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Home › Fixtures · MW1 › Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano — Report
SEV
Sevilla
2 – 1
RAY
Rayo Vallecano
Sevilla won — xG 2.19 vs 1.89
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Sevilla Defy xG to Beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on La Liga Matchday 1

Sevilla opened La Liga Matchday 1 with a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano, defying a stark numbers deficit — Rayo generated 2.0 npxG to Sevilla's 0.72 and edged possession 51-49.

Rayo Vallecano drew first blood through Álvaro García in the 4th minute, but the €135M home side rallied past their €73M opponents to claim all three points.

Juan Iglesias was Sevilla's standout performer, earning the match's top rating of 7.36.

Written by AI from verified match data — every number comes from the pipeline.

Timeline

SEV RAY
4' ⚽ Goal — Álvaro García
VAR check — Isaac Romero📺 38'
Yellow card — Isaac Romero🟨 45+3'
Sub — Peque Fernández🔁 46'
Sub — Robbie Ure🔁 46'
Penalty goal — Jon Guridi⚽ 52'
Yellow card — Jon Guridi🟨 60'
64' 🔁 Sub — Alemão
64' 🔁 Sub — Sergio Camello
67' 🟨 Yellow card — Álvaro García
70' 🔁 Sub — Fran Pérez
Sub — Rubén Vargas🔁 70'
75' 🟨 Yellow card — Unai López
76' 🟨 Yellow card — Fran Pérez
Sub — Chidera Ejuke🔁 78'
78' 🔁 Sub — Pelayo Fernández
78' 🔁 Sub — Pedro Díaz
Yellow card — Gabriel Suazo🟨 81'
Sub — Manu Bueno🔁 82'
Red card — Kike Salas🟥 88'
Penalty goal — Peque Fernández⚽ 90+7'
Yellow card — Juan Iglesias🟨 90+12'

First Half vs Second Half

Metric 1H 2H xG (SEV) 0.19 2 Possession (SEV) 55% 43% Shots (SEV) 4 9

Shot Map

RAY shots → ← SEV shots
Goal On target Off target

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano · 4-2-3-1Sevilla · 4-2-3-1
13
Batalla
2
Rațiu
6
Ciss
20
Balliu
24
Lejeune
7
Palazón
8
López
23
Valentín
11
Nteka
18
García
19
Frutos
1
Vlachodimos
2
Iglesias
4
Salas
12
Sangante
17
Suazo
6
Agoumé
18
Guridi
27
Guillén
16
Romero
19
Oso
30
Sierra
Match Rating Leader
IG
Juan Iglesias
7.36

Player Performance

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Value Analysis

Sevilla's chance creation shifted after the break — , with possession moving from 55% to 43%.

The chance-quality ledger — — is the evidence base for the scoreline verdict.
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