Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid

La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid

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Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid preview

Rayo Vallecano host Real Madrid in La Liga on Sunday 31 January 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid. Rayo Vallecano sit 12th on 12 points after 10 matches, while Real Madrid are 3rd in the table with 27 points from 11.

Recent form: Rayo Vallecano W-L-D-D-W, Real Madrid W-W-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Rayo Vallecano have scored 1.3 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Real Madrid average 3.0 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Rayo Vallecano won 1, 4 games were drawn and Real Madrid won 5. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 12 Sep 2026, ended Real Madrid 4-1 Rayo Vallecano.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Real Madrid119022810+1827LWWWW
12Rayo Vallecano103341520-512WDDLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rayo Vallecano 1, draws 4, Real Madrid 5.

Team news

Rayo Vallecano expected line-up (4-3-3)

Emil Audero, Florian Lejeune, Mujaid Sadick, Adrià Pedrosa, Andrei Rațiu, Unai López, Pathé Ciss, Pedro Díaz, Álvaro García, Sergio Camello, Jorge de Frutos

Real Madrid expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Thibaut Courtois, Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen, Jude Bellingham, Yan Diomande, Arda Güler, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Federico Valverde, Bernardo Silva, Kylian Mbappé

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