Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th October 2023

The La Liga clash at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Sunday sees Rayo Vallecano hosting opponents Real Sociedad.

Placed seventh in the table Rayo Vallecano have amassed 16 points after ten matches. On 18 points, Real Sociedad rank fifth with ten matches played this season.

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

Rayo Vallecano go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Real Sociedad scored 18 goals, conceded 12 and kept their opponents from scoring four times in their last ten matches.

Real Sociedad celebrated a 2-1 win as well as a 2-0 victory in the last two matches played against Rayo Vallecano.

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

In their last three matches, Rayo Vallecano drew 2-2 with Mallorca, split the points with Sevilla in a 2-2 draw, and beat Las Palmas by 0-1. Rayo Vallecano only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent La Liga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded 13 goals.

Real Sociedad Form

In their last three matches, Real Sociedad lost against Atletico Madrid by 2-1, beat Mallorca by 1-0 winning 0-1 against Benfica. Real Sociedad claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and six scored.

Form favours Real Sociedad for the win a little more than prices with the bookmakers suggests. Even playing on home soil, the bookmakers have placed a little too much faith in Rayo Vallecano, and we aim for the away win.

Real Sociedad earned two wins and six points in their last two games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They scored seven and conceded five goals in these. Rayo Vallecano have a record of four wins, four draws and two defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Sociedad show off five wins, three draws and two defeats in the La Liga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Rodriguez will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Real Sociedad from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Dani Cardenas (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/10), Abdul Mumin (0/2), Alfonso Espino (0/10), Andrei Ratiu (0/0), Aridane Hernandez (0/9), Florian Lejeune (0/10), Martin Pascual (0/0), Alvaro Garcia (3/10), Diego Mendez (0/1), Isi Palazon (2/10), Ivan Balliu (0/10), Kike Perez (1/7), Oscar Valentin (1/10), Pathe Ciss (1/10), Pep Chavarria (0/3), Randy Nteka (1/4), Unai Lopez (0/8), Bebé (1/6), Jorge de Frutos (1/9), Jose Pozo (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/9), Radamel Falcao (1/3), Raul de Tomas (0/9), Sergio Camello (0/8).

Real Sociedad Squad

Below is the full team squad of Real Sociedad. The manager Alguacil will pick his starting XI against Rayo Vallecano from these players:

Alex Remiro (0/10), Unai Marrero (0/0), Aihen Munoz (0/10), Alvaro Odriozola (0/1), Aritz Elustondo (0/2), Hamari Traore (0/10), Jon Pacheco (0/6), Kieran Tierney (0/4), Robin Le Normand (1/9), Urko Gonzalez (0/2), Arsen Zakharyan (0/5), Benat Turrientes (0/6), Brais Mendez (2/10), Igor Zubeldia (0/10), Jon Magunazelaia (0/0), Jon Olasagasti (0/1), Martin Merquelanz (0/0), Martin Zubimendi (1/10), Mikel Merino (0/8), Mikel Oyarzabal (4/10), Pablo Marin (0/0), Ander Barrenetxea (3/9), Andre Silva (0/2), Carlos Fernandez (1/6), Mohamed-Ali Cho (0/7), Takefusa Kubo (5/9), Umar Sadiq (0/9).

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad 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. There is no need for Oscar Valentin to show up in the Rayo Vallecano dressing room, as he is suspended.

Randy Nteka sit this one out for Rayo Vallecano due to an injury.

Going to Rayo Vallecano, Real Sociedad have five players out of action for the match this coming Sunday.

Names like Andre Silva, Alvaro Odriozola, Kieran Tierney, Aritz Elustondo and Martin Merquelanz most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Rayo Vallecano.

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad H2H

Real Sociedad got the better of Rayo Vallecano in their most recent meetings, as they first won 2-1, then 2-0. All in all, Real Sociedad have a fine reading on Rayo Vallecano in previous seasons with a 5-4-1 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Real Sociedad to win this match at best price odds of 13/10.

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 4/7 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips

Alvaro Garcia managed to hit the target twice recently for Rayo Vallecano, while Mikel Oyarzabal, added four strikes in La Liga for Real Sociedad in his last six outings.

In their last 10 matches at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas across all tournaments Rayo Vallecano won five times, drew two and lost three times. Real Sociedad claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Rayo Vallecano scored the opening goal six times of a possible 10 at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas, while Real Sociedad did likewise in five of their 10 most recent away games.

In the last ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad over 2.5 goals came out six times, as Rayo Vallecano averaged 1.2 goals a game. Real Sociedad scored an average of 1.8 goals in these, while both teams scored seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Rayo Vallecano’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Real Sociedad played across all tournaments. They scored two times on average in the process.