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

Wed 18th Dec, 20:30 BST, Estadio de la Cerámica, Castellón

Villarreal and their boss Marcelino Toral will be hoping for victory against Iñigo Pérez Soto and his Rayo Vallecano side on Wednesday night, as the pair meet at the Estadio de la Cerámica in the La Liga. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Switching the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds from leading bookmakers, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our top tip on this fixture, meaning that the sides will score 2 goals or more between them during 90 mins. Both Villarreal and R.Vallecano's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.22.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Villarreal are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Villarreal
46%
4/6
7%
8/11
4%
Draw
24%
14/5
6%
29/10
3%
R.Vallecano
30%
4/1
11%
18/5
10%
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2
7%
6/1
Villarreal 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Villarreal 1-0
9%
7/113/2
7%
Villarreal 2-0
7%
15/2
6%
7/1
6%
R.Vallecano 2-1
7%
14/111/1
R.Vallecano 1-0
7%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Villarreal 3-1
5%
12/110/1
8%
R.Vallecano 2-0
4%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Villarreal 3-0
4%
12/1
13%
11/1
Villarreal 3-2
3%
22/116/1
R.Vallecano 3-1
3%
33/125/1
13%
R.Vallecano 3-2
3%
40/125/1
Villarreal 4-1
2%
22/1
21%
18/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
8/11
4%
7/10
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
11/10
5%
21/20
3%
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/9
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
15/8
5%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
58%
7/107/10
2%
BTTS - No
42%
21/2021/20
BTTS - Home Win
24%
9/4
10%
9/4
4%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4
6%
19/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
15/2
6%
6/1
Home/draw
70%
1/6
1%
1/5
2%
Away/draw
54%
23/20
10%
11/10
5%
Home/away
76%
1/4
3%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/9
2%
2/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
10/3
8%
29/10
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
7/4
8%
17/10
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
4/9
3%
4/9
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/6
3%
2/13
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
9/1
9%
8/1
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/16
1%
1/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Home DNB
63%
1/4
6%
2/7
3%
Away DNB
47%
11/4
15%
23/10
10%
Villarreal win to nil
23%
2/1
8%
-
R.Vallecano win to nil
14%
9/1
25%
-
Villarreal / Villarreal
31%
13/8
9%
8/5
5%
Villarreal / R.Vallecano
3%
33/125/1
Villarreal / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
Draw / Villarreal
18%
7/2
5%
17/5
4%
Draw / R.Vallecano
8%
9/1
11%
8/1
6%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/2
R.Vallecano / Villarreal
4%
20/116/1
R.Vallecano / R.Vallecano
11%
7/1
14%
6/1
8%
R.Vallecano / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Villarreal have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the La Liga league table. Villarreal are unbeaten in 11 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 11 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 4 and lost no matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Villarreal have outscored their opponents by 27 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Villarreal have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 16 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 14 goals at home.

R.Vallecano are in 12th position in the La Liga on 19 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 6 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

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

Won
Draw
Lost
Villarreal
R.Vallecano
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona1712233138 
l
 
1-5A
May 18
l
 
1-2F
Feb 16
2
Real Madrid1611322136 
Mar 16
l
 
2-0A
Dec 14
Mar 9
3
A.Madrid1610511935 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 26
d
 
1-1F
Apr 23
4
A.Bilbao179531132 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2F
Apr 13
5
Villarreal Home15753226 
-
-
Feb 23
Dec 18
6
R.Sociedad16736524 
Apr 20
Jan 13
Mar 16
w
 
1-2F
7
Osasuna16664-324 
May 4
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-1A
Jan 19
8
Mallorca17737-424 
Jan 19
w
 
1-2F
May 25
l
 
1-0A
9
Girona16646-122 
d
 
2-2F
May 11
Jan 26
d
 
0-00-0
10
Celta16637-221 
w
 
4-3A
Apr 23
Jan 10
May 18
11
Real Betis16565-221 
Dec 15
Apr 13
May 14
Dec 22
12
R.Vallecano A15546-119 
Dec 18
Feb 23
-
-
13
Sevilla16547-619 
May 25
w
 
1-2F
Mar 2
l
 
1-0A
14
Las Palmas16538-518 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 9
l
 
1-3A
May 11
15
Getafe16376-216 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 30
May 4
d
 
0-00-0
16
Alaves16439-915 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 9
w
 
1-0F
Mar 30
17
Leganes16367-915 
May 14
Dec 22
d
 
1-1F
Feb 2
18
Espanyol154110-1313 
Mar 2
w
 
1-2A
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
19
Valencia14248-910 
Feb 16
d
 
