Matchday 16 in La Liga between Betis and Rayo Vallecano will take place on December 7 at the Benito Villamarín Stadium in Seville. Betis vs. Rayo Vallecano: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Victor Garcia Verdura (Spain)
Matches – 8 (La Liga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 36;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.5;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 29;
Penalties – 50%.
Predicted lineups for Betis vs. Rayo Vallecano
Betis (4-2-3-1): Fran Vieites – Youssouf Sabaly, Marc Bartra, Diego Llorente, Romain Perraud – Sergi Altimira, Joao Cardoso – Giovani Lo Celso, Abde Ezzalzouli, Chimy Avila – Vitor Hugo Roque.
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1): Augusto Batalla – Florian Lejeune, Abdul Mumin, Ivan Balliu, Alfonso Espino – Pedro Diaz, Oscar Valentin – Jorge de Frutos, Alvaro Garcia, Oscar Trejo – Sergio Camello.
Each team's lineup is based on their previous match in this tournament.
Betis
The Seville side secured an away victory against Villarreal (2-1) in the last round, despite playing almost an hour with ten men. Before this, the club had not won in five consecutive La Liga matches (3 draws and 2 losses). Manuel Pellegrini's team is currently in 9th place, just three points shy of the European competition spots.
Midfielder Chimy Avila will miss the match due to suspension.
- Both teams scored in 5 of Betis's last 6 La Liga games.
- The number "2" appeared in the final score of the club's last five league matches.
- Seville suffered only one first-half defeat in their last eight home matches in La Liga (2 wins and 5 draws).
Rayo Vallecano
The Madrid side is unbeaten in three consecutive La Liga matches. During this run, they defeated Valencia (1-0) and drew with Real Madrid (3-3) and Villarreal. This is already their second unbeaten streak in the league this season; earlier in the fall, they went five matches without a loss (2 wins and 3 draws). Inigo Perez's team is in 12th place, six points clear of the relegation zone.
- The number "1" appeared in the final score in 9 of Rayo Vallecano's last 10 La Liga games.
- In their last 13 La Liga matches, the club lost only 4 times (4 wins and 5 draws).
- No more than two goals were scored in 6 of Madrid's last 8 away league matches.
Betis vs. Rayo Vallecano: Match Prediction
In the upcoming match, I favor the hosts. The Seville side finds themselves in a position that does not reflect their true potential. They should be competing for at least fifth place, but due to some slip-ups in the league, they are currently mid-table. Betis performs well at home, having only slipped up once this season, losing to Mallorca (4 wins and 3 draws). This season, they have taken points at home from Barcelona (2-2) and handed Atletico their only league defeat so far (1-0).
Rayo Vallecano tends to pick up points away from home against mid-table teams and lower. However, defeating them convincingly is challenging. Therefore, I don't recommend betting on a large margin for the hosts. Betis has successfully won their last four home La Liga meetings against the Madrid side, with an aggregate score of 9-3. I expect this trend to continue.
My prediction – Betis to win
