Malaga – Rayo Vallecano 2–1

	1H	2H	T
M	1	1	2
RAY	0	1	1

Match report

Malaga beat Rayo Vallecano 2–1 at Malaga Stadium in La Liga. Kovač opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Malaga have 3 wins in their last 5, while Rayo Vallecano have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Kovačassist Bianchi

36'

2H

47'

⚽P. Cissassist Pep Chavarría

Keller

52'

⚽Dubois

59'

⇄Novak↓ Kovač

64'

⇄Dani Cárdenas↓ Pedro Díaz

⇄Hansen↓ Vidić

73'

⇄Juanpe↓ P. Ciss

Kovač

82'

Momentum

M

⚽⚽⚽

RAY

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 4, 2025 · 19:00

VenueMalaga Stadium

Attendance32,128 / 36,099 (89%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

I. Balliu

7.9

Lineups

M 4-3-37.00Formation7.284-3-3 RAY

16.3Haas 27.0Martin 37.4Almeida 46.6Bianchi 57.7Keller 67.5Janssen 77.1Johnson 87.7Weber 96.5Dubois 106.8Vidić 116.4Kovač

Malaga

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Haas6.3 2Martin7.0 3Almeida7.4 4Bianchi6.6 5Keller7.7 6Janssen7.5 7Johnson7.1 8Weber7.7 9Dubois6.5 10Vidić6.8 11Kovač6.4

Rayo Vallecano

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	38	31	1	6	95:36	+59	94	LWWWW
2	Real Madrid	38	27	5	6	77:35	+42	86	WWWDL
3	Villarreal	38	22	6	10	72:46	+26	72	WDLWW
4	Atletico Madrid	38	21	6	11	62:44	+18	69	LLWWW
5	Real Betis	38	15	15	8	59:48	+11	60	WWDDL
6	Celta Vigo	38	14	12	12	53:48	+5	54	LWWDL
7	Getafe	38	15	6	17	32:38	-6	51	LLWWD
8	Rayo Vallecano	38	12	14	12	41:44	-3	50	DDLLW
9	Valencia	38	13	10	15	46:55	-9	49	WDLLW
10	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	59:61	-2	46	DDLLW
11	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	43:55	-12	46	WDDLL
12	Athletic Club	38	13	6	19	43:58	-15	45	LLWDL
13	Sevilla	38	12	7	19	46:60	-14	43	DLLWW
14	Alaves	38	11	10	17	44:56	-12	43	LLWDD
15	Elche	38	10	13	15	49:57	-8	43	DLLWW
16	Levante	38	11	9	18	47:61	-14	42	LWDDL
17	Osasuna	38	11	9	18	44:50	-6	42	DLLWW
18	Mallorca	38	11	9	18	47:57	-10	42	LWWDL
19	Girona	38	9	14	15	39:55	-16	41	LWWDD
20	Oviedo	38	6	11	21	26:60	-34	29	WDLLL