Rayo Vallecano vs Getafe prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-05-01 19:00.
[p]Just two points separate Rayo Vallecano and Getafe, and if either side still have ambitions of qualifying for Europe, they’ll know this represents a must-win fixture. After impressing with a nine-game unbeaten streak which stretched into February, Rayo have since won just one of their last ten matches (D3, L6), meaning that a season which held so much promise is threatening to fall flat. [/p]
[p]Troubling home form has been a massive issue for Rayo, with their current five-game winless league streak on their own turf (D2, L3) their longest since March last year. And just one clean sheet in their last 11 such fixtures, which came against already-relegated Real Valladolid, spells out the issue for a side who have conceded more La Liga home goals than all but three sides this season. [/p]
[p]Getafe could be perfect opponents then as they last scored on this ground in October 2018, enduring three winless and goalless visits since (D2, L1). The Azulones have failed to win any of the last seven H2Hs at any venue (D5, L2), while a three-match losing streak in La Liga that includes two scoring blanks hardly stands them in good stead for this fixture.[/p]
[p]One thing Getafe have on their side is impressive recent away league form, having won six of their last eight such fixtures (L2) while conceding just five goals and scoring 14! They’ve won a league-high 18 points on the road in 2025, with that run made all the more impressive by the fact that they failed to win any of their first eight road games in La Liga this term and netted just three goals in the process (D2, L6)![/p]
[p]Players to watch: All-action Rayo midfielder Pathé Ciss has two goals and two yellow cards from his last five outings, while he scored and assisted the last time these sides were separated on this ground in 2021. Ramon Terrats is one to watch on the road, as he has four goals from his last three away outings for Getafe, with the strikes split equally between the first and second half. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Rayo have conceded in the 75th minute or later in their last four La Liga matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Luke Bridle[/i][/p]