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Deportivo La Coruna vs Rayo Vallecano is an infrequent Spanish matchup whose balance survives changes in competition, era and venue. Deportivo won 3–1 in Vallecas in September 2015, Rayo answered 3–1 there in September 2019, and a 3–3 draw at Riazor in June 2020 captured the fixture’s open, resilient character. A future meeting would renew that test in new settings.
Past matches, Deportivo La Coruna vs Rayo Vallecano
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Deportivo La Coruna
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9F
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17M
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35F
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7M
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15D
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38G
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16F
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2D
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22M
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14D
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8M
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20F
Rayo Vallecano Substitutes
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D
27
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M
6
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F
14
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F
11
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M
28
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D
3
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D
24
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F
9
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F
36
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D
20
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G
25
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G
30
Match events
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1'⚽Juan Villar Normal Goal (Asst: Álvaro García)
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21'⚽Juan Villar Normal Goal
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46'C. Santos Salva Ruiz
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46'E. Çolak Álex Bergantiños
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46'Hugo Vallejo Keko
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46'Martín Pascual A. Milić
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50'⚽C. Santos Normal Goal (Asst: M. Koné)
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52'⚽Víctor Mollejo Normal Goal (Asst: Hugo Vallejo)
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53'Santi Comesaña Ó. Trejo
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53'Y. Qasmi Juan Villar
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57'M. Suarez Yellow Card
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67'Borja Valle M. Koné
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69'Isi Palazón Álvaro García
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81'M. Pascual Yellow Card
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87'S. Dimitrievski Yellow Card
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89'Javi Montero Peru Nolaskoain
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89'⚽Ager Aketxe Penalty
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90'Jonathan Montiel Luna
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90' +3⚽Mario Suárez Penalty
Stats for this game
Matchup Deportivo La Coruna VS Rayo Vallecano
Context changes the reading
These clubs have met across different levels of Spanish football, so status alone explains little. Rayo won 2–1 at home on 6 October 2012, while the return at Riazor on 2 March 2013 finished 0–0. Two years later Deportivo won 3–1 in Vallecas on 14 September 2015; LaLiga described the visiting striker as a continual threat against his former club.
Open endings and responses
Rayo restored its home advantage with a 3–1 victory on 1 September 2019, but the meeting at Riazor on 20 June 2020 became a 3–3 draw. BDFutbol records the score, while contemporary reporting described a match with six goals, comebacks and late controversy. Those episodes show why this pairing is better understood through game state than reputation.
A new meeting can ask whether Deportivo protect a lead at Riazor or Rayo turn an open exchange into away control. Its appeal lies in that flexibility: different competitive settings can produce restraint, reversals or another contest decided by late resistance.