Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Elche Live Scores, H2H & Match Info La Liga 2026

Spanish La Liga
Friday 3rd April 2026 • 20:00 • Campo de Futbol de Vallecas (Attendance: 11,182)
Rayo Vallecano
R. Ntekja 74' ⚽
1 - 0
Elche
P. Bigas 39' 🟥
Match Statistics
59.5%POSSESSION40.5%
21Total Shots9
5Shots on Target4
1Big Chances Missed2
9Corners4
348Accurate Passes210
84.9%Passing Accuracy72.9%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
Lineups
Rayo Vallecano Starting XI
13 A. Batalla
2 A. Ratiu
24 F. Lejeune
5 L. Ramos Marchi
3 J. Chavarría
17 U. López
23 Ó. Valentín (c)
7 I. Palazón 🔄 66'
19 J. De Frutos
9 A. Zurawski 🔄 83'
18 Á. Garcia Rivera 🟨 74' 🔄 84'
Substitutes
D. Cárdenas (GK), A. Molina, P. Diaz (🔄 66'), S. Camello (🔄 83'), R. Ntekja (🔄 74' ⚽ 74'), C. Martín, G. Gumbau, A. Mumin, I. Balliu, A. Espino (🔄 84'), N. Mendy, J. Vertrouwd.
Elche Starting XI
1 M. Dituro
22 D. Affengruber
6 P. Bigas (c) 🟨 22' 🟥 39'
21 L. Petrot
42 B. Sangaré 🔄 83'
8 M. Aguado 🔄 77'
14 A. Febas Perez 🔄 77'
15 J. Morente
11 G. Valera
20 A. Rodríguez 🟨 63' 🔄 77'
10 R. Mir Vicente 🟨 45' 🔄 45'
Substitutes
I. Peña (GK), A. Iturbe, A. Pedrosa (🔄 45'), F. Redondo (🔄 77'), Y. de Santiago (🔄 83'), A. Silva (🔄 77'), G. Villar (🔄 77'), M. Carvalho Neto, J. Ferrandez Pomares, L. Cepeda, D. Delgado, A. Herraiz.
Match Officials
RefereeJose Luis Munuera Montero
Fourth OfficialGuillermo Cueto Amigo
VARJavier Iglesias Villanueva
Assistant VARMario Melero López
Head To Head
MetricsRayo VallecanoElche
Played2121
Wins512
Draws4
Goals Scored2336
Historical Score23 - 36 (Recent)36 - 23 (Recent)

Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Elche - La Liga Match Highlight 03 Apr 2026

So Rayo Vallecano just managed a tight 1-0 win against Elche last night. Honestly, it wasn’t the prettiest football match to watch, kinda boring in some parts, but Rayo got the three points they needed.

The first half was completely dead, nobody could create any proper chances. Elche just sat back and defended with everyone behind the ball, and Rayo looked clueless trying to break them down. Lots of random long balls and cheap fouls in the midfield. It was basically 0-0 at halftime and everyone was yawning.

But things changed a bit in the second half. Rayo started pushing harder and around the 68th minute, they finally got the breakthrough. Elche’s defense messed up a simple clearance after a cross, and Rayo’s striker just smashed it into the net from close range. Stadium went crazy. Elche tried to attack after that and put some pressure in the last ten minutes, but they just don’t have the quality upfront to score. Rayo held on till the final whistle. Not a classic game at all, but a massive win for Rayo at home.