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Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 22nd Feb, 15:15 BST, Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid

Iñigo Pérez Soto welcomes Marcelino Toral to the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas on Saturday afternoon, as their Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal charges do battle in the La Liga. Team form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all published below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. Here we've gone for , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither R.Vallecano or Villarreal are in a rich vein of form that would leave us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 80% chance of 2 goals or more.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 38% chance of Villarreal coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Vallecano
37%
9/5
7%
15/8
13%
Draw
25%
11/4
1%
13/5
5%
Villarreal
38%
27/20
7%
13/10
15%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Villarreal 2-1
8%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
R.Vallecano 2-1
8%
9/1
9%
17/2
5%
Villarreal 1-0
8%
17/215/2
R.Vallecano 1-0
8%
10/117/2
14%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/110/1
Villarreal 2-0
6%
11/110/1
10%
R.Vallecano 2-0
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
13%
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1
13%
9/1
17%
Villarreal 3-1
4%
16/112/1
8%
R.Vallecano 3-1
4%
20/116/1
11%
Villarreal 3-2
3%
22/118/1
12%
R.Vallecano 3-2
3%
25/118/1
10%
Villarreal 3-0
3%
22/1
10%
16/1
13%
R.Vallecano 3-0
3%
28/1
15%
22/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
8/118/11
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
11/1021/20
7%
Home 1st Goal
48%
11/10
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
59%
8/138/13
3%
BTTS - No
41%
6/56/5
4%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4/119/5
9%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
5%
16/5
5%
BTTS - Away Win
20%
10/3
8%
3/1
18%
Home/draw
62%
4/7
6%
4/7
10%
Away/draw
63%
2/5
3%
2/5
5%
Home/away
75%
1/42/7
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/4
2%
2/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/1
8%
14/5
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
2/1
9%
7/4
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
2/5
3%
2/5
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
4/14/1
15%
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/62/13
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/1
10%
17/2
19%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/20
1%
1/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
1/25
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
13%
9/1
17%
Home DNB
55%
1/1
9%
21/20
15%
Away DNB
55%
8/11
7%
7/10
13%
R.Vallecano win to nil
18%
9/2-
Villarreal win to nil
18%
10/3
8%
-
R.Vallecano / R.Vallecano
18%
7/2
10%
17/5
12%
R.Vallecano / Villarreal
4%
22/118/1
12%
R.Vallecano / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / R.Vallecano
12%
11/2
7%
11/2
13%
Draw / Villarreal
14%
5/1
9%
9/2
5%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
8%
17/4
9%
Villarreal / R.Vallecano
3%
25/120/1
9%
Villarreal / Villarreal
22%
11/4
4%
13/5
20%
Villarreal / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

R.Vallecano have played 23 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league. R.Vallecano are winless in the 5 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 3 and won zero. R.Vallecano have conceded 9 goals, scored 7, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

R.Vallecano have played 11 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Villarreal lay in 5th place on 40 points in the La Liga league table having played 23 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 42 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Villarreal have conceded 22 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Villarreal have played 12 away games, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
R.Vallecano
Villarreal
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Real Madrid2315532950 
d
 
3-3F
Mar 9
Mar 16
l
 
2-0A
2
A.Madrid2314722349 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 23
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
3
Barcelona2315353948 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
l
 
1-5A
May 18
4
A.Bilbao2312831644 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 13
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
5
Villarreal Away2311751240 
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
-
-
6
R.Vallecano H23986335 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Feb 22
7
R.Sociedad239410031 
Mar 16
w
 
1-2F
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
8
Girona249411-331 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
May 11
9
Osasuna237106-431 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
May 4
d
 
2-2A
10
Mallorca239410-931 
May 25
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
11
Getafe24798230 
May 4
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Mar 30
12
Real Betis23788-429 
May 14
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 13
13
Celta238411-328 
w
 
2-1F
May 18
w
 
4-3A
Apr 23
14
Sevilla23779-928 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
May 25
w
 
1-2F
15
Leganes245910-1324 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
May 14
w
 
2-5A
16
Las Palmas236512-1023 
l
 
1-3A
May 11
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
17
Espanyol236512-1323 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
Mar 3
w
 
1-2A
18
Alaves245712-1022 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 30
w
 
