Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th September 2026

Rayo Vallecano enjoy home advantage, when visitors Racing Santander swing by on Saturday 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 have so far amassed only a single point from three matches this season. Following their three encounters Racing Santander have scraped together four points which hands them a position number 10 in the LaLiga standings.

The last time Rayo Vallecano played Racing Santander, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Saturday.

Rayo Vallecano step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 14 goals against. That is an average of 1.4 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Racing Santander travel to their next LaLiga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 20 goals. That amounts to an average of two per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Rayo Vallecano played against Racing Santander. It finished 4-2 in a great match between the pair.

Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

Only a single draw prevents Rayo Vallecano from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Sevilla, before drawing 1-1 with Deportivo Alaves. They came up empty-handed once again when Barcelona ran out as 5-2 winners. Rayo Vallecano won three of their previous six matches at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas in the LaLiga. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring nine goals to five against.

Racing Santander Form

Racing Santander claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw against Villarreal. Afterwards, a 1-0 defeat against Getafe followed, before beating Elche 3-2. Racing Santander came through their last six away games in the LaLiga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to three.

Racing Santander and Rayo Vallecano seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Benat San Jose will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Racing Santander 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 (0/2), Dani Cardenas (0/2), Miguel Morro (0/0), Adria Pedrosa (0/1), Andrei Ratiu (0/2), Florian Lejeune (0/3), Ivan Balliu (0/2), Jozhua Vertrouwd (0/2), Luiz Felipe (0/0), Marash Kumbulla (0/0), Pelayo Fernandez (0/2), Alvaro Garcia (1/3), Giorgi Tsitaishvili (0/0), Gnangoro Bouare (0/1), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/0), Oscar Valentin (0/3), Pathe Ciss (0/3), Pedro Diaz (0/2), Samuel Becerra (0/0), Unai Lopez (0/3), Alexandre Zurawski (0/2), Etienne Eto'o (0/0), Fran Perez (0/3), Isi Palazon (0/2), Jorge de Frutos (0/3), Randy Nteka (0/3), Raul de Tomas (0/0), Sergio Camello (3/3).

Racing Santander Squad

Below is the full team squad of Racing Santander. The manager Lopez will pick his starting XI against Rayo Vallecano from these players:

Alvaro Jimenez (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/3), Laro Gomez (0/0), Simon Eriksson (0/0), Aitor Crespo (0/0), Alvaro Mantilla (0/3), Carlos Sanchez (0/0), Facundo Gonzalez (0/3), Inigo Sainz-Maza (0/0), Jorge Salinas (0/3), Manu (0/3), Marco Carrascal (0/0), Pablo Ramon (0/2), Pedro Felipe (0/1), Andres Martin (1/3), Diego Fuentes (0/0), Gustavo Puerta (0/3), Ivan Martin (0/2), Jorge Castellanos (0/0), Maguette Gueye (0/3), Mario Solorzano (0/0), Matteo Prati (0/1), Sergio Canales (0/3), Yassir Zabiri (3/3), Asier Villalibre (0/3), Diego Diaz (0/1), Giorgi Guliashvili (0/1), Inigo Vicente (0/3), Jaime Mata (0/0), Juan Carlos Arana (0/1), Marco Sangalli (0/0), Santi Franco (0/0).

Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander 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. Florian Lejeune and Marash Kumbulla can't be called up by the Rayo Vallecano-manager, with both serving a ban.

Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday? Rayo Vallecano have a 38% win rate against Racing Santander, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 3-3-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous eight matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 7/10 with the bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander Betting Tips

Sergio Camello has five strikes in six LaLiga matches for Rayo Vallecano, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Racing Santander. The visitors are looking to Yassir Zabiri, 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. Racing Santander won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Rayo Vallecano will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday, with Racing Santander managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

In the last eight encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Rayo Vallecano averaged 1.89 goals a game. Racing Santander scored an average of 1.4 goals in these, while both teams scored seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Rayo Vallecano’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Racing Santander, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game.