La Liga
12nd tour
Villarreal
18 December
15:30
(EST)
Rayo Vallecano

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano: betting odds December 18, 2024

Rescheduled Matchday 12 in La Liga between Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano will take place on December 18 at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Villarreal vs. Rayo Vallecano: prediction and betting odds, statistics.


Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Spain)


Matches – 7 (La Liga, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 35;

Average yellow cards per match – 5;

Red cards shown – 0;

Average fouls per match – 28;

Penalties – 29%.

Predicted lineups for Villarreal vs. Rayo Vallecano

Villarreal (4-4-2): Luis Junior – Sergi Cardona, Raul Albiol, Kiko Femenia, Eric Bailly – Dani Parejo, Yeremy Pino, Alex Baena, Pape Gueye – Gerard Moreno, Ayoze Perez.


Rayo Vallecano (4-4-2): Augusto Batalla – Florian Lejeune, Abdul Mumin, Andrei Ratiu, Pep Chavarria – Unai Lopez, Jorge de Frutos, Adrian Embarba, Pathé Ciss – Randy Nteka, Isi Palazon.


Each team's starting lineup from their last match in this tournament is listed.

Villarreal

Marcelino Garcia's side hasn't tasted victory in their last four La Liga matches. During this run, they drew 2-2 with Osasuna and Girona, then lost to Athletic (0-2) and Betis (1-2). The team remains sixth in the standings but has fallen behind the top four by seven points. However, they still have a chance to close the gap on fourth-placed Bilbao, as they have two games in hand.


  • At least three goals have been scored in 5 of Villarreal's last 6 La Liga games.
  • Both teams have scored in 15 of the last 18 matches for the Valencian side in La Liga.
  • One of the teams has won with a "clean sheet" in the first half in nine of the club's previous league matches.

Rayo Vallecano

The Madrid side delighted their fans in the last round by playing to a thrilling 3-3 draw with city rivals Real Madrid. Before that, they defeated Valencia 1-0 away. These results have slightly improved Iñigo Pérez's side's league position: the club remains 13th but has increased its lead over the relegation zone to six points. It's worth noting that Rayo Vallecano's away matches in the current La Liga season are among the lowest-scoring, averaging just 1.5 goals.

 

  • A maximum of three goals have been scored in 36 of the last 39 games for the club in La Liga.
  • The number "1" has appeared in the final score in 8 of Rayo Vallecano's last 9 league matches.
  • At least one team has failed to score in 11 of the last 14 away games for the Madrid side in La Liga.

Villarreal vs. Rayo Vallecano: Match Prediction

In the upcoming match, I favor the hosts, who are due to break their four-match winless streak in the league. Such long runs have not occurred in La Liga since October 2023. Villarreal performs well at home, losing only three of their last 18 La Liga matches, and those defeats came against teams competing for top positions. Additionally, the Valencian side has defeated the Madrid club at the Estadio de la Cerámica in 8 of their last 9 La Liga meetings.


The match promises to be high-scoring. I expect both teams to find the net. Villarreal is on a 15-match scoring streak at home in La Liga, and they have also conceded in 9 of their last 10 home league matches. The Valencian side has already conceded 27 goals in the current La Liga season – only four clubs have worse defensive records. I am confident that even Rayo Vallecano will capitalize on such defensive errors. My prediction – Home win and both teams to score – yes.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Odds

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Current season

Logo Villarreal Logo Rayo Vallecano
7 Wins 5
4 Lost 6
5 Draws 5
1.75 GF per game 1.13
1.69 GA per game 1.19
4.44 Corners per game 5.19
3 Yellow cards per game 2.5

La Liga: previous matches of the tournament

Villarreal
12/15/24
Villarreal
Real Betis
L
12/08/24
Athletic Bilbao
Villarreal
L
12/01/24
Villarreal
Girona
T
11/24/24
Osasuna
Villarreal
T
11/09/24
Villarreal
Alavés
W
10/26/24
Valladolid
Villarreal
W
10/20/24
Villarreal
Getafe
T
10/05/24
Real Madrid
Villarreal
L
09/30/24
Villarreal
Las Palmas
W
09/26/24
Espanyol
Villarreal
W
09/22/24
Villarreal
Barcelona
L
09/14/24
Mallorca
Villarreal
W
08/31/24
Valencia
Villarreal
T
08/26/24
Villarreal
Celta
W
08/23/24
Sevilla
Villarreal
W
08/19/24
Villarreal
Atlético Madrid
T
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Rayo Vallecano
12/14/24
Rayo Vallecano
Real Madrid
T
12/07/24
Valencia
Rayo Vallecano
W
12/01/24
Rayo Vallecano
Athletic Bilbao
L
11/24/24
Sevilla
Rayo Vallecano
L
11/08/24
Rayo Vallecano
Las Palmas
L
10/26/24
Rayo Vallecano
Alavés
W
10/20/24
Mallorca
Rayo Vallecano
L
10/05/24
Valladolid
Rayo Vallecano
W
09/28/24
Rayo Vallecano
Leganés
T
09/25/24
Girona
Rayo Vallecano
T
09/22/24
Rayo Vallecano
Atlético Madrid
T
09/16/24
Rayo Vallecano
Osasuna
W
08/31/24
Espanyol
Rayo Vallecano
L
08/27/24
Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona
L
08/24/24
Getafe
Rayo Vallecano
T
08/18/24
Real Sociedad
Rayo Vallecano
W
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Head-to-Head: Villarreal — Rayo Vallecano

