Alavés vs Rayo Vallecano: 2–0

Alavés beat Rayo Vallecano 2–0 in the Spanish Copa del Rey on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 at Mendizorrotza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.

Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey (2025-26 Spanish Copa del Rey, Round of 16)
Kick-off time: Wed, 14 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Mendizorrotza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 10,634
Teams: Alavés (home), Rayo Vallecano (away)

Goals

49' — Toni Martínez (Alavés)
89' — Carlos Vicente (Alavés)

Red cards

69' — Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano)

Starting line-ups

Alavés (4-4-2): Raúl Fernández (G), Jon Pacheco (CD-L), Carlos Protesoni (CD-R), Youssef Lekhedim (LB), Nahuel Tenaglia (RB), Ander Guevara (CM-L), Denis Suárez (CM-R), Abde Rebbach (LM), Calebe (RM), Toni Martínez (CF-L), Aitor Mañas (CF-R).

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1): Daniel Cárdenas (G), Nobel Mendy (CD-L), Florian Lejeune (CD-R), Pacha Espino (LB), Iván Balliu (RB), Óscar Trejo (AM), Gerard Gumbau (LM), Óscar Valentín (RM), Randy Nteka (F), Sergio Camello (AM-L), Fran Pérez (AM-R).

Recent form

Alavés: lost 2–1 vs Real Madrid (14 Dec); won 1–0 vs Sevilla (17 Dec); lost 3–0 away to Osasuna (20 Dec); drew 1–1 vs Real Oviedo (4 Jan); lost 3–1 away to Villarreal (10 Jan).

Rayo Vallecano: won 3–0 vs Drita Gjilan (18 Dec); lost 4–0 away to Elche (21 Dec); drew 1–1 vs Getafe (2 Jan); won 3–1 away to Granada (6 Jan); won 2–1 vs Mallorca (11 Jan).