Real Madrid come up against the visiting Rayo Vallecano at The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in this La Liga meeting on Sunday.
Our Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Real Madrid
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Real Madrid, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 2-1 Champions League success against Atlético Madrid.
In that match, Real Madrid managed 51% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Real Madrid, the scorers were Rodrygo (4') and Brahim Díaz (55'). For their opponents, Atletico Madrid had 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Julián Alvarez (32') scored for Atlético Madrid.
Real Madrid haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
They’ve totted up the amount of 9 during that time and have conceded a total of 5.
A look at their previous results shows us that Real Madrid:
- are unbeaten in the league by Rayo Vallecano in their last 4 games.
- have left without a victory over Rayo Vallecano in their last 3 league games.
- are unbeaten in their last 6 home league matches.
Rayo Vallecano
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Previously, Rayo Vallecano drew 1-1 in the La Liga tie with Sevilla.
In that game, Rayo Vallecano had 64% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. The only player to score for Rayo Vallecano was Andrei Rațiu (55'). At the other end, Sevilla had 10 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Dodi Lukébakio (81') scored for Sevilla.
For 5 of the previous six games featuring Rayo Vallecano, a relatively low number of goals have been hit between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell comes out as a meagre 1.5, with the number of goals averaged by Franjirrojos standing at 0.83. That sort of pattern might not be continued into this next game, though.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 26/02/2022 tells us that Real Madrid have won 2 of these games & Rayo Vallecano 1, with the number of draws being 3.
A combined sum of 17 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 9 of them from Los Blancos and 8 created by Franjirrojos. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
The last league match featuring these sides was La Liga match day 17 on 14/12/2024 and the score finished Rayo Vallecano 3-3 Real Madrid.
That day, Rayo Vallecano managed 34% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Unai López (4'), Abdul Mumin (36') and Isi Palazón (64').
At the other end, Real Madrid got 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. Federico Valverde (39'), Jude Bellingham (45') and Rodrygo (56') scored.
The match was refereed by Juan Martínez Munuera.
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Team News: Real Madrid
Jesús Vallejo (Muscle injury), Dani Ceballos (Muscle injury), Éder Militão (Cruciate ligament tear) and Daniel Carvajal (Cruciate ligament tear) aren’t available for Real Madrid gaffer Carlo Ancelotti.
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Team News: Rayo Vallecano
Due to a mostly available group, there’s only a single fitness worry for the Rayo Vallecano manager Iñigo Pérez to contend with. Abdul Mumin (Knee injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Rayo Vallecano will surely be able to find the back of the net against this Real Madrid lineup, although it might not be as many as they’ll concede.
We reckon that it will be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 victory for Real Madrid at the end of this one. We’ll have to see what happens.
Renata Leite,
13:05 06/03/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Real Madrid
Formed: 1902
Stadium: The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81,044)
Captain: Luka Modrić
Chairman: Florentino Pérez
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Competitions: La Liga position 3, Copa del Rey (Semi-Finals), Spanish Super Cup (Final), FIFA Club World Cup (Group H), UEFA Super Cup (Final), Champions League (Last 16)
🔑 Star Man: Vinicius Júnior
Mostly deployed in the Left Wing position, Vinicius Júnior was born in São Gonçalo, Brazil. Having made a first senior appearance for Flamengo in the 2017 season, the accomplished Forward has managed to score 9 league goals in the LaLiga 2024 - 2025 season so far in 20 appearances.