Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th September 2026

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

The two teams enter the match at Estadio Bernabeu with five points separating them in the LaLiga standings.

Real Madrid currently rank as number 3 in the LaLiga table, having nine points after four matches. Rayo Vallecano trail them by five points, leaving the latter ranked at number 14.

Real Madrid came away with three points from the latest encounter with Rayo Vallecano. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Saturday.

Real Madrid show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed eight goals against, for an average of 0.8 per outing. They pulled off four clean sheets.

Rayo Vallecano scored 18 goals, conceded 16 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Real Madrid came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Malaga by 4-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Real Betis, before achieving a 2-1 win against Inter. Real Madrid won five of their last six LaLiga matches at the Estadio Bernabeu, scoring 17 and conceding five along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Deportivo Alaves brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Barcelona. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Racing Santander by a 3-2 scoreline. Rayo Vallecano claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and eight scored.

We expect Real Madrid to make home advantage count but equally, we do not expect a festival of goals against Rayo Vallecano. Hence, our punt on the home win in a match with no more than three goals.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Real Madrid Squad

The 63-year-old coach of the home team, Jose Mourinho, will select the lineup against Rayo Vallecano from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Andriy Lunin (0/0), Thibaut Courtois (0/4), Alvaro Carreras (0/3), Antonio Rüdiger (0/1), Dean Huijsen (0/4), Denzel Dumfries (0/3), Eder Militao (0/0), Ferland Mendy (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/3), Marc Cucurella (0/4), Raul Asencio (0/0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (0/3), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/0), Bernardo Silva (0/4), Brahim Diaz (0/2), Eduardo Camavinga (0/4), Federico Valverde (0/4), Jorge Cestero (0/0), Jude Bellingham (2/4), Thiago Pitarch (0/0), Arda Guler (1/4), Carlos Espi (1/3), Endrick (0/0), Kylian Mbappe (4/4), Rodrygo (0/0), Vinicius Junior (1/4), Yan Diomande (0/4).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

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

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

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

Real Madrid are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Rayo Vallecano.

Real Madrid are unable to field Vinicius Junior this coming Saturday against Rayo Vallecano, as he is sidelined with an injury.

At the time of writing, Rayo Vallecano just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Florian Lejeune and Marash Kumbulla sit this one out for Rayo Vallecano, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Real Madrid.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

The last time the pair played each other Real Madrid came away as 2-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Saturday. Real Madrid tend to have the upper hand against Rayo Vallecano, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/9.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 5/2 with bookies.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Real Madrid against Rayo Vallecano is also a battle between Kylian Mbappe and Sergio Camello with both in decent form. The former scored five while the latter has seven LaLiga goals in their last six games respectively.

Real Madrid claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Rayo Vallecano won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing six in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Real Madrid on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Rayo Vallecano in their last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Real Madrid averaging 1.5 goals a game. Rayo Vallecano scored 1.1 goals on average in these, as both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano. They performed an average of 1.4 goals in these.