La Liga 2023-2024
04/28/24
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
09/24/23
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
La Liga 2022-2023
05/28/23
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
01/30/23
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
La Liga 2021-2022
05/12/22
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
12/12/21
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
Copa del Rey 2019-2020
01/29/20
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
La Liga 2018-2019
03/17/19
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
11/11/18
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
La Liga 2015-2016
04/17/16
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
12/06/15
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
La Liga 2014-2015
02/15/15
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
09/21/14
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
La Liga 2013-2014
05/09/14
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
4
:
0
01/05/14
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
2
:
5
La Liga 2011-2012
03/24/12
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
0
:
2
10/28/11
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
2
:
0
La Liga 2002-2003
03/02/03
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
2
:
1
10/06/02
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
2
:
2
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Standings

Team Games W T L Goals Points Form
1
Barcelona
18 12 2 4 50:20 38
2
Atlético Madrid
17 11 5 1 31:11 38
3
Real Madrid
17 11 4 2 37:16 37
4
Athletic Bilbao
18 9 6 3 27:16 33
5
Mallorca
18 8 3 7 18:21 27
6
Villarreal
16 7 5 4 28:27 26
7
Real Sociedad
17 7 4 6 16:11 25
8
Osasuna
17 6 7 4 22:25 25
9
Real Betis
17 6 6 5 20:21 24
10
Girona
17 6 4 7 23:25 22
11
Sevilla
17 6 4 7 18:23 22
12
Celta
17 6 3 8 25:28 21
13
Rayo Vallecano
16 5 5 6 18:19 20
14
Las Palmas
17 5 4 8 22:27 19
15
Leganés
17 4 6 7 15:23 18
16
Getafe
17 3 7 7 11:14 16
17
Alavés
17 4 4 9 19:28 16
18
Espanyol
16 4 2 10 15:28 14
19
Valladolid
17 3 3 11 12:34 12
20
Valencia
15 2 4 9 13:23 10
Team Games W T L Goals Points Form
1
Atlético Madrid
9 7 2 0 19:6 23
2
Real Madrid
8 7 0 1 20:7 21
3
Athletic Bilbao
10 6 3 1 16:7 21
4
Osasuna
9 5 3 1 17:12 18
5
Celta
9 5 2 2 15:9 17
6
Sevilla
9 5 1 3 8:8 16
7
Barcelona
7 5 0 2 19:6 15
8
Real Betis
8 4 3 1 12:8 15
9
Mallorca
10 4 3 3 9:11 15
10
Getafe
9 3 5 1 8:4 14
11
Girona
8 4 1 3 15:13 13
12
Espanyol
8 4 1 3 11:10 13
13
Villarreal
8 3 3 2 17:16 12
14
Alavés
8 3 3 2 9:9 12
15
Real Sociedad
9 3 2 4 9:9 11
16
Leganés
8 3 1 4 6:10 10
17
Rayo Vallecano
8 2 3 3 12:13 9
18
Las Palmas
8 2 3 3 11:12 9
19
Valladolid
9 2 3 4 6:12 9
20
Valencia
7 2 2 3 10:9 8
Team Games W T L Goals Points Form
1
Barcelona
11 7 2 2 31:14 23
2
Real Madrid
9 4 4 1 17:9 16
3
Atlético Madrid
8 4 3 1 12:5 15
4
Real Sociedad
8 4 2 2 7:2 14
5
Villarreal
8 4 2 2 11:11 14
6
Athletic Bilbao
8 3 3 2 11:9 12
7
Mallorca
8 4 0 4 9:10 12
8
Rayo Vallecano
8 3 2 3 6:6 11
9
Las Palmas
9 3 1 5 11:15 10
10
Girona
9 2 3 4 8:12 9
11
Real Betis
9 2 3 4 8:13 9
12
Leganés
9 1 5 3 9:13 8
13
Osasuna
8 1 4 3 5:13 7
14
Sevilla
8 1 3 4 10:15 6
15
Celta
8 1 1 6 10:19 4
16
Alavés
9 1 1 7 10:19 4
17
Valladolid
8 1 0 7 6:22 3
18
Getafe
8 0 2 6 3:10 2
19
Valencia
8 0 2 6 3:14 2
20
Espanyol
8 0 1 7 4:18 1

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