Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th September 2026

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

A glance at the LaLiga table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and eight places.

Rayo Vallecano need a good result here against Espanyol, if they wish to climb the LaLiga table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

Rayo Vallecano scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing 17 goals against. This is an average of 1.7 goals against per match with two clean sheets along the way.

Espanyol scored 14 goals, conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Espanyol were knocked out cold when Rayo Vallecano took a 1-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Espanyol handed out in the game before.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Barcelona by a 5-2 score, before winning 3-2 against Racing Santander. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 4-1 against Real Madrid. Rayo Vallecano claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the LaLiga, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Rayo Vallecano had their sights set on the LaLiga title, but current form sees them way off track. A quick upturn is needed.

Espanyol Form

In their past three matches, Espanyol lost 2-1 against Real Sociedad, drew 1-1 with Sevilla and won 0-2 against Osasuna. Espanyol claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and seven scored.

Ambitions are high for Espanyol, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Rayo Vallecano welcome Espanyol this coming Tuesday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Rayo Vallecano have a record of one win, one draw and three defeats in the LaLiga this season. Espanyol are looking at two wins, one draw and two defeats in the LaLiga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

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

Adrian Molina (0/0), Augusto Batalla (0/2), Dani Cardenas (0/3), Emil Audero (0/1), Miguel Morro (0/0), Adria Pedrosa (0/3), Andrei Ratiu (1/4), Florian Lejeune (0/5), Ivan Balliu (0/4), Jozhua Vertrouwd (0/2), Luiz Felipe (0/0), Marash Kumbulla (0/0), Mujaid Sadick (0/1), Pelayo Fernandez (0/2), Rayane Belaid (0/1), Alvaro Garcia (1/5), Giorgi Tsitaishvili (0/2), Gnangoro Bouare (0/3), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Valentin (0/5), Pathe Ciss (0/5), Pedro Diaz (0/4), Samuel Becerra (0/0), Unai Lopez (0/5), Alexandre Zurawski (0/4), Fran Perez (0/4), Isi Palazon (0/2), Jorge de Frutos (0/4), Randy Nteka (0/3), Raul de Tomas (0/0), Sergio Camello (6/5).

Espanyol Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Espanyol players that the manager Manolo Gonzalez will choose from for the upcoming game:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Marko Dmitrovic (0/5), Pol Tristan (0/0), Andoni Gorosabel (0/0), Clemens Riedel (0/4), Leandro Cabrera (0/2), Omar El Hilali (0/5), Quilindschy Hartman (0/1), Unai Nunez (0/4), Vanja Drkusic (0/3), Edu Exposito (0/5), Gabriel Moscardo (0/3), Javi Hernandez (0/5), Pol Lozano (0/2), Rafel Bauza (0/3), Roger Hinojo (0/5), Urko Gonzalez de Zarate (0/5), Alex Calatrava (1/5), Bryan Zaragoza (0/2), Javier Puado (0/0), Jofre Carreras (0/3), Kike Garcia (0/0), Marcos Fernandez (1/4), Pere Milla (0/4), Roberto Fernandez (5/5), Tyrhys Dolan (1/5).

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Team News

Rayo Vallecano could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Tuesday. Rayo Vallecano have to alter their line-up, as both Florian Lejeune and Marash Kumbulla get a day in the shade.

At the time of writing, Espanyol just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Tuesday. Omar El Hilali and Javier Puado can't be called upon by Espanyol, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol H2H

Espanyol lost 1-0 against Rayo Vallecano in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Espanyol handed out in the match before. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Rayo Vallecano won four times, while Espanyol ran out winners four times. A home win gets you odds at 1/1 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 13/5.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Betting Tips

Roberto Fernandez scored six goals in six LaLiga games for Espanyol. This took his total for the season up to five goals scored in LaLiga. Sergio Camello is the man to point out for the home side, scoring seven times in six LaLiga outings.

Rayo Vallecano claimed a modest six 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 one. Espanyol won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Rayo Vallecano kept visitors at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Espanyol have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

Rayo Vallecano managed an average of one goal in the past ten encounters against Espanyol, who scored 1.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Rayo Vallecano’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Espanyol, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.