Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club share the points in 1-1 draw

Match report

Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club drew 1-1 in La Liga matchday 26 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. J. de Frutos (35') scored for Rayo Vallecano, while I. Williams (47') found the net for Athletic Club. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Rayo Vallecano had 50% of the ball and 15 shots (7 on target) against Athletic Club’s 8 (2 on target). Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) was the top-rated player with 7.7. The result leaves Rayo Vallecano 12th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Athletic Club 10th on 8.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Rayo Vallecano

12th · 8 points · P 7 W 2 D 2 L 3

Form

Athletic Club

10th · 8 points · P 6 W 2 D 2 L 2

Form

La Liga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
9	Villarreal	7	+1	8
10	Athletic Club	6	+1	8
11	Getafe	7	-3	8
12	Rayo Vallecano	7	-5	8
13	Osasuna	7	-7	8

Full La Liga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 10 Oct 2026, Rayo Vallecano – Athletic Club

Full Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club head-to-head

Match events

35'goalJ. de FrutosNormal Goal
36'VAR decisionÁlvaro GarcíaGoal confirmed
39'yellow cardMikel JauregizarYellow Card
40'yellow cardIsi PalazónYellow Card
46'substitutionU. GomezOff: A. Berenguer
47'goalI. WilliamsAssist: A. Berenguer
59'substitutionI. Ruiz de GalarretaOff: A. Rego
61'substitutionG. GumbauOff: U. Lopez
61'substitutionA. GarciaOff: F. Perez
61'substitutionN. MendyOff: O. Valentin
65'yellow cardOihan SancetYellow Card
69'substitutionI. PalazonOff: P. Diaz
71'yellow cardDaniel VivianYellow Card
73'substitutionJ. AresoOff: A. Gorosabel
85'yellow cardIlias AkhomachYellow Card
86'substitutionI. AkhomachOff: Alemao
86'substitutionM. JauregizarOff: M. Vesga
86'substitutionO. SancetOff: S. Sanchez

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Inigo Perez

Starting XI

Substitutes

Athletic Club

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Ernesto Valverde

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

50%Possession50%
1.44Expected goals (xG)0.54
15Total shots8
7Shots on target2
6Shots off target2
2Blocked shots4
9Shots inside the box4
6Shots outside the box4
5Corners4
3Offsides0
8Fouls17
2Yellow cards3
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves6
309Passes301
204Accurate passes199
66%Pass accuracy66%
1.56Goals prevented1.56

Player statistics

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
13Augusto BatallaG	90	6.3			40 · 38%
2Andrei RațiuD	90	6.5		1 (0)	38 · 63%	2	1	2/8
22Alfonso EspinoD	90	6.9		1 (1)	27 · 48%		7	13/19
24Florian LejeuneD	90	7.2		2 (1)	40 · 70%	1	1	9/10
32Nobel MendyD	61	7.0			31 · 71%			3/4
6Pathé Ismaël CissM	90	7.0		1 (0)	20 · 80%	1	3	7/10
7Isi PalazónM	69	6.9		1 (0)	18 · 83%	2	3	7/11
12Ilias AkhomachM	86	6.3		2 (1)	19 · 74%		2	4/8
15Gerard GumbauM	61	6.3			21 · 76%	1	1	1/6
18Álvaro GarcíaM	61	6.3		2 (1)	13 · 62%	1		1/7
19Jorge de FrutosFTop rated	90	7.7	1	1 (1)	6 · 100%	1	2	6/15
1Dani CárdenasG	–	–
3Josep ChavarríaD	–	–
5Luiz FelipeD	–	–
20Iván BalliuD	–	–
4Pedro DíazM	21	6.6		1 (1)	5 · 80%		2	3/4
8Óscar TrejoM	–	–
11Randy NtekaM	–	–
17Unai LópezM	29	6.7			15 · 73%			1/5
21Fran PérezM	29	6.7			6 · 83%	1		1/2
23Óscar ValentínM	29	6.6		1 (1)	7 · 57%			2/3
9AlemãoF	10	6.6			3 · 100%	1		1/1
14Carlos MartínF	–	–

Athletic Club

Athletic Club player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Unai SimónG	90	7.3				41 · 46%
3Daniel VivianD	90	6.5				32 · 66%		3	6/13
12Jesús AresoD	73	6.6				24 · 83%	1	1	3/4
14Aymeric LaporteD	90	6.7				32 · 72%		1	2/2
17Yuri BerchicheD	90	6.9				32 · 91%		2	6/8
8Oihan SancetM	86	6.7				15 · 47%	1		5/9
9Iñaki WilliamsM	90	7.2	1		1 (1)	16 · 50%		2	7/19
16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM	59	6.9				21 · 81%		2	4/6
18Mikel JauregizarM	86	6.2				21 · 62%			3/10
20Unai GómezM	45	6.5			2 (0)	15 · 60%	1		2/6
11Gorka GuruzetaF	90	5.9				17 · 35%		1	4/17
27Alex PadillaG	–	–
2Andoni GorosabelD	17	6.9				4 · 75%		3	3/3
4Aitor ParedesD	–	–
15Íñigo LekueD	–	–
19Adama BoiroD	–	–
6Mikel VesgaM	10	6.9				4 · 50%		2	3/5
23Robert NavarroM	–	–
30Alejandro RegoM	31	6.9				16 · 81%	1		3/5
44Selton SanchezM	10	6.5							0/3
7Álex BerenguerF	45	6.6		1	1 (1)	11 · 82%	2		1/3
22Nico SerranoF	–	–
25Urko IzetaF	–	–