Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th May 2026

Rayo Vallecano welcome Villarreal at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas this coming Sunday for a match in the penultimate round of the current LaLiga season.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Villarreal claimed 69 points from 36 rounds, while Rayo Vallecano amassed 44 points. They now rank as number 10 in the LaLiga standings.

Rayo Vallecano will try to spring a surprise on favourites Villarreal on Sunday and continue in their series of matches without defeat. Three more points would be massive for the team and their upcoming LaLiga challenges.

Rayo Vallecano go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 11. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Villarreal scored 19 goals, conceded 12 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Villarreal won 4-0 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with Rayo Vallecano, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Strasbourg in a 0-1 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Girona. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with Valencia. Rayo Vallecano claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the LaLiga, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored ten and conceded five goals.

Most people had Rayo Vallecano down among favourites for relegation, but they have surpassed all expectations. With the season coming to an end, they look destined for another season in the LaLiga.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 5-1 win against Levante, before drawing 1-1 with Mallorca. This little streak came to an end, when Sevilla proved too strong in a 2-3 defeat for Villarreal. Villarreal managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in six.

Villarreal went into the season highly expected to come away with medals. As such, they are right on track, as we are closing in on the end of the season.

Both Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal will be more anxious of not losing than willing to risk too much pursuing a win. As such, the draw looks like a tempting prospect on Sunday in the betting market.

Rayo Vallecano fought their way to one wins and eight points from their last 11 games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in 16 goals. Villarreal scored 23 goals and conceded 25 in their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them seven wins and 23 points. Rayo Vallecano have a record of ten wins, 14 draws and 12 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Villarreal are looking at 21 wins, six draws and nine defeats in the LaLiga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

The 38-year-old coach of the home team, Inigo Perez, will select the lineup against Villarreal from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Adrian Molina (0/0), Augusto Batalla (0/33), Dani Cardenas (0/3), Abdul Mumin (0/0), Alfonso Espino (2/28), Andrei Ratiu (0/33), Florian Lejeune (2/35), Ivan Balliu (0/13), Jozhua Vertrouwd (0/9), Luiz Felipe (0/10), Nobel Mendy (2/23), Pep Chavarria (1/32), Alvaro Garcia (4/31), Gerard Gumbau (0/27), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/6), Oscar Valentin (1/31), Pathe Ciss (2/27), Pedro Diaz (0/32), Samuel Becerra (0/0), Unai Lopez (0/27), Alexandre Zurawski (3/24), Carlos Martin (0/9), Fran Perez (2/28), Ilias Akhomach (0/20), Isi Palazon (3/31), Jorge de Frutos (10/34), Randy Nteka (2/12), Sergio Camello (3/20).

Villarreal Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Villarreal players that the manager Marcelino Garcia will choose from for the upcoming game:

Arnau Tenas (0/8), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/28), Alex Freeman (0/9), Alfonso Pedraza (1/26), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/13), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/22), Rafa Marin (1/21), Santiago Mourino (1/26), Sergi Cardona (1/29), Willy Kambwala (0/1), Alberto Moleiro (10/35), Carlos Macia (0/4), Daniel Parejo (0/30), Hugo Lopez (0/2), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (4/28), Renato Veiga (0/32), Santi Comesana (3/33), Tajon Buchanan (7/33), Thomas Partey (0/24), Alfon Gonzalez (2/19), Ayoze Perez (3/23), Georges Mikautadze (12/31), Gerard Moreno (10/21), Nicolas Pepe (8/35), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/26).

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal 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. Rayo Vallecano have to alter their line-up, as both Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin get a day in the shade.

Villarreal face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Sunday against Rayo Vallecano. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye can't be called upon by Villarreal, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal H2H

Villarreal got the better of Rayo Vallecano in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 4-0 and 1-0, respectively. Villarreal usually enjoy playing Rayo Vallecano, taking all three points against them six times in the last ten meetings. Not least in their most recent meeting, where Villarreal destroyed their upcoming opponents in a 4-0 win. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 13/8.

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Results

In the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 8/11 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Sergio Camello look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six LaLiga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Nicolas Pepe adds to his three LaLiga goals come this coming Sunday.

Rayo Vallecano won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing one as well. Villarreal won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost four in this run. Rayo Vallecano will feel optimistic about scoring on Sunday, with Villarreal 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.

Rayo Vallecano managed an average of 0.7 goals in the past ten encounters against Villarreal, who scored 2.1 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Rayo Vallecano’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Villarreal, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.