
Rayo vs Girona 2023-24 LALIGA
Girona stay top of LaLiga with fifth-straight league win
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Girona fought back for a 2-1 victory at Rayo Vallecano to ensure they maintain their surprising lead of LaLiga on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 5': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Girona 0. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
- 13': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Girona 1. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov.
- 44': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 1, Girona 1.
- 59': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka replaces Óscar Trejo.
- 65': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Girona 2. Sávio (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Sergio Camello.
- 67': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Kike Pérez replaces Unai López.
- 73': Iván Martín (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Substitution, Girona. Yan Couto replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
- 78': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Bebé replaces Álvaro García.
- 78': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Artem Dovbyk.
- 78': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Jorge de Frutos replaces Andrei Ratiu.
- 84': Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Sávio because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Iván Martín.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Girona 2.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 13,177
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+58 | Barcelona | 34 | 79 | 5 |
+36 | Real Madrid | 34 | 75 | 5 |
+29 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 67 | 5 |
+24 | Athletic Club | 34 | 61 | 5 |
Statistics
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RAY![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
8 | Saves | 4 |
53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
19 | SHOTS | 22 |
7 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
445 | Accurate Passes | 361 |
515 | Passes | 429 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
10 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
20 | Crosses | 29 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
43 | Long Balls | 58 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
21 | Tackles | 25 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
6 | Interceptions | 7 |
29 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
29 | Clearances | 15 |
Rayo Vallecano (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
24 | Florian Lejeune |
16 | Abdul Mumin |
12 | Alfonso Espino |
2 | Andrei Ratiu |
17 | Unai López |
23 | Óscar Valentín |
18 | Álvaro García |
7 | Isi Palazón |
8 | Óscar Trejo |
34 | Sergio Camello |
Girona (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
25 | Eric García |
17 | Daley Blind |
4 | Arnau Martínez |
14 | Aleix García |
23 | Iván Martín ![]() |
3 | Miguel Gutiérrez ![]() |
8 | Viktor Tsygankov |
9 | Artem Dovbyk |
16 | Savinho |
21 | Yangel Herrera |
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