Rayo Vallecano de Madrid v Real Racing Club de Santander - LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27
LEGANES, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 05: Pathe Ciss of Rayo Vallecano is challenged by Yassir Zabiri of Racing Santander during the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Real Racing Club de Santander at Estadio Municipal de Butarque on September 05, 2026 in Leganes, Spain. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)
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After four LaLiga matches, Rayo Vallecano are creating less attacking threat than last season, with npxG created at 1.05 per 90 compared with 1.23 across last season’s 38 games. At the other end, they are allowing 1.19 npxG per 90, up from 1.10. They are scoring 1.62 goals and conceding 2.31 per 90, compared with 1.01 and 1.08 respectively last season.
The 2026-27 most-used starters include seven of the 11 players in the 2025-26 selection. Unai López, Sergio Camello, Iván Balliu and Jozhua Vertrouwd are now in that group.
The centre-backs are receiving the ball at much the same height as last season. They are winning 7.2 second balls per game, up from 6.8.
Their main source of passing threat remains the left flank in the final third, which accounts for around 26%, much the same as last season. Passes from the right flank in the middle third contribute 17%, up from 12% last season.
It is still early in the season, so these patterns have time to develop.