Real Madrid 4-1 Rayo Vallecano · La Liga

Real Madrid

11 shots on target

4–1

Full time

Rayo Vallecano

7 shots on target

Real Madrid 4–1

Rayo Vallecano

La Liga | Saturday, 12 September 2026 | Full time

SAM

Real Madrid more threatening Rayo Vallecano more threatening

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56% Possession 44% 24 Shots 18 11 On target 7 11 Corners 5

La Liga · Matchweek 5 · Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC

Written before kick-off · preview

Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano: what the records say

Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.

Real Madrid host Rayo Vallecano on Saturday 12 September in the La Liga, matchweek 5. Real Madrid have won six of their last eight games. They have scored 17 and conceded 7 in those eight games — 2.1 goals a game, 0.9 against, keeping three clean sheets.

Rayo Vallecano have won three of their last eight games. They have scored 13 and conceded 13 in those eight games — 1.6 goals a game, 1.6 against.

Kylian Mbappé has been Real Madrid's most productive, with four goals. Sergio Camello has been Rayo Vallecano's most productive, with two goals.

Commentary

Minute by minute, as it happened.

1' First half begins.
3' Yan Diomande from Real Madrid is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Yan Diomande
3' Unai López from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul. Unai López
5' Pedro Díaz from Rayo Vallecano has a right-footed shot from over 40 yards on the right wing, but it's saved in the top center of the goal by Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid. The attempt was assisted by Gnangoro. Pedro Díaz
7' Foul by Ibrahima Konaté of Real Madrid. Ibrahima Konaté
7' Sergio Camello from Rayo Vallecano wins a free kick in the defensive half. Sergio Camello
9' Attempt saved. Giorgi Tsitaishvili from Rayo Vallecano has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved by Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid in the center of the goal. The assist came from Pedro Díaz. Pedro Díaz
10' Real Madrid win a corner after Unai López concedes. Unai López
10' Vinícius Júnior's right-footed shot from the left side of the box for Real Madrid is blocked. Vinicius Junior
11' Attempt missed. Federico Valverde from Real Madrid takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. Bernardo Silva provided the assist after a corner. Federico Valverde
13' Penalty awarded to Real Madrid as Álvaro Carreras is fouled in the penalty area. Álvaro Carreras
13' Florian Lejeune of Rayo Vallecano concedes a penalty after committing a foul in the penalty area. Florian Lejeune
14'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Kylian Mbappé scores for Real Madrid with a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner. The score is now 1-0 against Rayo Vallecano. Kylian Mbappé
4Mbappé goals this season
17' Foul by Ibrahima Konaté of Real Madrid. Ibrahima Konaté
17' Sergio Camello from Rayo Vallecano wins a free kick in the defensive half. Sergio Camello
17'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Real Madrid leads 2-0 against Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro Carreras scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Kylian Mbappé. Álvaro Carreras
19' Bernardo Silva from Real Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bernardo Silva
19' Sergio Camello commits a foul for Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello
23' Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jude Bellingham
23' Gnangoro from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul. Gnangoro
24' Adrià Pedrosa of Rayo Vallecano commits a foul. Adrià Pedrosa
24' Yan Diomande of Real Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Yan Diomande
25' Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the center of the goal by Emil Audero. The assist came from Kylian Mbappé. Vinicius Junior
26' Denzel Dumfries is caught offside for Real Madrid. Denzel Dumfries
26' Rayo Vallecano wins a corner after a concession by Thibaut Courtois. Thibaut Courtois
26' Sergio Camello from Rayo Vallecano has his left-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid. The attempt was assisted by Gnangoro. Sergio Camello
27' Álvaro García's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Álvaro García
29' Jude Bellingham from Real Madrid commits a foul. Jude Bellingham
29' Gnangoro from Rayo Vallecano wins a free kick in the defensive half. Gnangoro
30' Sergio Camello's header from the center of the box is saved by Thibaut Courtois in the top center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Adrià Pedrosa. Adrià Pedrosa
31' Attempt missed. Yan Diomande from Real Madrid takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the left. Denzel Dumfries provided the assist. Yan Diomande
33' Real Madrid win a corner after Adrià Pedrosa concedes. Adrià Pedrosa
35'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Real Madrid leads Rayo Vallecano 3-0. Jude Bellingham scores for Real Madrid with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Vinícius Júnior. Jude Bellingham
37' Attempt missed. Federico Valverde of Real Madrid takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right. He was assisted by Álvaro Carreras. Federico Valverde
39' Real Madrid win a corner after Pathé Ciss concedes. Pathé Ciss
39' Bernardo Silva's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Vinícius Júnior. Bernardo Silva
40' Real Madrid wins a corner after Pathé Ciss concedes. Pathé Ciss
40' Jude Bellingham's right-footed shot from outside the box for Real Madrid is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Álvaro Carreras. Jude Bellingham
40' Ibrahima Konaté from Real Madrid misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. The attempt was assisted by Yan Diomande with a cross after a corner. Ibrahima Konaté
41' Foul by Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé
41' Andrei Ratiu from Rayo Vallecano wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42' Bernardo Silva of Real Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bernardo Silva
42' Unai López from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul. Unai López
43' Rayo Vallecano wins a corner after Antonio Rüdiger concedes. Antonio Rüdiger
43' Pedro Díaz from Rayo Vallecano had a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it was blocked. Sergio Camello provided the assist. Sergio Camello
45' Kylian Mbappé from Real Madrid strikes the right post with a right-footed shot from outside the box, assisted by Álvaro Carreras. Kylian Mbappé
45+1' Jude Bellingham from Real Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jude Bellingham
45+1' Adrià Pedrosa of Rayo Vallecano commits a foul. Adrià Pedrosa
45+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 3 minutes of added time.
45+2' Attempt saved. Thibaut Courtois from Real Madrid saves a right-footed shot from outside the box by Pedro Díaz of Rayo Vallecano, aimed at the top right corner. The shot was assisted by Unai López. Unai López
The first half ends with Real Madrid leading Rayo Vallecano 3-0.
Half time · Real Madrid 0 Rayo Vallecano 0
46' Substitution for Real Madrid: Eduardo Camavinga comes on for Federico Valverde. Eduardo Camavinga
46' The second half begins with the score at Real Madrid 3, Rayo Vallecano 0.
47' Attempt missed. Unai López from Rayo Vallecano takes a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes close but misses to the left. Unai López
47' Pedro Díaz from Rayo Vallecano hits the left post with a right-footed shot from outside the box, assisted by Sergio Camello. Sergio Camello
48' Kylian Mbappé from Real Madrid misses the target with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it to the left. Yan Diomande provided the assist. Kylian Mbappé
49' Yan Diomande from Real Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Yan Diomande
49' Adrià Pedrosa of Rayo Vallecano commits a foul. Adrià Pedrosa
51'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Sergio Camello scores for Rayo Vallecano with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box into the bottom left corner. The score is now Real Madrid 3, Rayo Vallecano 1. Sergio Camello
2Camello goals this season
54' Pedro Díaz from Rayo Vallecano has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked. Adrià Pedrosa provided the assist. Adrià Pedrosa
55' Rayo Vallecano wins a corner after Thibaut Courtois concedes. Thibaut Courtois
55' Florian Lejeune from Rayo Vallecano attempts a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes close and misses to the left. Sergio Camello provided the assist. Sergio Camello
56' Rayo Vallecano wins a corner after Denzel Dumfries concedes. Denzel Dumfries
58' Foul committed by Gnangoro of Rayo Vallecano. Gnangoro
58' Eduardo Camavinga from Real Madrid wins a free kick on the left wing. Eduardo Camavinga
59' Real Madrid win a corner after Emil Audero concedes. Emil Audero
59' Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box that is close, but goes to the left. Jude Bellingham provided the assist. Vinicius Junior
59' Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid commits a handball. Kylian Mbappé
60' Foul committed by Yan Diomande of Real Madrid. Yan Diomande
60' Sergio Camello from Rayo Vallecano is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Sergio Camello
63' Attempt saved. Giorgi Tsitaishvili from Rayo Vallecano has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but Thibaut Courtois from Real Madrid saves it in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Pedro Díaz. Pedro Díaz
63' Attempt missed. Giorgi Tsitaishvili of Rayo Vallecano heads the ball from the right side of the six-yard box, but it goes too high. The cross was assisted by Adrià Pedrosa. Giorgi Tsitaishvili
64' Sergio Camello of Rayo Vallecano commits a handball. Sergio Camello
65' Florian Lejeune from Rayo Vallecano misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the right. The attempt was assisted by Giorgi Tsitaishvili's cross. Florian Lejeune
66' The match is delayed due to an injury to Gnangoro from Rayo Vallecano. Gnangoro
67' Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Óscar Valentín comes on for Gnangoro due to an injury. Gnangoro
67' Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Rayane Belaid comes on for Pedro Díaz. Rayane Belaid
67' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
68' Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid wins a free kick on the left wing. Vinicius Junior
68' Andrei Ratiu of Rayo Vallecano commits a foul.
69' Substitution for Real Madrid: Aurélien Tchouaméni comes on for Bernardo Silva. Aurélien Tchouaméni
70' Rayo Vallecano wins a corner after Ibrahima Konaté concedes. Ibrahima Konaté
72' Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid commits a foul. Jude Bellingham
72' Óscar Valentín from Rayo Vallecano is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Óscar Valentín
72' Substitution for Real Madrid: Arda Güler comes on for Yan Diomande. Arda Güler
73' Denzel Dumfries from Real Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Denzel Dumfries
73' Adrià Pedrosa from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul. Adrià Pedrosa
74' The match is delayed due to an injury to Aurélien Tchouaméni of Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni
75' Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Alemão comes on for Sergio Camello. Alemão
75' Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Mujaid Sadick comes on for Unai López. Mujaid Sadick
76' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
76' Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid wins a free kick on the left wing. Vinicius Junior
76' Pathé Ciss of Rayo Vallecano receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Pathé Ciss
76' Pathé Ciss from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul. Pathé Ciss
77' Real Madrid win a corner, conceded by Emil Audero. Emil Audero
77' Denzel Dumfries from Real Madrid has a header attempt saved in the center of the goal by Emil Audero from Rayo Vallecano. The assist came from Arda Güler's cross. Arda Güler
78' Foul by Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé
78' Andrei Ratiu from Rayo Vallecano wins a free kick on the left wing.
78' Antonio Rüdiger's header from the center of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emil Audero. The attempt was assisted by Arda Güler's cross. Emil Audero
81' Real Madrid wins a corner after Adrià Pedrosa concedes. Adrià Pedrosa
81' Attempt saved. Arda Güler from Real Madrid has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but Emil Audero from Rayo Vallecano saves it in the bottom right corner. The shot was assisted by Jude Bellingham. Arda Güler
82' Real Madrid win a corner after Pathé Ciss concedes. Pathé Ciss
82' Corner awarded to Real Madrid after a concession by Mujaid Sadick. Mujaid Sadick
82' Jude Bellingham's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Ibrahima Konaté. Jude Bellingham
82' Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté from Real Madrid has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that goes to the left. He was assisted by Arda Güler. Arda Güler
83' Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid had a right-footed shot from a tough angle on the left, but it was saved in the center of the goal by Emil Audero of Rayo Vallecano. The assist came from Arda Güler. Arda Güler
85' Alemão from Rayo Vallecano misses a header from the center of the box, sending the ball to the right. The cross was assisted by Adrià Pedrosa. Alemão
86' Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Iván Balliu comes on for Adrià Pedrosa. Iván Balliu
87' Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Kylian Mbappé provided the assist. Aurélien Tchouaméni
87' Real Madrid win a corner after Pathé Ciss concedes. Pathé Ciss
88' Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid has his right-footed shot from the left side of the box saved in the bottom right corner by Emil Audero of Rayo Vallecano. The assist came from Kylian Mbappé. Vinicius Junior
88' Real Madrid wins a corner after Emil Audero concedes. Emil Audero
88' Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham's left-footed shot from a tough angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Emil Audero. Aurélien Tchouaméni provided the assist. Jude Bellingham
89' Foul committed by Ibrahima Konaté of Real Madrid. Ibrahima Konaté
89' Substitution for Real Madrid: Marc Cucurella comes on for Vinícius Júnior. Vinicius Junior
89' Óscar Valentín from Rayo Vallecano is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Óscar Valentín
90+1' The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of added time.
90+1' Alemão's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Óscar Valentín. Alemão
90+1'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Real Madrid 4, Rayo Vallecano 1. Kylian Mbappé scores for Real Madrid with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Arda Güler on a fast break. Arda Güler
90+4' Alemão's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Andrei Ratiu. Alemão
The second half ends with Real Madrid winning 4-1 against Rayo Vallecano.
The match ends with Real Madrid winning 4-1 against Rayo Vallecano.

Expected goals

Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano

2.96 Expected goals 1.35

what the chances were worth

2.96 On target 1.68

what the shots on target were worth

1.87 From open play 1.15

1.10 From set plays 0.19

Real Madrid created the better chances, 2.96 to 1.35.

Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average, across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.

Pressure, minute by minute

Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano

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Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.

Match statistics

Real Madrid on the left, Rayo Vallecano on the right.

The game

56% Ball possession 44%

85 Total attacks 82

43 Dangerous attacks 55

Attack

24 Shots total 18

11 Shots on target 7

8 Shots off target 6

5 Shots blocked 5

16 Shots inside the box 8

8 Shots outside the box 10

2 Hit the woodwork 1

4 Big chances created 1

2 Big chances missed 1

11 Corners 5

1 Offsides 0

Build-up

543 Passes 415

494 Accurate passes 360

91% Pass accuracy 87%

14 Crosses 23

5 Accurate crosses 5

23 Dribble attempts 14

16 Successful dribbles 5

18 Throw-ins 15

11 Goal kicks 5

Defence

6 Saves 7

18 Tackles 16

5 Interceptions 12

53 Duels won 34

9 Fouls 13

0 Yellow cards 1

1 Injuries 0

4 Substitutions 5

Player statistics

Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.

Real Madrid

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	xG	KP	Pass	Pass%	Touch	Drb	Tkl	Int	Duel%	Rating
Federico Valverde	46	–	–	2	–	0.08	–	36	97	39	–	1	–	100	7.04
Aurélien Tchouaméni sub	21	–	–	1	–	0.02	1	21	95	25	–	–	–	–	6.71
Arda Güler sub	18	–	1	1	1	0.03	5	18	89	31	2	–	–	67	7.97
Marc Cucurella sub	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	100	3	–	–	–	NaN	–

Goalkeeper

Player	Min	Saves	In box	Conceded	Prevented	Claims	Pass	Pass%	Rating
Thibaut Courtois	90	6	2	1	–	–	37	84	7.44
Jude Bellingham	90	–	–	1	–	–	38	82	7.79
Kylian Mbappé	90	–	–	1	–	–	31	94	9.42
Ibrahima Konaté	90	–	–	1	–	–	41	95	6.60
Álvaro Carreras	90	–	–	1	–	–	63	87	8.55
Antonio Rüdiger	90	–	–	1	–	–	79	93	7.50
Denzel Dumfries	90	–	–	1	–	–	28	96	6.83
Vinicius Junior	89	–	–	1	–	–	37	89	7.39
Yan Diomande	72	–	–	1	–	–	26	92	7.48
Bernardo Silva	69	–	–	1	–	–	59	92	6.94
Eduardo Camavinga sub	44	–	–	1	–	–	28	89	6.76

Rayo Vallecano

Goalkeeper

Player	Min	Saves	In box	Conceded	Prevented	Claims	Pass	Pass%	Rating
Andrei Rațiu	90	–	–	4	–	–	42	86	5.66
Pathé Ciss	90	–	–	4	–	–	56	93	6.74
Giorgi Tsitaishvili	90	–	–	4	–	–	12	92	6.15
Álvaro García	90	–	–	4	–	–	21	70	6.14
Florian Lejeune	90	–	–	4	–	–	56	79	5.54
Emil Audero	90	7	6	4	–	–	27	70	7.29
Adrià Pedrosa	86	–	–	3	–	–	28	89	6.36
Unai López	75	–	–	3	–	–	58	88	6.40
Sergio Camello	75	–	–	3	–	–	20	80	7.91
Pedro Díaz	67	–	–	3	–	–	19	100	7.08
Gnangoro	67	–	–	3	–	–	31	90	6.83
Óscar Valentín sub	23	–	–	1	–	–	18	94	6.88
Rayane Belaid sub	23	–	–	1	–	–	5	100	6.43
Alemão sub	15	–	–	1	–	–	4	75	6.25
Mujaid Sadick sub	15	–	–	1	–	–	10	100	6.31
Iván Balliu sub	4	–	–	1	–	–	8	88	–

Player cards

Kylian Mbappé had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.

Kylian Mbappé Passing

La Liga | Real Madrid 4-1 Rayo Vallecano | 12 September 2026

SAM

29 successful 2 unsuccessful

4 key passes 4 chances created 1 big chances created

3 final third passes 31 passes 94% accuracy

SAM rating

Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid · CF · 90' 7.6

Sergio Camello Rayo Vallecano · CF · 75' 5.9

Jude Bellingham Real Madrid · CM · 90' 5.7

Arda Güler Real Madrid · CM · 18' 5.6

Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid · GK · 90' 5.4

The SAM Metric, scored from the same stat line the fantasy game scores from. Final.

Full time

56% Ball possession 44%

24 Shots total 18

11 Shots on target 7

11 Corners 5

SportMonks. The full table of statistics is further down this page.

Form

Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.

Real Madrid

WWWWL

Played	8
Won · drawn · lost	6–0–2
Goals for · against	17–7

Rayo Vallecano

WLDLW

Played	8
Won · drawn · lost	3–3–2
Goals for · against	13–13

Who to watch

Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.

Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappé 4 goals	4
Vinícius Júnior 1 goal · 2 assists	3
J. Bellingham 1 goal · 2 assists	3

Rayo Vallecano

Sergio Camello 2 goals	2
Unai López 1 assist	1
Álvaro García 1 assist	1

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