Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th December 2025

When Rayo Vallecano come to RCDE Stadium for the LaLiga match this coming Sunday, Espanyol will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 6 in the LaLiga standings, Espanyol, have so far collected 24 points this season, while Rayo Vallecano collected 17 points. This puts them up as number 9 after 14 rounds.

From a rather disappointing position in the table, Rayo Vallecano could really do with a win when going up against Espanyol. They have had some tough results and need to get their season back on track pronto.

Espanyol are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady ten goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of one per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Rayo Vallecano are currently not the most scoring team in the LaLiga, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded ten times, an average of one per game. They managed five clean sheets in these.

Espanyol won the last two meetings against Rayo Vallecano, as they followed up a 2-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 4-0 score.

Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Espanyol Form

Espanyol look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Villarreal, they were left empty-handed in a 0-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Sevilla in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Celta Vigo in their most recent outing. Espanyol won three of their previous six matches at RCDE Stadium in the LaLiga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to nine against.

Espanyol were spoken of as contenders for a title, but current form has them running a little behind in the LaLiga.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Real Oviedo, they got a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Slovan Bratislava, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 1-1 game with Valencia. In their last six away matches in the LaLiga, Rayo Vallecano won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and six scored.

Rayo Vallecano were spoken of as contenders for a title, but current form has them running a little behind in the LaLiga.

Espanyol find it just as tough as Rayo Vallecano to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at RCDE Stadium.

Espanyol have taken four points from their last five games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of five goals to nine. Rayo Vallecano won one of their last six matches against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table, scoring four and conceding nine goals. They collected five points from these. Espanyol are looking at a record of seven wins, three draws and four defeats in the LaLiga this season. Rayo Vallecano have a record of four wins, five draws and five defeats in the LaLiga.

Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Espanyol Squad

The 46-year-old coach of the home team, Manolo Gonzalez, will select the lineup against Rayo Vallecano from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Marko Dmitrovic (0/14), Pol Tristan (0/0), Brian Olivan (0/0), Carlos Romero (2/13), Clemens Riedel (0/7), Fernando Calero (0/10), Jose Salinas (0/7), Leandro Cabrera (1/13), Miguel Rubio (1/5), Omar El Hilali (0/14), Ruben Sanchez (0/7), Charles Pickel (0/8), Edu Exposito (0/13), Pol Lozano (1/14), Ramon Terrats (0/9), Urko Gonzalez de Zarate (0/13), Antoniu Roca (0/6), Javier Puado (2/8), Jofre Carreras (0/8), Kike Garcia (3/13), Luca Koleosho (0/3), Pere Milla (5/12), Roberto Fernandez (3/14), Tyrhys Dolan (0/14).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Rayo Vallecano players that the manager Inigo Perez will choose from for the upcoming game:

Adrian Molina (0/0), Augusto Batalla (0/14), Dani Cardenas (0/0), Abdul Mumin (0/0), Alfonso Espino (1/9), Andrei Ratiu (0/14), Florian Lejeune (0/14), Ivan Balliu (0/5), Jozhua Vertrouwd (0/3), Luiz Felipe (0/5), Nobel Mendy (1/6), Pep Chavarria (1/14), Alvaro Garcia (3/14), Gerard Gumbau (0/8), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/4), Oscar Valentin (0/12), Pathe Ciss (0/13), Pedro Diaz (0/12), Samuel Becerra (0/3), Unai Lopez (0/13), Alexandre Zurawski (1/11), Fran Perez (1/11), Isi Palazon (1/13), Jorge de Frutos (4/13), Randy Nteka (0/3), Sergio Camello (0/8).

Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

Espanyol seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Sunday. Espanyol have to alter their line-up, as both Omar El Hilali and Javier Puado get a day in the shade.

Rayo Vallecano have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin can't be called upon by Rayo Vallecano, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

Espanyol go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 4-0 the last two times they played Rayo Vallecano. Espanyol have a 5-1-4 advantage over Rayo Vallecano, whom they beat 4-0, the last time they faced each other. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 13/10.

Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 6/5 with the bookies this coming Sunday.

Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Kike Garcia is the most prolific LaLiga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Rayo Vallecano look to Jorge de Frutos, hoping he can add to his current total of two LaLiga goals in his latest games.

In their last 10 matches at RCDE Stadium across all tournaments Espanyol won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Rayo Vallecano claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at RCDE Stadium since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Espanyol. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Rayo Vallecano.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Espanyol managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Rayo Vallecano averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Espanyol’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Rayo Vallecano, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches.