Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th January 2026

Celta Vigo enjoy home advantage, when visitors Rayo Vallecano swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 7 in the LaLiga standings, Celta Vigo, have so far collected 29 points this season, while Rayo Vallecano collected 22 points. This puts them up as number 10 after 19 rounds.

Entering the match as a favourite, Celta Vigo will be highly motivated to extend their unbeaten streak that they currently have in this LaLiga campaign. They should be in with a decent chance of adding another win to their account. The visitors will undoubtfully make their life as unpleasant as possible, however, they will have it very difficult considering the current form of the hosts.

When it comes to goal-scoring Celta Vigo could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded nine times. This is an average of 0.9 a game, achieving a clean sheet in five games.

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

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Celta Vigo played Rayo Vallecano. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

Their last three matches saw Celta Vigo drawing 0-0 with Real Oviedo, before taking out Valencia by 4-1, and Sevilla by 0-1. Celta Vigo managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano won twice in their last three matches as Granada were defeated by 1-3, before they beat Mallorca 2-1. Deportivo Alaves proved too strong, though, and a 2-0 defeat followed. Rayo Vallecano claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and four scored.

While we don't believe in the away win, we don't quite trust Celta Vigo to grab a win. We prefer a cautious bet on the visitors, either the double-chance or the draw-no-bet solution against Rayo Vallecano.

Rayo Vallecano took zero wins from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They collected four points, scored four goals and conceded 15. Celta Vigo are looking at a record of seven wins, eight draws and four defeats in the LaLiga this season. Rayo Vallecano are looking at five wins, seven draws and seven defeats in the LaLiga.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

Giraldez will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Rayo Vallecano from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Ionut Andrei Radu (0/19), Ivan Villar (0/0), Marc Vidal (0/0), Marcos Gonzalez (0/0), Carl Starfelt (0/12), Carlos Dominguez (0/6), Javi Rodriguez (0/16), Javi Rueda (1/13), Joseph Aidoo (0/3), Manu Fernandez (0/10), Marcos Alonso (1/16), Mihailo Ristic (0/4), Oscar Mingueza (1/16), Roberto Costa (0/0), Sergio Carreira (1/16), Fran Beltran (0/10), Hugo Sotelo (0/12), Ilaix Moriba (0/19), Jones El-Abdellaoui (2/11), Miguel Roman (1/11), Williot Swedberg (3/12), Yoel Lago (0/4), Angel Arcos (0/0), Borja Iglesias (7/18), Bryan Zaragoza (0/17), Ferran Jutgla (2/14), Franco Cervi (0/0), Hugo Alvarez (2/11), Hugo Gonzalez (0/0), Iago Aspas (2/17), Pablo Duran (2/15), Tadeo Allende (0/0).

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:

Adrian Molina (0/0), Augusto Batalla (0/19), Dani Cardenas (0/0), Abdul Mumin (0/0), Alfonso Espino (1/13), Andrei Ratiu (0/18), Florian Lejeune (0/19), Ivan Balliu (0/9), Jozhua Vertrouwd (0/4), Luiz Felipe (0/7), Nobel Mendy (1/11), Pep Chavarria (1/19), Alvaro Garcia (3/19), Gerard Gumbau (0/13), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/4), Oscar Valentin (0/17), Pathe Ciss (0/14), Pedro Diaz (0/16), Samuel Becerra (0/3), Unai Lopez (0/16), Alexandre Zurawski (1/11), Carlos Martin (0/1), Fran Perez (1/16), Isi Palazon (2/18), Jorge de Frutos (6/17), Randy Nteka (0/5), Sergio Camello (0/12).

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

Celta Vigo could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Sunday. Celta Vigo have to alter their line-up, as both Oscar Mingueza and Ilaix Moriba get a day in the shade.

Apparently, Rayo Vallecano have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Sunday. Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin sit this one out for Rayo Vallecano, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Celta Vigo.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Celta Vigo played Rayo Vallecano. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Celta Vigo enter the match against Rayo Vallecano with a 2-6-2 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Celta Vigo won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Abanca Balaidos. They drew three and lost three as well, while Rayo Vallecano won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Goals are flowing freely for Celta Vigo on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Rayo Vallecano''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Celta Vigo scored an average of one goal a game, with Rayo Vallecano averaging 0.7 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Celta Vigo, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Rayo Vallecano, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.