Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-11-08 15:15.
[p]La Liga leaders Real Madrid are looking to bounce back from just a second defeat of the season when they make the short journey to take on an in-form Rayo Vallecano side.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Rayo Vallecano have been on both ends of the emotional spectrum this week, as they followed up a 4-0 defeat against Villarreal in La Liga last week by coming from two goals down to beat Lech Poznań 3-2 in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday. Boss Iñigo Pérez will be delighted his side got back on track so quickly after their only defeat in their last eight outings across all competitions (W6, D1). A home fixture appears ideal to continue that run as Rayo have lost just three La Liga games at Estadio de Vallecas in 2025 (W5, D7), with those seven stalemates a league-high figure.[/p]
[p]Real Madrid’s week has mirrored Rayo’s but in reverse, as they cruised past Valencia last week (4-0) before being beaten 1-0 by Liverpool in midweek UEFA Champions League action. Los Blancos are looking to respond and cement their place at the La Liga summit after winning ten of their first 11 league games to open a season for just the second time this century. The road is where they’ve looked most fallible this term with both of their two defeats across all competitions coming in away games, including one against city rivals Atlético, but that’s their only loss in their last eight away games against sides from the Community of Madrid (W4, D3).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Rayo have fared well in this fixture recently, losing just two of the last six La Liga H2Hs (W1, D3). Real Madrid have won just one of their last five away league H2Hs (D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Rayo have won all four league games they’ve scored first in this season.[/p]
[p]Rayo are on a club-record six-match unbeaten home league run against sides from the Community of Madrid (W1, D5).[/p]
[p]None of Real’s last three away games have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p]Real have scored a pre-round league-high nine goals between the 31st minute and half-time this campaign.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Isi Palazón boasts just one career H2H victory (D3, L3), but he scored and assisted for Rayo in last season’s corresponding fixture (D 3-3). Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé has scored in eight successive La Liga games, and could become the first player to do so in nine since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2018.[/p]
[p]Rayo don’t appear to have any fresh injury concerns, while Real will be without Aurélien Tchouaméni and Franco Mastantuono and are sweating on the fitness of Federico Valverde.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]After a rare off night in midweek, we suggest backing Mbappé to score first and Real to win here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]