Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th January 2025

With both Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off this coming Friday at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this LaLiga campaign.

Rayo Vallecano are placed 12th with 22 points after 18 matches. Celta Vigo occupy a position as 11th in the league on 24 points.

The two sides seem evenly matched, but Rayo Vallecano can leapfrog Celta Vigo in the LaLiga table with a win on Friday. They will, of course, be extremely eager to do just that, the question is, how will the visitors respond to the threat?

Rayo Vallecano 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 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Celta Vigo managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded 1.3 goals an average per game.

It finished all square on when Rayo Vallecano last faced Celta Vigo. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1.

Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 1-1 with Villarreal. Another draw followed, this time 1-1 against Real Betis, before they beat Ferrol by 1-3. Rayo Vallecano claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the LaLiga, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Sevilla, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Real Sociedad in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-3 win against Racing Santander in their most recent outing. Celta Vigo claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to five.

Neither Rayo Vallecano nor Celta Vigo were able to break the deadlock the last two times, they stood toe-to-toe in the LaLiga. Both encounters ended without goals, and odds are seriously tasty on another snooze-fest.

Rayo Vallecano claimed five wins, seven draws as well as six defeats in the LaLiga this season. Celta Vigo have a record of seven wins, three draws and eight defeats in the LaLiga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

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

Augusto Batalla (0/14), Dani Cardenas (0/4), Abdul Mumin (2/16), Alfonso Espino (0/6), Andrei Ratiu (1/16), Aridane Hernandez (0/4), Florian Lejeune (0/18), Ivan Balliu (0/13), Pelayo Fernandez (0/0), Pep Chavarria (0/14), Alvaro Garcia (2/16), Gerard Gumbau (0/10), James Rodriguez (0/6), Jonathan Montiel (0/0), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/7), Oscar Valentin (0/18), Pathe Ciss (1/15), Pedro Diaz (0/8), Unai Lopez (3/15), Adrian Embarba (0/16), Etienne Eto'o Pineda (0/0), Isi Palazon (3/18), Jorge de Frutos (3/18), Randy Nteka (1/13), Raul de Tomas (0/0), Sergi Guardiola (0/5), Sergio Camello (2/18).

Celta Vigo Squad

Here is the full team squad of Celta Vigo. The 36 year-old Claudio Giraldez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Cesar Fernandez (0/0), Ivan Villar (0/4), Vicente Guaita (0/14), Carl Starfelt (1/17), Carlos Dominguez (0/7), Javi Rodriguez (1/17), Javier Manquillo (0/9), Joseph Aidoo (0/0), Marcos Alonso (0/14), Mihailo Ristic (0/4), Oscar Mingueza (2/17), Roberto Costa (0/0), Sergio Carreira (0/5), Damian Rodriguez (0/11), Fer Lopez (0/1), Fran Beltran (1/14), Hugo Sotelo (0/12), Ilaix Moriba (0/15), Jailson (0/6), Luca de la Torre (0/0), Williot Swedberg (2/16), Alfon Gonzalez (1/11), Anastasios Douvikas (3/17), Borja Iglesias (4/18), Franco Cervi (0/2), Hugo Alvarez (3/18), Iago Aspas (6/16), Jonathan Bamba (0/11), Pablo Duran (2/8), Tadeo Allende (0/0).

Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo Team News

Rayo Vallecano are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Celta Vigo. For their upcoming match in round 19, Rayo Vallecano are unable to call upon Abdul Mumin, who is suspended.

Celta Vigo have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Friday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Javi Rodriguez and Ilaix Moriba sit this one out for Celta Vigo, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Rayo Vallecano.

Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo H2H

It finished all square on when Rayo Vallecano last faced Celta Vigo. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1. Rayo Vallecano go into their upcoming match against Celta Vigo with a 20% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-5-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo Results

In the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Isi Palazon, who is performing well for Rayo Vallecano. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Celta Vigo.The visitors will be looking to Iago Aspas to find the net once again, after managing two LaLiga goals for Celta Vigo in recent matches.

Rayo Vallecano claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Celta Vigo won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Rayo Vallecano. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Celta Vigo.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo, with the latter scoring 1.2 goals on average in these. Rayo Vallecano managed an average of 0.9 goals as both teams scored two times in this run. Rayo Vallecano saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Celta Vigo, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.5 times goals per game themselves.