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

Sun 21st Dec, 17:30 BST, Martínez Valero, Elche

It's a long trek for Iñigo Pérez Soto's Rayo Vallecano side on Sunday evening, as they head to the Martínez Valero for a La Liga tie with Eder Sarabia Armesto's Elche CF. In this preview you'll find odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for seventeen different markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you explore. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall records can be explored, while you'll also find head-to-head history later on in the preview.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be a maximum of 3 goals scored by Elche and R.Vallecano combined during 90 mins. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this prediction, and we're suggest there's a 80% chance of it being right on the money. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.22.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Elche are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Elche
46%
8/5
2%
-
Draw
28%
21/10-
R.Vallecano
26%
7/4
2%
-
Elche 1-0
13%
13/2
7%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1-
Draw 0-0
10%
7/1
7%
-
R.Vallecano 1-0
9%
7/1
7%
-
Elche 2-0
9%
11/1-
Elche 2-1
9%
9/1-
R.Vallecano 2-1
6%
10/1-
R.Vallecano 2-0
4%
12/1-
Elche 3-0
4%
25/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
14/1
12%
-
Elche 3-1
4%
22/1-
R.Vallecano 3-1
2%
22/1
12%
-
Elche 3-2
2%
33/1-
Elche 4-0
1%
50/1-
R.Vallecano 3-0
1%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
6/5
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
4/6
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
1/1
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
21/20
2%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
7/1
7%
-
BTTS - Yes
46%
19/20-
BTTS - No
54%
4/5-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
5/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
5/1
8%
-
Home/draw
74%
2/5-
Away/draw
54%
1/2-
Home/away
73%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
2/5
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
2/1
9%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
10/3-
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
2/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/14-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/12-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/1
7%
-
Home DNB
66%
4/5-
Away DNB
45%
10/11-
Elche win to nil
29%
3/1-
R.Vallecano win to nil
16%
10/3-
Elche / Elche
19%
10/3-
Elche / R.Vallecano
3%
28/1
15%
-
Elche / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Elche
14%
5/1-
Draw / R.Vallecano
14%
5/1
8%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
6%
-
R.Vallecano / Elche
3%
28/1-
R.Vallecano / R.Vallecano
19%
7/2
5%
-
R.Vallecano / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Elche have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the La Liga league table. Elche are unbeaten at home after 8 games and have kept 4 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Elche have outscored their opponents by 18 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Elche have played 8 games at home winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

R.Vallecano are in 12th position in the La Liga on 17 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 1. R.Vallecano have conceded 11 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Elche
R.Vallecano
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona1613122740 
Feb 1
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
2
Real Madrid1611321736 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
3
Villarreal1511221835 
Jan 3
Mar 8
May 17
l
 
4-0A
4
A.Madrid169431331 
Apr 22
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
l
 
3-2A
5
Espanyol15834327 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
Apr 22
l
 
1-0A
6
Real Betis15663624 
d
 
1-1A
May 13
Dec 15
Feb 22
7
A.Bilbao16727-523 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 22
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
8
Getafe15627-420 
May 17
l
 
1-0A
Jan 4
May 3
9
Elche15474119 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 21
10
Celta15474-119 
w
 
2-1F
May 3
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
11
Alaves15537-218 
May 10
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
May 24
12
R.Vallecano15456-317 
Dec 21
Apr 5
-
-
13
Sevilla15528-417 
Jan 18
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 8
14
R.Sociedad15447-316 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
15
Valencia15366-915 
Apr 12
Jan 11
d
 
1-1F
May 13
16
Mallorca15357-714 
Mar 22
Dec 13
Jan 11
Apr 12
17
Osasuna14338-612 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
Jan 25
l
 
2-0A
18
Girona15267-1612 
w
 
3-0F
May 24
May 10
w
 
1-3F
19
Real Oviedo15249-1510 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 19
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
20
Levante14239-109 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 25
Mar 15
w
 
