Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th April 2025

Rayo Vallecano go up against Athletic Club on Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at San Mames.

Athletic Club approach the next LaLiga round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 54 points this season so far. With 30 games behind them, Rayo Vallecano amassed 40 points, placing them as number 9 before their next fixture.

Aiming for a place inside the top six, Athletic Club need to strut their stuff against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.

Athletic Club are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents six goals, or an average of 0.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to five clean sheets in this run.

Rayo Vallecano scored ten goals, conceded 12 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

Athletic Club go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Rayo Vallecano.

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Athletic Club Form

In their previous three matches, Athletic Club first drew 0-0 against Osasuna, then 0-0 against Villarreal before also finishing even in a 0-0 draw against Rangers. Athletic Club won three of their previous six matches at San Mames in the LaLiga. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring 13 goals to two against.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 2-2 draw with Real Sociedad. A 0-2 win against Deportivo Alaves followed, before a 0-4 defeat against Espanyol in their most recent match. In their last six away matches in the LaLiga, Rayo Vallecano won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and six scored.

Athletic Club, as well as Rayo Vallecano, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards this coming Sunday.

Athletic Club won six matches, scored 17 goals and conceded 12 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them 23 points. Rayo Vallecano took two wins from their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They collected 11 points, scored 15 goals and conceded 19. Athletic Club are looking at a record of 14 wins, 12 draws and four defeats in the LaLiga this season. Rayo Vallecano enjoy a record of ten wins, ten draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Athletic Club Squad

Ernesto Valverde will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Rayo Vallecano from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Julen Agirrezabala (0/14), Unai Simon (0/13), Aitor Paredes (3/18), Andoni Gorosabel (0/16), Daniel Vivian (3/24), Inigo Lekue (0/11), Oscar de Marcos (0/22), Unai Nunez (0/7), Yeray Alvarez (1/18), Yuri Berchiche (0/25), Benat Prados (1/24), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/19), Mikel Jauregizar (2/27), Mikel Vesga (0/20), Nico Williams (4/26), Oihan Sancet (13/22), Unai Gomez (1/25), Adama Boiro (0/13), Alex Berenguer (5/29), Alvaro Djalo (1/13), Gorka Guruzeta (6/29), Inaki Williams (5/29), Maroan Sannadi (1/8).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Here is the full team squad of Rayo Vallecano. The 37 year-old Inigo Perez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Augusto Batalla (0/25), Dani Cardenas (0/5), Abdul Mumin (2/24), Alfonso Espino (0/10), Andrei Ratiu (2/28), Aridane Hernandez (0/9), Florian Lejeune (0/29), Ivan Balliu (0/20), Pelayo Fernandez (0/1), Pep Chavarria (0/26), Alvaro Garcia (3/28), Gerard Gumbau (0/15), Jonathan Montiel (0/0), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (1/16), Oscar Valentin (0/27), Pathe Ciss (3/26), Pedro Diaz (3/18), Unai Lopez (3/24), Adrian Embarba (1/28), Etienne Eto'o Pineda (0/2), Isi Palazon (3/27), Jorge de Frutos (4/28), Randy Nteka (3/22), Raul de Tomas (0/1), Sergi Guardiola (0/12), Sergio Camello (3/23).

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

At the time of writing, Rayo Vallecano just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Sunday. Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin can't be called upon by Rayo Vallecano, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

Athletic Club go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Rayo Vallecano. Athletic Club enjoy a good 7-2-1 advantage against Rayo Vallecano, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/10.

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 8/13 with bookies.

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Nico Williams has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Athletic Club, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Rayo Vallecano. The visitors are looking to Pedro Diaz, who has provided his team with three LaLiga goals.

Athletic Club won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at San Mames. They drew three and lost two as well, while Rayo Vallecano won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Athletic Club might win at San Mames on Sunday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just two games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano, with the latter scoring 0.8 goals on average in these. Athletic Club managed an average of 1.7 goals as both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Rayo Vallecano, who managed to score one time in those matches.