3-0F
Mar 9
19
Valencia235711-1322 
Apr 20
w
 
0-1F
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
20
Valladolid234316-3315 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-2F
Win / draw / win form
3
R.Vallecano have won 3 consecutive home league games
R.Vallecano 6TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Vallecano1 - 0Valladolid
R.Vallecano2 - 1Girona
R.Vallecano2 - 1Celta
R.Vallecano3 - 3Real Madrid
R.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano1 - 3Las Palmas
R.Vallecano1 - 0Alaves
R.Vallecano1 - 1Leganes
R.Vallecano1 - 1A.Madrid
R.Vallecano3 - 1Osasuna
R.Vallecano1 - 2Barcelona
R.Vallecano0 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano2 - 1Granada
R.Vallecano0 - 1Almeria
R.Vallecano2 - 1Osasuna
R.Vallecano0 - 0Getafe
R.Vallecano2 - 0Real Betis
R.Vallecano1 - 1Cadiz
R.Vallecano1 - 1Real Madrid
R.Vallecano1 - 2Sevilla
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Valladolid
AR.Vallecano1 - 0Leganes
HR.Vallecano2 - 1Girona
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Osasuna
HR.Vallecano2 - 1Celta
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Real Betis
AR.Vallecano1 - 1Villarreal
HR.Vallecano3 - 3Real Madrid
AR.Vallecano1 - 0Valencia
HR.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Sevilla
HR.Vallecano1 - 3Las Palmas
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Alaves
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Mallorca
AR.Vallecano2 - 1Valladolid
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Leganes
AR.Vallecano0 - 0Girona
HR.Vallecano1 - 1A.Madrid
HR.Vallecano3 - 1Osasuna
AR.Vallecano1 - 2Espanyol
Villarreal 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Las Palmas1 - 2Villarreal
A.Madrid1 - 1Villarreal
R.Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
Leganes2 - 5Villarreal
A.Bilbao2 - 0Villarreal
Osasuna2 - 2Villarreal
Valladolid1 - 2Villarreal
Real Madrid2 - 0Villarreal
Espanyol1 - 2Villarreal
Mallorca1 - 2Villarreal
Valencia1 - 1Villarreal
Sevilla1 - 2Villarreal
Osasuna1 - 1Villarreal
Girona0 - 1Villarreal
Celta3 - 2Villarreal
Almeria1 - 2Villarreal
A.Bilbao1 - 1Villarreal
Real Betis2 - 3Villarreal
R.Sociedad1 - 3Villarreal
Alaves1 - 1Villarreal
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVillarreal2 - 1Las Palmas
HVillarreal5 - 1Valladolid
AVillarreal1 - 1A.Madrid
HVillarreal4 - 0Mallorca
AVillarreal0 - 1R.Sociedad
AVillarreal5 - 2Leganes
HVillarreal1 - 1R.Vallecano
HVillarreal1 - 2Real Betis
AVillarreal0 - 2A.Bilbao
HVillarreal2 - 2Girona
AVillarreal2 - 2Osasuna
HVillarreal3 - 0Alaves
AVillarreal2 - 1Valladolid
HVillarreal1 - 1Getafe
AVillarreal0 - 2Real Madrid
HVillarreal3 - 1Las Palmas
AVillarreal2 - 1Espanyol
HVillarreal1 - 5Barcelona
AVillarreal2 - 1Mallorca
AVillarreal1 - 1Valencia
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at R.Vallecano since 2015
R.Vallecano
Villarreal
Goals: Scored
10
10
Games: Scored
6 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
0 / 6
VAL
3
D
2
VIL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Vallecano
Draw1 - 1Draw
R.Vallecano2 - 1
1 - 5Villarreal
Draw2 - 2Draw
R.Vallecano2 - 1
R.Vallecano2 - 0
League games at Villarreal since 2014
Villarreal
R.Vallecano
Goals: Scored
15
6
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
VAL
1
D
1
VIL
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Villarreal
Draw1 - 1Draw
Villarreal3 - 0
0 - 1R.Vallecano
Villarreal2 - 0
Villarreal3 - 1
Villarreal2 - 1
Villarreal4 - 2
Goal Statistics

Rayo Vallecano have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 10 consecutive La Liga games. Their PG of 1.5 against Villarreal on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

R.Vallecano 6th Villarreal 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that R.Vallecano will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Villarreal will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
R.Vallecano’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+23
Villarreal have scored 23% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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R.Vallecano
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
1.5
1.5
Attack rating
VAL
VIL
19%
better
view stats
Games scored19
20
Failed to score4
3
Scored first14
13
Goals scored27
46
Avg. goals scored1.2
2
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
18
Avg. XG for1.2
1.9
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
30%
better
VAL
VIL
view stats
Games conceded17
21
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first7
10
Goals conceded24
34
Avg. goals conceded1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against11%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+30%

R.Vallecano v Villarreal La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

R.Vallecano La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23438
F LejeuneJ FrutosI PalazónU López
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Lejeune DEF232
4
-
Óscar Valentín MID23
2
-
I Palazón MID2333
4
-
J Frutos FWD2343
2
-
S Camello FWD2332
2
-
A Mumin DEF2121
6
1
A Rațiu DEF2112
2
-
Álvaro García MID2132
4
-
A Embarba FWD2111
3
-
U López MID203
7
1
P Chavarría DEF191
1
-
P Ciss MID1921
6
-
A Batalla GLK18
3
-
I Balliu DEF17
2
-
R Nteka MID173
5
-
P Díaz MID11
1
-
G Gumbau MID111
2
-
Óscar Trejo MID9
1
-
S Guardiola FWD7
-
A Espino DEF6
3
-
D Cárdenas GLK5
-
A Hernández DEF4
-
Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
221068
S CardonaA PérezS CardonaÁlex Baena
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Cardona DEF2216
5
-
T Barry FWD2283
2
-
K Femenía DEF211
6
-
Álex Baena MID2166
8
-
S Comesaña MID2132
5
-
P Gueye MID211
4
1
D Parejo MID2131
5
-
Y Pino MID2013
6
-
D Conde GLK171
1
-
L Costa DEF172
2
-
A Pérez FWD1610
3
-
Albiol DEF15
5
-
N Pépé FWD1512
1
-
D Suárez MID1212
-
G Moreno FWD1231
-
I Akhomach FWD111
1
-
E Bailly DEF10
2
-
P. Navarro Badenes DEF9
-
L Júnior GLK7
-
W. Kambwala DEF7
1
J Foyth DEF6
2
-
T Buchanan MID1
-