VesgaFor Mikel Jauregizar
    86’
  18. ⇄ Selton SánchezFor Oihan Sancet
    86’
  19. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

Rayo Vallecano15 shots · 9 in box, 6 outside
Athletic Club8 shots · 4 in box, 4 outside
Rayo VallecanoAthletic Club
50% Possession 50%
1.33 Expected goals (xG) 0.54
1.97 Expected points (xPts) 0.74
15 Shots 8
7 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 4
6 Shots outside the box 4
309 Passes 298
66% Pass accuracy 66%
5 Corners 4
1 Goalkeeper saves 6
8 Fouls 17
3 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.72 Team rating 6.69

Line-ups

Rayo Vallecano 4-2-3-1

136.3 A. Batalla(G)
226.7 A. Espino 327.0 N. Mendy ↓61’ 247.2 F. Lejeune 26.5 A. Rațiu
156.3 Gerard Gumbau ↓61’ 67.0 P. Ciss
186.3 Álvaro García ↓61’ 76.9 Isi Palazón ↓69’ 126.3 I. Akhomach ↓86’
197.6★ Jorge de Frutos
  • 13A. Batalla (G)6.3
  • 22A. Espino6.7
  • 32N. Mendy↓61’7.0
  • 24F. Lejeune7.2
  • 2A. Rațiu6.5
  • 15Gerard Gumbau↓61’6.3
  • 6P. Ciss7.0
  • 18Álvaro García↓61’6.3
  • 7Isi Palazón↓69’6.9
  • 12I. Akhomach↓86’6.3
  • 19Jorge de Frutos ★7.6

Substitutes used

  • 17Unai López↑61’6.3
  • 8Ó. Trejo↑69’
  • 23Óscar Valentín↑61’6.6
  • 21Fran Pérez↑61’6.3
  • 9Alemão↑86’

Unused: Dani Cárdenas, Pep Chavarría, Luiz Felipe, I. Balliu, Pedro Díaz, R. Nteka, Carlos Martín

Athletic Club 4-2-3-1

17.2 Unai Simón(G)
176.9 Yuri 146.7 A. Laporte 36.7 Dani Vivian 126.6 Jesús Areso ↓73’
166.9 Ruíz de Galarreta ↓59’ 186.2 Mikel Jauregizar ↓86’
206.5 Unai Gómez ↓46’ 86.7 Oihan Sancet ↓86’ 97.3 I. Williams
115.9 Gorka Guruzeta
  • 1Unai Simón (G)7.2
  • 17Yuri6.9
  • 14A. Laporte6.7
  • 3Dani Vivian6.7
  • 12Jesús Areso↓73’6.6
  • 16Ruíz de Galarreta↓59’6.9
  • 18Mikel Jauregizar↓86’6.2
  • 20Unai Gómez↓46’6.5
  • 8Oihan Sancet↓86’6.7
  • 9I. Williams7.3
  • 11Gorka Guruzeta5.9

Substitutes used

  • 7Álex BerenguerA↑46’6.6
  • 2Andoni Gorosabel↑73’6.6
  • 6Mikel Vesga↑86’
  • 30Alejandro Rego Mora↑59’6.6
  • 44Selton Sánchez↑86’

Unused: Á. Padilla, Adama Boiro, Aitor Paredes, Lekue, Nico Serrano, Robert Navarro, Urko Izeta

Player stats

Top rated
Jorge de FrutosRayo Vallecano7.6
2nd
I. WilliamsAthletic Club7.3
3rd
F. LejeuneRayo Vallecano7.2

Rayo Vallecano

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Batalla G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 37% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Espino D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 52% 27 5 1 2/3 0/1 6.7
N. Mendy D 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 31 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
F. Lejeune D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 71% 38 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.2
A. Rațiu D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 62% 37 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.5
Gerard Gumbau M 61 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 21 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
P. Ciss M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 80% 20 3 4 0/0 1/0 7.0
Álvaro García M 61 0 0 2 (1) 1 62% 13 1 1 1/2 0/0 6.3
Isi Palazón M 69 0 0 1 (0) 2 83% 18 3 0 1/2 1/3 6.9
I. Akhomach F 86 0 0 2 (1) 0 74% 19 2 0 0/2 1/2 6.3
Jorge de Frutos F 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 100% 6 1 0 1/2 1/3 7.6
Unai López M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 15 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.3
Ó. Trejo M 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Óscar Valentín M 29 0 0 1 (1) 0 57% 7 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
Fran Pérez M 29 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 5 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.3
Alemão F 4 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/1 —

Athletic Club

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Unai Simón G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 46% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
Yuri D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 32 2 2 0/1 0/1 6.9
A. Laporte D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 31 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Dani Vivian D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 69% 32 4 1 0/0 4/1 6.7
Jesús Areso D 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 22 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.6
Ruíz de Galarreta M 59 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 21 2 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
Mikel Jauregizar M 86 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 20 0 0 2/2 3/0 6.2
Unai Gómez M 46 0 0 2 (0) 1 60% 15 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.5
Oihan Sancet M 86 0 0 0 (0) 1 47% 15 0 0 2/2 1/1 6.7
I. Williams F 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 47% 15 2 0 1/2 1/1 7.3
Gorka Guruzeta F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 31% 16 1 0 0/1 1/0 5.9
Álex Berenguer F 44 0 1 1 (1) 2 82% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Andoni Gorosabel D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Mikel Vesga M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 —
Alejandro Rego Mora M 31 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 15 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.6
Selton Sánchez M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.