0-3F
Win / draw / win form
Elche 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
Draw
5
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Elche3 - 0Girona
Elche2 - 2Real Madrid
Elche1 - 1R.Sociedad
Elche0 - 0A.Bilbao
Elche2 - 1Celta
Elche1 - 0Real Oviedo
Elche2 - 0Levante
Elche1 - 1Real Betis
Elche2 - 0Malaga
Elche1 - 3Levante
Elche2 - 2Albacete
Elche1 - 0Racing Ferrol
Elche2 - 0Eldense
Elche3 - 1Castellon
Elche2 - 1Cartagena
Elche2 - 0Tenerife
Elche2 - 0Eibar
Elche1 - 0Zaragoza
Elche3 - 0R.Santander
Elche2 - 1Cadiz
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HElche3 - 0Girona
AElche0 - 1Getafe
HElche2 - 2Real Madrid
HElche1 - 1R.Sociedad
AElche1 - 3Barcelona
AElche0 - 1Espanyol
HElche0 - 0A.Bilbao
AElche1 - 3Alaves
HElche2 - 1Celta
AElche1 - 1Osasuna
HElche1 - 0Real Oviedo
AElche2 - 2Sevilla
HElche2 - 0Levante
AElche1 - 1A.Madrid
HElche1 - 1Real Betis
AElche4 - 0Deportivo
HElche2 - 0Malaga
AElche1 - 2Huesca
HElche1 - 3Levante
AElche1 - 0Burgos
R.Vallecano 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Espanyol1 - 0R.Vallecano
Real Oviedo0 - 0R.Vallecano
Villarreal4 - 0R.Vallecano
Levante0 - 3R.Vallecano
R.Sociedad0 - 1R.Vallecano
A.Madrid3 - 2R.Vallecano
Osasuna2 - 0R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao1 - 0R.Vallecano
Girona1 - 3R.Vallecano
Celta1 - 2R.Vallecano
Las Palmas0 - 1R.Vallecano
A.Madrid3 - 0R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao3 - 1R.Vallecano
Alaves0 - 2R.Vallecano
Real Madrid2 - 1R.Vallecano
Barcelona1 - 0R.Vallecano
Leganes0 - 1R.Vallecano
Osasuna1 - 1R.Vallecano
Real Betis1 - 1R.Vallecano
Villarreal1 - 1R.Vallecano
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AR.Vallecano0 - 1Espanyol
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Valencia
AR.Vallecano0 - 0Real Oviedo
HR.Vallecano0 - 0Real Madrid
AR.Vallecano0 - 4Villarreal
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Alaves
AR.Vallecano3 - 0Levante
AR.Vallecano1 - 0R.Sociedad
HR.Vallecano0 - 1Sevilla
AR.Vallecano2 - 3A.Madrid
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Celta
AR.Vallecano0 - 2Osasuna
HR.Vallecano1 - 1Barcelona
AR.Vallecano0 - 1A.Bilbao
AR.Vallecano3 - 1Girona
HR.Vallecano0 - 0Mallorca
AR.Vallecano2 - 1Celta
HR.Vallecano2 - 2Real Betis
AR.Vallecano1 - 0Las Palmas
HR.Vallecano1 - 0Getafe
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Elche have not lost to R.Vallecano in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Elche since 2015
Elche
R.Vallecano
Goals: Scored
11
3
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
ELC
4
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Elche
Elche4 - 0
Elche2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Elche2 - 1
Elche2 - 0
League games at R.Vallecano since 2014
R.Vallecano
Elche
Goals: Scored
9
9
Games: Scored
5 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
0 / 5
ELC
2
D
1
VAL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Vallecano
R.Vallecano2 - 1
R.Vallecano2 - 1
2 - 3Elche
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Elche
Goal Statistics

A truly dismal PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Rayo Vallecano fans, as should a 5 La Liga matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Elche 9th R.Vallecano 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Elche will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of R.Vallecano scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
Elche have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
-5
R.Vallecano’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Elche
PG (predicted goals)
R.Vallecano
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
19%
better
ELC
VAL
view stats
Games scored11
8
Failed to score3
6
Scored first5
5
Goals scored15
13
Avg. goals scored1
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal7
11
Conversion rate for14
9
Avg. XG for1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
ELC
VAL
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
9
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded17
15
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Elche La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15635
Á. Núñez CoboR MirM NetoD Affengruber
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Á. Núñez Cobo DEF152
1
-
A Febas MID1511
2
-
R Mir FWD156
1
-
L Pétrot DEF14
-
D Affengruber DEF14
4
1
M Aguado MID14
1
-
G Valera FWD1422
1
-
A Silva FWD134
-
Álvaro Rodríguez FWD1222
-
V Chust DEF11
4
1
P Bigas DEF111
1
-
M Neto MID113
1
-
R Mendoza MID111
3
-
A Pedrosa DEF101
3
-
I Peña GLK9
-
J Nwankwo DEF91
1
-
H. García DEF82
-
G Diangana FWD7
1
-
Josan FWD71
1
-
M Dituro GLK6
1
-
F Redondo MID4
-
B Diaby DEF2
-
A. Houary Jeddoub FWD2
-
Y. de Santiago FWD2
-
A. Boayar Benaisa FWD1
-
R.Vallecano La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15425
A BatallaJ FrutosP ChavarríaU López
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Batalla GLK15
2
-
A Rațiu DEF151
4
-
F Lejeune DEF15
2
-
P Chavarría DEF1512
4
-
Álvaro García FWD1531
2
-
U López MID142
4
1
I Palazón FWD1412
5
-
J Frutos FWD1441
1
-
P Ciss MID13
2
1
Óscar Valentín MID13
1
-
P Díaz MID12
-
F Pérez FWD121
-
A Alemão FWD111
1
-
A Espino DEF91
-
G Gumbau MID91
1
-
S Camello FWD9
2
1
N Mendy DEF71
2
-
I Balliu DEF6
2
-
L Felipe DEF5
1
-
Óscar Trejo MID4
2
-
R Nteka MID4
-
J Vertrouwd DEF3
-