La Liga · Fri, 3 Apr 2026 ·
Rayo Vallecano vs Elche — 1 - 0
Campo de Futbol de Vallecas · Referee: J. Munuera
Match report
Rayo Vallecano beat Elche 1-0
Elche were beaten 1-0 by Rayo Vallecano at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Friday, 3 April 2026 in La Liga matchday 30. R. Nteka scored the only goal of the game for Rayo Vallecano in the 74th minute. Pedro Bigas (Elche, 39') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Rayo Vallecano had 60% of the ball and 21 shots (5 on target) against Elche’s 9 (4 on target). Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Rayo Vallecano 12th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Elche 18th on 5.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 22'yellow cardPedro BigasYellow Card
- 39'yellow cardPedro BigasYellow Card
- 39'red cardPedro BigasRed Card
- 45'yellow cardRafa MirYellow Card
- 46'substitutionR. MirOff: A. Pedrosa
- 63'yellow cardÁlvaro RodriguezYellow Card
- 66'substitutionI. PalazonOff: P. Diaz
- 66'substitutionO. ValentinOff: R. Nteka
- 74'goalR. NtekaAssist: A. Garcia
- 77'substitutionA. RodriguezOff: Andre Silva
- 77'substitutionM. AguadoOff: F. Redondo Solari
- 77'substitutionA. FebasOff: G. Villar
- 83'substitutionAlemaoOff: S. Camello
- 83'substitutionBuba SangareOff: Y. Santiago
- 84'substitutionA. GarciaOff: Pacha
- 90+3'substitutionJ. de FrutosOff: C. Martin
Lineups
Rayo Vallecano
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Inigo Perez
Starting XI
- 13A. BatallaG
- 2A. RatiuD
- 24F. LejeuneD
- 5Luiz FelipeD
- 3P. ChavarriaD
- 7I. PalazonM
- 23O. ValentinM
- 17U. LopezM
- 19J. de FrutosF
- 9AlemaoF
- 18A. GarciaF
Substitutes
- 1D. CardenasG
- 40A. MolinaG
- 15G. GumbauM
- 22PachaD
- 4P. DiazM
- 14C. MartinF
- 33J. VertrouwdD
- 32N. MendyD
- 20I. BalliuD
- 16A. MuminD
- 11R. NtekaM
- 10S. CamelloF
Elche
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Eder Sarabia
Starting XI
- 1M. DituroG
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 6P. BigasD
- 21L. PetrotD
- 42Buba SangareM
- 8M. AguadoM
- 14A. FebasM
- 15Tete MorenteM
- 11G. ValeraF
- 20A. RodriguezF
- 10R. MirF
Substitutes
- 13I. PenaG
- 45A. IturbeG
- 9Andre SilvaF
- 17JosanM
- 7Y. SantiagoF
- 16M. NetoM
- 5F. Redondo SolariM
- 12G. VillarM
- 3A. PedrosaD
- 24L. CepedaF
- 31D. DelgadoD
- 43A. HerraizM
Match statistics
- 60%Possession40%
- 1.35Expected goals (xG)0.44
- 21Total shots9
- 5Shots on target4
- 10Shots off target2
- 6Blocked shots3
- 11Shots inside the box6
- 10Shots outside the box3
- 9Corners4
- –Offsides–
- 17Fouls9
- 0Yellow cards4
- 0Red cards1
- 4Goalkeeper saves4
- 410Passes286
- 348Accurate passes210
- 85%Pass accuracy73%
- 0.12Goals prevented0.12
Player statistics
Rayo Vallecano
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Augusto BatallaG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Andrei RațiuD | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 3Josep ChavarríaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Luiz FelipeD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Florian LejeuneDTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 7Isi PalazónM | 66 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Unai LópezM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Óscar ValentínM | 66 | 7.3 | ||
| 9AlemãoF | 83 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Álvaro GarcíaF | 84 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 19Jorge de FrutosF | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 1Dani CárdenasG | – | – | ||
| 40Adrián MolinaG | – | – | ||
| 16Abdul MuminD | – | – | ||
| 20Iván BalliuD | – | – | ||
| 22Alfonso EspinoD | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Nobel MendyD | – | – | ||
| 33Jozhua VertrouwdD | – | – | ||
| 4Pedro DíazM | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Randy NtekaM | 24 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 15Gerard GumbauM | – | – | ||
| 10Sergio CamelloF | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Carlos MartínF | 1 | – |
Elche
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matías DituroG | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 6Pedro BigasD | 39 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Léo PétrotD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 22David AffengruberD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Marc AguadoM | 77 | 7.0 | ||
| 14Aleix FebasM | 77 | 7.0 | ||
| 15Tete MorenteM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 42Buba SangareM | 83 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Rafa MirF | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Germán ValeraF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Álvaro RodriguezF | 77 | 6.7 | ||
| 13Iñaki PeñaG | – | – | ||
| 45Alejandro IturbeG | – | – | ||
| 3Adrià PedrosaD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 31David DelgadoD | – | – | ||
| 5Federico RedondoM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 12Gonzalo VillarM | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Martim NetoM | – | – | ||
| 17JosanM | – | – | ||
| 43Alex HerraizM | – | – | ||
| 7Yago SantiagoF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 9André SilvaF | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Lucas CepedaF | – | – |