Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th February 2026

Atletico Madrid go up against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Atletico Madrid claimed 45 points from 23 rounds, while Rayo Vallecano amassed 22 points. They now rank as number 18 in the LaLiga standings.

Rayo Vallecano are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Atletico Madrid but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Rayo Vallecano have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly six goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.6 goals per game, in which they conceded 16 goals, or 1.6 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Atletico Madrid managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded seven goals in total, and while claiming five clean sheets, they conceded 0.7 goals an average per game.

Atletico Madrid got the better of Rayo Vallecano in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-2 and 3-0, respectively.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-0 against Celta Vigo, before Osasuna won 1-3, while Real Madrid claimed a victory in a 2-1 match. Rayo Vallecano just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded six goals.

Atletico Madrid Form

Two victories are what Atletico Madrid have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Real Betis 0-5. This was followed by a 0-1 defeat against Real Betis, before winning again 4-0 against Barcelona. Atletico Madrid won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and six scored.

Value hunters might think Rayo Vallecano is worth a shot, but in our view Atletico Madrid are rightly favoured for the win. They contain enough quality to come home with a win from Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

Rayo Vallecano fought their way to zero wins and three points from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in 11 goals. Atletico Madrid claimed five wins from 15 goals scored and six conceded in the previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the LaLiga. This earned them a total of 18 points. Rayo Vallecano have a record of five wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga this season. Atletico Madrid have a record of 13 wins, six draws and four defeats in the LaLiga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Inigo Perez will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Atletico Madrid from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Adrian Molina (0/0), Augusto Batalla (0/22), Dani Cardenas (0/0), Abdul Mumin (0/0), Alfonso Espino (1/16), Andrei Ratiu (0/19), Florian Lejeune (0/22), Ivan Balliu (0/9), Jozhua Vertrouwd (0/6), Luiz Felipe (0/8), Nobel Mendy (1/13), Pep Chavarria (1/22), Alvaro Garcia (3/22), Gerard Gumbau (0/15), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/5), Oscar Valentin (0/19), Pathe Ciss (1/16), Pedro Diaz (0/19), Samuel Becerra (0/3), Unai Lopez (0/16), Alexandre Zurawski (1/13), Carlos Martin (0/4), Fran Perez (1/18), Ilias Akhomach (0/11), Isi Palazon (2/21), Jorge de Frutos (7/20), Randy Nteka (0/6), Sergio Camello (0/13).

Atletico Madrid Squad

Here is the full team squad of Atletico Madrid. The 55 year-old Diego Simeone will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/22), Juan Musso (0/1), Aleksa Puric (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/10), David Hancko (0/23), Jose Gimenez (0/9), Marc Pubill (0/10), Nahuel Molina (0/15), Robin Le Normand (1/17), Jano Monserrate (0/0), Johnny Cardoso (0/8), Jorge Rajado (0/0), Koke (2/22), Marcos Llorente (0/19), Matteo Ruggeri (0/16), Obed Vargas (0/1), Pablo Barrios (1/21), Rodrigo Mendoza (1/17), Thiago Almada (3/15), Ademola Lookman (0/1), Alejandro Baena (2/15), Alexander Soerloth (7/22), Antoine Griezmann (6/21), Giuliano Simeone (2/21), Julian Alvarez (7/23), Nico Gonzalez (1/17).

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Team News

Rayo Vallecano seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Sunday. Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin can't be called up by the Rayo Vallecano-manager, with both serving a ban.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid H2H

Atletico Madrid won 3-2 and 3-0 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 Atletico Madrid 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 Atletico Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Atletico Madrid. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 8/11 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

Jorge de Frutos has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Rayo Vallecano, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Atletico Madrid. The visitors are looking to Alexander Soerloth, who has provided his team with three LaLiga goals.

Rayo Vallecano claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Atletico Madrid won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Rayo Vallecano managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Atletico Madrid have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Rayo Vallecano managed an average of 0.6 goals in the past ten encounters against Atletico Madrid, who scored 2.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Atletico Madrid's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.