Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano - News - April 28, 2024

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Raul Albiol - Returns to starting XIAlbiol recorded three tackles (one won) and four clearances in Sunday's 3-0 victory versus Rayo Vallecano. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 90th minute.

ImpactAlbiol returned to the starting XI Sunday after missing the previous match due to a yellow card suspension. The veteran defender's four clearances led the way for Villarreal's clean sheet effort as they defeated Rayo Vallecano by a margin of 3-0. Albiol has been in and out of the lineup lately due to injury and disciple issues. Over Villarreal's last nine matches, Albiol has appeared in just three (three starts). On the whole, Albiol has featured 24 times (23 starts) for Villarreal and provided one assist on the campaign.

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Alex Baena - Racks up the assistsAlex Baena assisted thrice to go with two shots (zero on goal), five crosses (one accurate) and one corner in Sunday's 3-0 win against Rayo Vallecano.

ImpactBaena supplied the assist for each of Villarreal's three goals as Sunday as they trounced Rayo Vallecano. Baena has been a fixture in the Villarreal starting XI during the 2023-2024 campaign. He's scored twice over his 30 appearances (29 starts) and leads La Liga with 12 assists.

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Yerson Mosquera - Scores rare goal in winMosquera scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) in Sunday's 3-0 win against Rayo Vallecano.

ImpactMosquera's first La Liga goal Sunday helped Villarreal past Rayo Vallecano by a margin of 3-0. He also produced amiably on the defensive end, racking up six tackles (three won), five clearances and an interception in Villarreal's clean sheet effort. Mosquera has now started in five successive Villarreal matches and is averaging just over four clearances and just over one interception per match during that span.

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Alexander Sorloth - Leads line in victorySorloth scored two goals to go with five shots (three on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Sunday's 3-0 victory versus Rayo Vallecano.

ImpactSoroloth continued his scorching run of form Sunday as he netted a brace to lead Villarreal over Rayo Vallecano 3-0. The goals were his 16th and 17th league goals this season, tying him for second in La Liga. Over his last 10 appearances (eight starts), Soroloth has put forth a scorched earth campaign; scoring 10 goals and providing one assist. Soroloth has also scored three times in the Europa League this season, bringing his goal total in all competitions to 20.

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Filip Jorgensen - Clean sheet effortJorgensen registered four saves and allowed zero goals in Sunday's 3-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano.

ImpactJorgensen repelled each of the four Ray Vallecano shots he faced Sunday en route to Villarreal's 3-0 victory. The clean sheet was Jorgensen's second in his last five matches. Over that span, he's made 26 saves and conceded just four times. Jorgensen and the Villarreal backline will face an advantageous matchup next Sunday when they travel to take-on a Celta Vigo attack that has scored just 37 times in 33 matches.

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Florian Lejeune - Fires five shotsLejeune had five shots (two on goal) in Sunday's 3-0 loss to Villarreal.

ImpactLejeune attempted five shots (two on target) Sunday, tying a season-high, as Rayo Vallecano fell 3-0 to Villarreal. The match marked the second successive occasion in which the defender has attempted five shots in a single match. Lejeune has surpassed the number of shots he's been able to direct on target from the 2022-2023 campaign during the 2023-2024 campaign. However, this has not resulted in an increase in the number of goals for the defender. During the previous campaign, Lejeune managed to score four times in 41 shot attempts (14 on target). During the current campaign, Lejeune has scored just twice in 56 shot attempts (17 on target).

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Stole Dimitrievski - Concedes three in lossDimitrievski registered four saves and allowed three goals in Sunday's 3-0 defeat versus Villarreal.

ImpactDimitrievski was beaten by three of the seven Villarreal shots on target he faced Sunday as Ray Vallecano fell 3-0. The match marked the first occasion in Dimitrievski's last seven appearances in which he's conceded more than once. Over that stretch, he's made 13 saves, conceded six goals and recorded three clean sheets. Dimitrievski will look to rebound Sunday when bottom of the table Almeria travel to Rayo Vallecano.

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