Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd February 2025

When Villarreal come to Campo de Futbol de Vallecas for the LaLiga match on Saturday, Rayo Vallecano will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Villarreal are aiming to extend the lead on Rayo Vallecano in the LaLiga table after they go toe-to-toe this coming Saturday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger than it already is.

Rayo Vallecano go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding nine. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Villarreal show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target two times on average per game. They scored 20 goals and conceded 12, an average of 1.2 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in one of these.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Rayo Vallecano played Villarreal. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Leganes by 0-1, before winning 1-0 against Real Valladolid. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Barcelona. Rayo Vallecano won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 5-1 and 1-2 winners against Real Valladolid and Las Palmas, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Valencia, as the match resulted in a 1-1 draw. Villarreal claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and ten scored.

Villarreal 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 earned three points from their last six matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed zero wins, following seven goals scored while also conceding ten. Villarreal claimed zero wins and three points in the past six games against teams placed inside the top six. They scored five goals while conceding 13 times. Rayo Vallecano claimed nine wins, eight draws as well as seven defeats in the LaLiga this season. Villarreal enjoy a record of 11 wins, eight draws and five defeats in the LaLiga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

The 37-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:

Augusto Batalla (0/19), Dani Cardenas (0/5), Abdul Mumin (2/22), Alfonso Espino (0/6), Andrei Ratiu (1/22), Aridane Hernandez (0/4), Florian Lejeune (0/24), Ivan Balliu (0/17), Pelayo Fernandez (0/0), Pep Chavarria (0/20), Alvaro Garcia (3/22), Gerard Gumbau (0/12), Jonathan Montiel (0/0), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/10), Oscar Valentin (0/24), Pathe Ciss (2/20), Pedro Diaz (0/12), Unai Lopez (3/20), Adrian Embarba (1/22), Etienne Eto'o Pineda (0/0), Isi Palazon (3/24), Jorge de Frutos (4/24), Randy Nteka (3/18), Raul de Tomas (0/0), Sergi Guardiola (0/8), Sergio Camello (3/23).

Villarreal Squad

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

Diego Conde (0/18), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/7), Alfonso Pedraza (0/0), Arnau Sola (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/10), Juan Foyth (0/7), Kiko (0/21), Logan Costa (2/18), Pau Navarro (0/10), Raul Albiol (0/15), Sergi Cardona (1/23), Willy Kambwala (0/7), Alejandro Baena (6/22), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (3/22), Denis Suarez (1/13), Pape Gueye (2/22), Santi Comesana (3/22), Tajon Buchanan (0/2), Ayoze Perez (10/17), Gerard Moreno (3/12), Ilias Akhomach (1/11), Nicolas Pepe (1/16), Thierno Barry (8/23), Yeremi Pino (1/21).

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Team News

Rayo Vallecano have an almost full squad available against Villarreal at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas with only one player possibly missing. Abdul Mumin gets a day off from the Rayo Vallecano squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Villarreal face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Rayo Vallecano. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo and Pape Gueye racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Villarreal travelling party for their next match.

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal H2H

It finished all square on when Rayo Vallecano last faced Villarreal. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Rayo Vallecano go into their upcoming match against Villarreal with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-3-4 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 Villarreal Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 1/1 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Randy Nteka is the most prolific LaLiga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Villarreal look to Ayoze Perez, hoping he can add to his current total of two LaLiga goals in his latest games.

In their last 10 matches at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas across all tournaments Rayo Vallecano won five times, drew three and lost two times. Villarreal claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Rayo Vallecano on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in Villarreal''s last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Rayo Vallecano averaging 1.1 goals a game. Villarreal scored 1.9 goals on average in these, as both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Rayo Vallecano’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Villarreal's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.