Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th May 2023

Despite their unconvincing form, Real Madrid stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 36. They face Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, and they'll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid are currently looking at 71 points on their account, having played 35 matches, leaving them two places off the current La Liga leaders. Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano find themselves as number 11 in the La Liga with 46 points following 35 rounds.

Top side Real Madrid will be hoping to inflict more misery on lowly placed Rayo Vallecano this coming Wednesday. The hosts should simply be able to bring far too much to the table for the visitors to have any say this coming Wednesday.

Real Madrid average two goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 20 times. They conceded 14 goals or an average of 1.4 per game, with four clean sheets along the way.

Rayo Vallecano are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 19 goals, and while Rayo Vallecano claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.9 goals per match.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Rayo Vallecano came away as 3-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Wednesday.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Getafe. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-0 against Manchester City, before handing over all three points in a 1-0 defeat against Valencia. Real Madrid won five of their last six La Liga matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, scoring 18 and conceding six along the way. They lost once but didn't draw a single match.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Real Valladolid by 2-1. Disappointment followed, going down 3-1 against Real Betis, and 1-2 against Espanyol. In their last six La Liga away matches, Rayo Vallecano failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost five, scoring three while also conceding 14 times.

Going forward, Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net this coming Wednesday.

Real Madrid scored 47 goals and conceded 13 in their last 19 games against teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. They collected 48 points and 16 victories. Rayo Vallecano won five matches and picked up 21 points from their last 18 encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. They scored 22 goals and conceded 26. Real Madrid claimed 22 wins, five draws as well as eight defeats in the La Liga this season. Rayo Vallecano put 12 wins, ten draws and 13 defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Real Madrid Squad

The 63-year-old Ancelotti will select the starting eleven against Rayo Vallecano from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Andriy Lunin (0/7), Thibaut Courtois (0/28), Alvaro Odriozola (0/3), Antonio Rüdiger (1/30), Daniel Carvajal (0/25), David Alaba (1/21), Eder Militao (5/31), Ferland Mendy (0/17), Jesus Vallejo (0/1), Nacho Fernandez (1/24), Sergio Ramos (0/0), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/30), Daniel Ceballos (0/27), Eduardo Camavinga (0/34), Federico Valverde (7/32), Luka Modric (4/30), Marco Asensio (9/29), Toni Kroos (2/27), Alvaro Rodriguez (1/5), Eden Hazard (0/6), Karim Benzema (17/22), Lucas Vazquez (4/21), Mariano Diaz (0/9), Rodrygo (6/31), Vinicius Junior (10/32).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 40 year-old Rayo Vallecano manager Iraola will select his starting XI from these players:

Diego Lopez (0/1), Mauricio Arboleda (0/0), Miguel Morro (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/34), Abdul Mumin (0/14), Alejandro Catena (1/32), Esteban Ariel Saveljich (0/0), Florian Lejeune (4/30), Mario Hernandez (0/3), Alvaro Garcia (5/32), Andres Martin (0/9), Diego Mendez (0/0), Francisco Garcia (2/35), Isi Palazon (8/34), Ivan Balliu (0/34), Mario Suarez (0/1), Oscar Valentin (0/31), Pablo Munoz (0/2), Pathe Ciss (1/31), Pep Chavarria (0/13), Salvi Sanchez (0/21), Santi Comesana (3/32), Unai Lopez (1/32), Jose Pozo (0/8), Oscar Trejo (3/33), Radamel Falcao (2/24), Raul de Tomas (2/16), Sergio Camello (6/35).

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

At the time of writing, Real Madrid have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Rayo Vallecano this coming Wednesday.

David Alaba, Aurelien Tchouameni, Alvaro Odriozola, Daniel Carvajal and Mariano Diaz nurses various injuries and won't take part for Real Madrid against Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

Real Madrid claimed a 1-0 win, while Rayo Vallecano answered back with a 3-2 win in their two most recent meetings. Real Madrid go into their upcoming match against Rayo Vallecano with a 80% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 8-0-2 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.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Results

In five of the previous ten matches between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano both teams scored.

Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Karim Benzema enjoys a great season with 17 league goals to his name, and he will be a handful for even the best of defences.

Real Madrid claimed eight wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing one. Rayo Vallecano won two of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost six of these matches. One might consider a punt on Real Madrid to draw first blood this coming Wednesday against Rayo Vallecano. The home side scored the first goal of the game in nine of their last 10 home matches. Their visitors scored the first goal in four of their last 10 away games.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Real Madrid managed an average of 3.1 goals, with Rayo Vallecano averaging one goal. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in nine of Rayo Vallecano's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.