Deportivo Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th March 2025

Mid-placed Rayo Vallecano travel to Estadio Mendizorroza to face struggling Deportivo Alaves in a round 29 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Deportivo Alaves will try to spring a surprise on favourites Rayo Vallecano this coming Saturday and continue in their series of matches without defeat. Three more points would be massive for the team and their upcoming LaLiga challenges.

Deportivo Alaves only average a modest 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 11 goals. They also conceded 12 for an average of 1.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Rayo Vallecano managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded ten goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded one goals an average per game.

Deportivo Alaves lost to 1-0 Rayo Vallecano in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Deportivo Alaves dished out the match before that.

Deportivo Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Deportivo Alaves Form

Deportivo Alaves have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Mallorca, a 1-0 victory over Villarreal, and a 2-2 draw with Las Palmas. Deportivo Alaves only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Estadio Mendizorroza in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded five goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Sevilla, they gained a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Real Madrid, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 2-2 draw with Real Sociedad. Rayo Vallecano only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by six goals to five.

Deportivo Alaves find it just as tough as Rayo Vallecano to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at Estadio Mendizorroza.

Rayo Vallecano recorded five wins from their last eight games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 16 points. They scored nine goals while conceding seven. Deportivo Alaves are looking at a record of six wins, nine draws and 13 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Rayo Vallecano enjoy a record of nine wins, ten draws and nine defeats in the LaLiga.

Deportivo Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Deportivo Alaves Squad

Coudet 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):

Antonio Sivera (0/23), Gregoire Swiderski (0/0), Jesus Owono (0/5), Abdelkabir Abqar (0/26), Adrian Pica (0/8), Aleksandar Sedlar (0/7), Facundo Garces (0/3), Hugo Novoa (0/5), Iurie Iovu (0/0), Manuel Sanchez (1/24), Moussa Diarra (0/22), Nahuel Tenaglia (1/25), Santiago Mourino (0/17), Ander Guevara (0/25), Antonio Blanco (0/25), Carles Alena (0/15), Carlos Protesoni (1/11), Joan Jordan (4/17), Jon Guridi (3/24), Antonio Martinez (4/22), Asier Villalibre (1/13), Carlos Martin (2/19), Carlos Vicente (3/27), Kike Garcia (11/26), Pau Cabanes (1/13), Tomas Conechny (1/14).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Rayo Vallecano players that the manager Inigo Perez will choose from for the upcoming game:

Augusto Batalla (0/23), Dani Cardenas (0/5), Abdul Mumin (2/24), Alfonso Espino (0/8), Andrei Ratiu (2/26), Aridane Hernandez (0/7), Florian Lejeune (0/28), Ivan Balliu (0/19), Pelayo Fernandez (0/0), Pep Chavarria (0/24), Alvaro Garcia (3/26), Gerard Gumbau (0/15), Jonathan Montiel (0/0), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (1/14), Oscar Valentin (0/27), Pathe Ciss (2/24), Pedro Diaz (2/16), Unai Lopez (3/22), Adrian Embarba (1/26), Etienne Eto'o Pineda (0/2), Isi Palazon (3/25), Jorge de Frutos (4/26), Randy Nteka (3/20), Raul de Tomas (0/0), Sergi Guardiola (0/12), Sergio Camello (3/23).

Deportivo Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

Deportivo Alaves could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Rayo Vallecano. Deportivo Alaves have to alter their line-up, as both Carlos Protesoni, Nahuel Tenaglia and Antonio Blanco 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 Saturday. Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Rayo Vallecano travelling party for their next match.

Deportivo Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Deportivo Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

Deportivo Alaves took a hit when Rayo Vallecano handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Rayo Vallecano have been the dominant force winning five matches against Deportivo Alaves. The bookies have Rayo Vallecano to win this match at best price odds of 5/2.

Deportivo Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only two times in the last ten matches Deportivo Alaves took on Rayo Vallecano. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/2 with the bookies.

Deportivo Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Look no further than Kike Garcia, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Deportivo Alaves in the LaLiga, while Pedro Diaz managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Rayo Vallecano in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Deportivo Alaves claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Rayo Vallecano won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Deportivo Alaves managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Estadio Mendizorroza, Rayo Vallecano kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Under 2.5 goals happened eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Deportivo Alaves managed an average of one goal, with Rayo Vallecano averaging 1.1 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Deportivo Alaves’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Rayo Vallecano's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.