Rayo Vallecano vs Betis prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-12-14 20:00.
[p]After midweek away games in Europe, Rayo Vallecano and Real Betis return to domestic action on Monday night.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Winless from their last five La Liga matches (D3, L2) and with just a single goal to their name across those five games, Rayo Vallecano have slipped down the table from just outside the European places to 12th position ahead of this gameweek. They were beaten 1-0 away at Espanyol last round and, following a successful midweek trip to Poland, return to the Vallecas Stadium where the Red Sashes have lost just one of their last ten league matches (W2, D7). After their last two La Liga games as hosts ended with the points shared, they began this round as the side with the most La Liga home draws in 2025 (D9).[/p]
[p]Real Betis hosted Barcelona last weekend off the back of three consecutive competitive wins and only one defeat from their 17 previous games across all competitions, rallying from a 4-1 half-time deficit to lose 5-3. That result means that all three of Manuel Pellegrini’s side’s La Liga defeats have come as hosts, whereas they are unbeaten on the road this season (W2, D5), having registered their longest run without an away loss from the start of a campaign since 1996/97. Betis should also be relishing this trip to the Community of Madrid as they have lost only one of their last four league games in the region (W2, D1) and have scored eight times across these matches.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Rayo Vallecano are unbeaten across the last three H2Hs (W1, D2), although that victory in March 2024 was their only one from the last 12 (D5, L6). The visitors have a strong record at the Vallecas Stadium, losing just one of their last six league visits (W2, D3).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Rayo Vallecano conceded under 1.5 goals in nine of their last ten competitive home games.[/p]
[p]Rayo Vallecano have won only one of their last eight league matches on a Monday (D2, L5).[/p]
[p]Across the first 15 minutes of La Liga games this season, Real Betis have conceded seven times, more than any other side in Europe’s top-five leagues heading into this round.[/p]
[p]Real Betis scored the opening goal of the game in four of their last five league matches.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Florian Lejeune has scored in the first half of this fixture in each of the last two seasons, while Cucho Hernández got Betis’ opening goal in this H2H in May and has four goal contributions across his last six competitive appearances (G3, A1).[/p]
[p]Unai LĂłpez is suspended for Rayo, while Betis have no new availability issues.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given their recent record in this league, backing Real Betis to score first looks a well-priced bet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tom Penn[/i][/p]