La Liga · Sun, 21 Dec 2025 ·
Elche vs Rayo Vallecano — 4 - 0
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero · Referee: Adrian Cordero Vega, Spain
Match report
Elche beat Rayo Vallecano 4-0
Rayo Vallecano were beaten 4-0 by Elche at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in La Liga matchday 17. H. Fort (6'), A. Rodriguez (67'), G. Valera (70') and M. Neto (90') scored for Elche. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Elche had 46% of the ball and 18 shots (6 on target) against Rayo Vallecano’s 18 (8 on target). Iñaki Peña (Elche) was the top-rated player with 9.2. The result leaves Elche 18th in the La Liga table on 5 points and Rayo Vallecano 12th on 8.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 6'goalH. FortAssist: A. Rodriguez
- 12'substitutionH. FortOff: M. Neto
- 22'yellow cardNobel MendyYellow Card
- 33'substitutionI. BalliuOff: F. Perez
- 57'yellow cardUnai LópezYellow Card
- 60'substitutionO. ValentinOff: P. Diaz
- 67'goalA. RodriguezAssist: P. Bigas
- 70'goalG. ValeraAssist: A. Rodriguez
- 75'substitutionN. MendyOff: Luiz Felipe
- 75'substitutionU. LopezOff: G. Gumbau
- 75'substitutionPachaOff: J. Vertrouwd
- 79'yellow cardAleix FebasYellow Card
- 80'substitutionM. AguadoOff: Josan
- 80'substitutionA. RodriguezOff: Y. Santiago
- 80'substitutionP. BigasOff: L. Petrot
- 82'yellow cardFlorian LejeuneYellow Card
- 84'yellow cardJosanYellow Card
- 89'substitutionR. MirOff: A. Boayar
- 90'goalM. NetoAssist: Josan
Lineups
Elche
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Eder Sarabia
Starting XI
- 13I. PenaG
- 18J. DonaldD
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 6P. BigasD
- 39H. FortM
- 15A. NunezM
- 8M. AguadoM
- 14A. FebasM
- 11G. ValeraM
- 20A. RodriguezF
- 10R. MirF
Substitutes
- 1M. DituroG
- 45A. IturbeG
- 3A. PedrosaD
- 4B. DiabyD
- 5F. Redondo SolariM
- 17JosanM
- 7Y. SantiagoF
- 16M. NetoM
- 21L. PetrotD
- 30R. MendozaM
- 32A. BoayarF
Rayo Vallecano
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Inigo Perez
Starting XI
- 13A. BatallaG
- 20I. BalliuD
- 24F. LejeuneD
- 32N. MendyD
- 3P. ChavarriaD
- 17U. LopezM
- 23O. ValentinM
- 22PachaM
- 7I. PalazonM
- 18A. GarciaM
- 10S. CamelloF
Substitutes
- 1D. CardenasG
- 40A. MolinaG
- 4P. DiazM
- 5Luiz FelipeD
- 8O. TrejoM
- 15G. GumbauM
- 21F. PerezM
- 28S. BecerraM
- 33J. VertrouwdD
Match statistics
- 46%Possession54%
- 2.41Expected goals (xG)0.95
- 18Total shots18
- 6Shots on target8
- 9Shots off target6
- 3Blocked shots4
- 16Shots inside the box8
- 2Shots outside the box10
- 4Corners5
- 1Offsides4
- 15Fouls11
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 8Goalkeeper saves2
- 343Passes401
- 273Accurate passes327
- 80%Pass accuracy82%
- -0.09Goals prevented-0.09
Player statistics
Elche
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Iñaki PeñaGTop rated | 90 | 9.2 | ||
| 6Pedro BigasD | 80 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 18John NwankwoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22David AffengruberD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Marc AguadoM | 80 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Germán ValeraM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 14Aleix FebasM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 15Alvaro NúñezM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 39Hector FortM | 12 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 10Rafa MirF | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Álvaro RodriguezF | 80 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1Matías DituroG | – | – | ||
| 45Alejandro IturbeG | – | – | ||
| 3Adrià PedrosaD | – | – | ||
| 4Bambo DiabyD | – | – | ||
| 21Léo PétrotD | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Federico RedondoM | – | – | ||
| 16Martim NetoM | 78 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 17JosanM | 10 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 30Rodrigo MendozaM | – | – | ||
| 7Yago SantiagoF | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Adam BoayarF | 1 | – |
Rayo Vallecano
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Augusto BatallaG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 3Josep ChavarríaD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 20Iván BalliuD | 33 | 5.6 | ||
| 24Florian LejeuneD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Nobel MendyD | 75 | 5.7 | ||
| 7Isi PalazónM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Unai LópezM | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Álvaro GarcíaM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Alfonso EspinoM | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Óscar ValentínM | 60 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Sergio CamelloF | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 1Dani CárdenasG | – | – | ||
| 40Adrián MolinaG | – | – | ||
| 5Luiz FelipeD | 15 | 6.2 | ||
| 33Jozhua VertrouwdD | 15 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Pedro DíazM | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Óscar TrejoM | – | – | ||
| 15Gerard GumbauM | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Fran PérezM | 57 | 5.9 | ||
| 28Samu BecerraM | – | – |