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Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal – Lineups & Match Details

Rayo Vallecano beat Villarreal 2-0. Goals: Sergio Camello (28'), Alemão (47'). Rayo Vallecano had 53% possession against Villarreal's 47%. Shots on target: 7-2.

La Liga · Regular Season - 37

Sunday, 17 May 2026

Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

VillarrealVillarreal

Referee: R. De Burgos

Lineups

Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano4-2-3-1
A. Batalla13A. BatallaG
A. Ratiu2A. RatiuD
P. Ciss6P. CissD
F. Lejeune24F. LejeuneD
P. Chavarria3P. ChavarriaD
U. Lopez17U. LopezM
O. Valentin23O. ValentinM
J. de Frutos19J. de FrutosM
O. Trejo8O. TrejoM
S. Camello10S. CamelloM
Alemao9AlemaoF

Substitutes

1D. CardenasG
30J. GilG
15G. GumbauM
22PachaD
4P. DiazM
14C. MartinF
33J. VertrouwdD
32N. MendyD
20I. BalliuD
16A. MuminD
11R. NtekaM
21F. PerezM
VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
A. Tenas25A. TenasG
S. Mourino15S. MourinoD
W. Kambwala5W. KambwalaD
R. Marin4R. MarinD
S. Cardona23S. CardonaD
T. Buchanan17T. BuchananM
S. Comesana14S. ComesanaM
P. Gueye18P. GueyeM
A. Moleiro20A. MoleiroM
A. Perez22A. PerezF
T. Oluwaseyi21T. OluwaseyiF

Substitutes

1Luiz JuniorG
10D. ParejoM
7G. MorenoF
19N. PepeF
2L. CostaD
9G. MikautadzeF
16T. ParteyM
24A. PedrazaD
11A. GonzalezF
3A. FreemanD
6P. NavarroD

Match Events

28'G

Sergio Camello

Assist: A. Rațiu

46'S

T. Buchanan

Substitution 1

47'G

Alemão

Assist: Ó. Trejo

61'Y

F. Lejeune

63'S

T. Oluwaseyi

Substitution 2

64'S

Santi Comesaña

Substitution 3

66'S

Ó. Trejo

Substitution 1

72'S

P. Gueye

Substitution 4

73'S

Sergio Camello

Substitution 2

74'S

Alemão

Substitution 3

77'S

Willy Kambwala Ndengushi

Substitution 5

81'S

Pep Chavarría

Substitution 4

82'Y

Unai López

82'S

Unai López

Substitution 5

90'+6Y

S. Mouriño

Statistics

Rayo Vallecano
53%47%
Villarreal
1.53Expected Goals (xG)1
15Total Shots11
7Shots on Target2
1Corners9
12Fouls10
1Offsides0
86Pass Accuracy (%)84
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Rayo Vallecano host Villarreal on Sunday, 17 May 2026 at Estadio de Vallecas. The kick-off time is 17:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Rayo Vallecano go into the match 8th in the table; Villarreal sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Rayo Vallecano have taken 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Villarreal have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 1 Nov 2025: Rayo Vallecano 0-4 Villarreal; 22 Feb 2025: Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Villarreal; 18 Dec 2024: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Villarreal. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Rayo Vallecano beat Villarreal 2-0. Rayo Vallecano scored through Sergio Camello 28', Alemão 47'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 47 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Rayo Vallecano held 53% of the ball against 47% for Villarreal. Shots on target finished 7-2. Expected goals read 1.53 for Rayo Vallecano, 1.00 for Villarreal.

Verdict

The win nudges Rayo Vallecano forward and leaves Villarreal with work to do. Rayo Vallecano sat 8th and Villarreal 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.