Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th February 2026
Rayo Vallecano welcome Athletic Club on Saturday in the LaLiga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 26 match.
With 4 defeats from their last 6 matches, the situation at Rayo Vallecano could probably be a lot better. They need to improve their game or prepare for more disappointment as they face Athletic Club at home.
Rayo Vallecano scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 16 and managed two clean sheets.
Athletic Club are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 15 goals, and while Athletic Club claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.5 goals per match.
Athletic Club beat Rayo Vallecano twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 3-1, respectively.
Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club Prediction
Rayo Vallecano Form
Rayo Vallecano collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 2-1 against Real Madrid. They retaliated in a 3-0 win against Atletico Madrid, before drawing 1-1 with Real Betis. Rayo Vallecano only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.
Athletic Club Form
Athletic Club look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Real Sociedad, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Real Oviedo in a 1-2 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Elche in their most recent outing. In their last six away matches in the LaLiga, Athletic Club won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and eight scored.
Rayo Vallecano look a little out of sorts and confidence could be vital to which way this encounter turns out. With the home side short on confidence, Athletic Club is the value bet.
Rayo Vallecano are looking at a record of six wins, eight draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga this season. Athletic Club are looking at ten wins, four draws and 11 defeats in the LaLiga.
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Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club Stats
- In 13 of the last 15 Rayo Vallecano home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 7 Athletic Club away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Athletic Club have won the last 3 matches in a row in the LaLiga and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Athletic Club have won the last 3 matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club Squads
Rayo Vallecano Squad
The 38-year-old coach of the home team, Inigo Perez, will select the lineup against Athletic Club from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:
Adrian Molina (0/0), Augusto Batalla (0/24), Dani Cardenas (0/0), Abdul Mumin (0/0), Alfonso Espino (1/18), Andrei Ratiu (0/21), Florian Lejeune (0/24), Ivan Balliu (0/9), Jozhua Vertrouwd (0/7), Luiz Felipe (0/8), Nobel Mendy (2/15), Pep Chavarria (1/23), Alvaro Garcia (3/24), Gerard Gumbau (0/17), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/5), Oscar Valentin (1/21), Pathe Ciss (1/17), Pedro Diaz (0/21), Samuel Becerra (0/3), Unai Lopez (0/17), Alexandre Zurawski (1/13), Carlos Martin (0/4), Fran Perez (2/20), Ilias Akhomach (0/13), Isi Palazon (3/23), Jorge de Frutos (7/22), Randy Nteka (0/8), Sergio Camello (0/13).
Athletic Club Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Athletic Club players that the manager Ernesto Valverde will choose from for the upcoming game:
Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/25), Aitor Paredes (1/17), Andoni Gorosabel (0/13), Aymeric Laporte (0/14), Daniel Vivian (0/20), Inigo Lekue (0/8), Jesus Areso (0/21), Jon De Luis (0/0), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/0), Yuri Berchiche (0/22), Alejandro Rego (1/17), Benat Prados (0/2), Efe Korkut (0/0), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1/23), Mikel Jauregizar (2/24), Mikel Vesga (0/15), Nico Williams (4/19), Oihan Sancet (2/18), Robert Navarro (5/21), Selton Sanchez (0/5), Unai Gomez (1/17), Adama Boiro (0/8), Alex Berenguer (2/20), Asier Hierro (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (6/22), Inaki Williams (1/17), Maroan Sannadi (1/8), Nico Serrano (1/11), Urko Izeta (0/10).
Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club Team News
At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Rayo Vallecano, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Rayo Vallecano have to alter their line-up, as both Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin get a day in the shade.
Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club Lineups
Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club H2H
Athletic Club won 1-0 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Rayo Vallecano, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. In total, they have played six matches in past seasons with Athletic Club running away with most of the points. They won five encounters, with Rayo Vallecano stealing all 3 points in zero matches. Naturally, the last one game ended all square. The bookies have Athletic Club to win this match at best price odds of 19/10.
Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club Results
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 7/12 with bookies.
Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club Betting Tips
Look no further than Isi Palazon, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Rayo Vallecano in the LaLiga, while Gorka Guruzeta managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Athletic Club in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Rayo Vallecano claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Athletic Club won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Athletic Club have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Rayo Vallecano managedfive clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Rayo Vallecano managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Athletic Club averaging 1.9 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Rayo Vallecano saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Athletic Club, who managed to hit the net 1.9 times on average in these games.