VS
Malaga vs Rayo Vallecano is a Spanish matchup of changing settings, contrasting home performances and scorelines that can open quickly. Malaga won 5–0 at home on 15 September 2013, Rayo answered 4–1 in Madrid on 8 February 2014, and Malaga replied 4–0 in October 2014. Meetings in April 2016, September 2019 and July 2020 all produced draws, before Malaga won 2–0 at home on 21 February 2021. New encounters will ask which version of that exchange returns.
Past matches, Malaga vs Rayo Vallecano
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Malaga
-
20F
-
24M
-
10M
-
4D
-
22D
-
34F
-
33D
-
42G
-
30M
-
1G
-
9F
Rayo Vallecano Substitutes
-
F
11
-
M
20
-
F
14
-
F
10
-
F
9
-
G
13
-
D
3
-
D
2
-
G
30
-
M
4
Match events
-
3'⚽Joaquín Muñoz Normal Goal
-
25'⚽Luis Muñoz Normal Goal (Asst: Ismael Casas)
-
29'Óscar Trejo Yellow Card
-
46'Andrés Martín Antoñín Cortés
-
46'Jonathan Montiel Martín Pascual
-
59'Joaquín Muñoz Yellow Card
-
67'Caye Quintana Joaquín Muñoz
-
67'M. Benkhemassa Jozabed
-
68'Y. Qasmi Guerrero
-
68'Bebé Ó. Trejo
-
76'Luis Muñoz Yellow Card
-
81'Jairo Samperio Luis Muñoz
-
82'L. Ulloa Óscar Valentín
-
90' +1Lombán P. Chavarría
-
90'A. González Y. Rahmani
Stats for this game
Matchup Malaga VS Rayo Vallecano
Home ground has shaped the exchanges
Malaga’s strongest results arrived at La Rosaleda: 4–2 on 22 March 2012, 5–0 on 15 September 2013 and 4–0 on 26 October 2014. Rayo have also shown how influential Vallecas can be, winning 2–0 there on 26 October 2011, 4–1 on 8 February 2014 and 1–0 on 21 March 2015. The sequence points to a matchup where venue can amplify a side’s best qualities.
Context changes the reading
The pair has met in La Liga and Segunda División, and the scorelines carry different weight in those settings. Rayo won 4–0 at home on 3 October 2020, while Malaga answered 2–0 in the return meeting on 21 February 2021. Draws in Malaga on 20 April 2016 and 17 September 2019, plus a 0–0 in Vallecas on 2 July 2020, show that the fixture can also become controlled and close. A future meeting will be interesting because each side has evidence for both an assertive home display and a patient stalemate.