1-1A
Apr 20
w
 
0-1F
20
Valladolid162311-239 
Feb 2
w
 
1-2F
Feb 9
w
 
1-2A
Win / draw / win form
Villarreal 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Villarreal2 - 2Girona
Villarreal3 - 0Alaves
Villarreal1 - 1Getafe
Villarreal3 - 1Las Palmas
Villarreal1 - 5Barcelona
Villarreal4 - 3Celta
Villarreal2 - 2A.Madrid
Villarreal4 - 4Real Madrid
Villarreal3 - 2Sevilla
Villarreal3 - 0R.Vallecano
Villarreal1 - 2A.Madrid
Villarreal1 - 0Valencia
Villarreal5 - 1Granada
Villarreal1 - 1Getafe
Villarreal0 - 0Cadiz
Villarreal1 - 1Mallorca
Villarreal3 - 2Celta
Villarreal0 - 3R.Sociedad
Villarreal3 - 1Osasuna
Villarreal2 - 3A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HVillarreal4 - 3Celta
AVillarreal2 - 1Sevilla
HVillarreal2 - 2A.Madrid
AVillarreal1 - 1Osasuna
HVillarreal4 - 4Real Madrid
AVillarreal1 - 0Girona
HVillarreal3 - 2Sevilla
AVillarreal2 - 3Celta
R.Vallecano 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
10
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
7 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
13 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Valencia0 - 1R.Vallecano
Sevilla1 - 0R.Vallecano
Mallorca1 - 0R.Vallecano
Valladolid1 - 2R.Vallecano
Girona0 - 0R.Vallecano
Espanyol2 - 1R.Vallecano
Getafe0 - 0R.Vallecano
R.Sociedad1 - 2R.Vallecano
Barcelona3 - 0R.Vallecano
Valencia0 - 0R.Vallecano
Villarreal3 - 0R.Vallecano
Celta0 - 0R.Vallecano
Alaves1 - 0R.Vallecano
Girona3 - 0R.Vallecano
Mallorca2 - 1R.Vallecano
A.Madrid2 - 1R.Vallecano
R.Sociedad0 - 0R.Vallecano
Getafe0 - 2R.Vallecano
Osasuna1 - 0R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao4 - 0R.Vallecano
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HR.Vallecano1 - 2Barcelona
AR.Vallecano0 - 0Getafe
AR.Vallecano2 - 1R.Sociedad
HR.Vallecano0 - 1A.Bilbao
AR.Vallecano0 - 3Barcelona
HR.Vallecano2 - 1Granada
AR.Vallecano0 - 0Valencia
HR.Vallecano0 - 1Almeria
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Villarreal since 2014
Villarreal
R.Vallecano
Goals: Scored
14
5
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
VIL
5
VAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Villarreal
Villarreal3 - 0
0 - 1R.Vallecano
Villarreal2 - 0
Villarreal3 - 1
Villarreal2 - 1
Villarreal4 - 2
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
VIL
1
D
2
VAL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Vallecano
Draw1 - 1Draw
R.Vallecano2 - 1
1 - 5Villarreal
Draw2 - 2Draw
R.Vallecano2 - 1
R.Vallecano2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Rayo Vallecano of late. It has been 6 La Liga matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Wednesday night against Villarreal.

Villarreal 5th R.Vallecano 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Villarreal will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that R.Vallecano will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+28
Villarreal have scored 28% more goals at home than predicted
-46
R.Vallecano have scored 46% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.2
average goals scored
0.5
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Villarreal
PG (predicted goals)
R.Vallecano
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
29%
better
VIL
VAL
view stats
Games scored13
11
Failed to score2
4
Scored first9
8
Goals scored27
15
Avg. goals scored1.8
1
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for16
11
Avg. XG for1.9
1.1
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
VIL
VAL
32%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
11
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded25
16
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against18%
11%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+32%

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

Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15755
D CondeA PérezÁlex BaenaAlbiol
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Conde GLK151
1
-
S Comesaña MID1522
4
-
D Parejo MID152
4
-
S Cardona DEF1411
4
-
K Femenía DEF141
4
-
T Barry FWD1442
1
-
Álex Baena FWD1435
4
-
Albiol DEF13
5
-
P Gueye MID13
2
1
Y Pino FWD133
2
-
L Costa DEF121
1
-
I Akhomach FWD111
1
-
A Pérez FWD107
3
-
N Pépé FWD1012
1
-
R Terrats MID9
1
-
J Bernat DEF81
-
E Bailly DEF8
2
-
D Suárez MID6
-
G Moreno FWD511
-
L Júnior GLK1
-
W. Kambwala DEF1
-
R.Vallecano La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15326
F LejeuneJ FrutosI PalazónU López
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Lejeune DEF151
2
-
Óscar Valentín MID15
1
-
S Camello FWD152
1
-
J Frutos FWD1531
1
-
A Mumin DEF1411
4
1
I Palazón MID1412
2
-
A Embarba FWD141
2
-
A Rațiu DEF1311
1
-
U López MID132
5
1
Álvaro García MID131
3
-
P Ciss MID1211
3
-
A Batalla GLK11
1
-
P Chavarría DEF111
1
-
I Balliu DEF11
2
-
G Gumbau MID101
2
-
R Nteka MID101
2
-
J Rodríguez MID6
1
-
P Díaz MID6
1
-
Óscar Trejo MID5
-
D Cárdenas GLK4
-
A Espino DEF4
1
-
A Hernández DEF3
-