Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th December 2024

Rayo Vallecano could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Villarreal on Wednesday. Their current position in the LaLiga standings naturally favours Villarreal, but Rayo Vallecano won't be short on motivation.

Villarreal are placed threeth with 21 points after 11 matches. Rayo Vallecano occupy a position as nineth in the league on 16 points.

The last time Villarreal played Rayo Vallecano, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Wednesday.

Villarreal scored an average of 1.8 goals in ten matches or a total of 18 while allowing 17 goals against. This is an average of 1.7 goals against per match with zero clean sheets along the way.

Rayo Vallecano travel to their next LaLiga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding nine goals. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Villarreal came away as 3-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Wednesday.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 2-0 against Real Madrid, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Getafe. Their latest match brought a 1-2 win in their encounter with Real Valladolid. Villarreal only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 15 and conceded 16 goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Their past three matches saw Rayo Vallecano beating Real Valladolid 1-2, losing 1-0 against Mallorca, and beating Deportivo Alaves by 1-0. Rayo Vallecano won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and five scored.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Villarreal face Rayo Vallecano, and we see no reason for this to end on Wednesday. The value bet lies with goals.

Villarreal have taken seven points from their last five games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of seven goals to 11. Rayo Vallecano took four points from their last four games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won one, scored five goals and conceded five. Villarreal are looking at a record of six wins, three draws and two defeats in the LaLiga this season. Rayo Vallecano are looking at four wins, four draws and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Villarreal Squad

Marcelino Garcia will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Rayo Vallecano from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Diego Conde (0/11), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/0), Alfonso Pedraza (0/0), Arnau Sola (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/8), Juan Bernat (0/5), Juan Foyth (0/0), Kiko (0/11), Logan Costa (1/8), Raul Albiol (0/9), Sergi Cardona (1/11), Willy Kambwala (0/1), Alejandro Baena (1/10), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (1/11), Denis Suarez (0/3), Pape Gueye (0/10), Ramon Terrats (0/9), Santi Comesana (1/11), Ayoze Perez (7/8), Gerard Moreno (0/2), Ilias Akhomach (0/10), Nicolas Pepe (1/10), Thierno Barry (3/10), Yeremi Pino (0/9).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Rayo Vallecano players that the manager Inigo Perez will choose from for the upcoming game:

Augusto Batalla (0/7), Dani Cardenas (0/4), Abdul Mumin (1/11), Alfonso Espino (0/4), Andrei Ratiu (1/9), Aridane Hernandez (0/2), Florian Lejeune (0/11), Ivan Balliu (0/10), Pelayo Fernandez (0/0), Pep Chavarria (0/7), Alvaro Garcia (1/9), Gerard Gumbau (0/7), James Rodriguez (0/5), Jonathan Montiel (0/0), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/3), Oscar Valentin (0/11), Pathe Ciss (0/9), Pedro Diaz (0/2), Unai Lopez (2/11), Adrian Embarba (0/10), Etienne Eto'o Pineda (0/0), Isi Palazon (1/11), Jorge de Frutos (3/11), Randy Nteka (0/7), Raul de Tomas (0/0), Sergi Guardiola (0/4), Sergio Camello (2/11).

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

At the time of writing, Villarreal have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Rayo Vallecano this coming Wednesday. Villarreal have to alter their line-up, as both Alfonso Pedraza and Pape Gueye get a day in the shade.

Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez are missing from the squad, Villarreal will field against Rayo Vallecanothis coming Wednesday.

Rayo Vallecano have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Wednesday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Unai Lopez and Abdul Mumin can't be called upon by Rayo Vallecano, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Villarreal came away as 3-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Wednesday. Villarreal had a decent reading on Rayo Vallecano lately, with a 5-2-3 advantage. They are going into this match with very fond memories of their latest meeting, in which Villarreal hammered their way to a 3-0 win. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 7/10.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Results

The past ten matches between Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Wednesday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Jorge de Frutos shows decent form right now for Rayo Vallecano, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Villarreal, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Ayoze Perez also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica across all tournaments Villarreal won four times, drew three and lost three times. Rayo Vallecano claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Rayo Vallecano probably have a good feeling about scoring this coming Wednesday with Villarreal managing one lousy clean sheet in the previous 10 home games. The visitors fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 away games.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Villarreal scored two goals on average, while Rayo Vallecano pulled 1.1 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Villarreal, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Rayo Vallecano's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.