Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club – Match preview, form & H2H

La Liga La Liga Round 8
Rayo Vallecano
0 – 0
Abandoned
Athletic Club

Last 5 matches

Rayo Vallecano 1 W · 2 D · 2 L
  1. L Real Sociedad – Rayo Vallecano La Liga · 1–0
  2. W Rayo Vallecano – Celta Vigo La Liga · 3–0
  3. L Rayo Vallecano – Elche La Liga · 0–3
  4. D Getafe – Rayo Vallecano La Liga · 1–1
  5. D Osasuna – Rayo Vallecano La Liga · 1–1
Athletic Club 2 W · 2 D · 1 L
  1. D Osasuna – Athletic Club La Liga · 1–1
  2. W Athletic Club – Real Sociedad La Liga · 2–1
  3. W Athletic Club – Getafe La Liga · 4–0
  4. L Levante – Athletic Club La Liga · 3–1
  5. D Valencia – Athletic Club La Liga · 0–0

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Rayo Vallecano Athletic Club
Goals scored 5(1 per match) 8(1.6 per match)
Goals conceded 6(1.2 per match) 5(1 per match)
Matches without conceding 1 of 5 2 of 5
Matches without scoring 2 of 5 1 of 5
Yellow cards 12(2.4 per match) 8(1.6 per match)
Corners 25(5 per match) 25(5 per match)
League position La Liga
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Athletic Club 11 4 4 3 15 11 +4 16
14 Rayo Vallecano 11 3 3 5 15 21 -6 12
UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Relegation

Gap between teams: 4 points

Full La Liga standings

This season compared

La Liga 2026/2027
Rayo Vallecano Athletic Club
11 Matches played 11
1.4 Goals scored per match 1.4
1.9 Goals conceded per match 1.0
52% Average possession 55%
7 of 11 Matches with 3 or more goals 5 of 11
5.3 Corners per match 5.6
2.5 Yellow cards per match 1.8
1 of 11 Matches without conceding 5 of 11

Top scorers

La Liga 2026/2027
Rayo Vallecano
Sergio Camello

Attacker

7 Goals
2 Assists
Minutes per goal 110'
Pass accuracy 80.5%
Matches played 12
Minutes played 772'

Also scoring

  1. Álvaro García Attacker · 257' per goal 3 Goals 2 Assists
  2. Jorge de Frutos Attacker · 357' per goal 2 Goals 2 Assists
Athletic Club
Álex Berenguer

Attacker

4 Goals
3 Assists
Minutes per goal 189'
Pass accuracy 79.9%
Matches played 12
Minutes played 755'

Also scoring

  1. Iñaki Williams Attacker · 395' per goal 2 Goals 2 Assists
  2. Nico Williams Attacker · 308' per goal 2 Goals 1 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Rayo Vallecano wins
Draws
Athletic Club wins
0
1
4
0%
20%
80%
Total goals 11 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 2.2 2.2 per match
Rayo Vallecano goals 3 0.6 per match
Athletic Club goals 8 1.6 per match
Both teams scored 60% 3/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 40% 2/5 matches
Avg corners per match 8.8 Across 5 meetings
Avg cards per match 4.2 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 1 - 1
Rayo Vallecano 1–1 1 1 Athletic Club
Athletic Club 1–0 1 0 Rayo Vallecano
Athletic Club 3–1 3 1 Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano 1–2 1 2 Athletic Club
Rayo Vallecano 0–1 0 1 Athletic Club

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About the match

Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club will be played on 9 December 2026 at 19:00 UTC at Estadio de Vallecas in La Liga.

Ahead of kick-off, Rayo Vallecano are 14th in the La Liga standings, while Athletic Club are 7th.

Head-to-head

Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club have met 22 times in the available head-to-head data.

Rayo Vallecano won 3 times, while Athletic Club won 14 times, with 5 meetings ending in draws.

Predicted lineups

The official lineups have not yet been confirmed. The following lineups are predicted and may change before kick-off.

Rayo Vallecano (4-3-3): Pedro Díaz, Pathé Ciss, Unai López, Sergio Camello, Mujaid Sadick, Adrià Pedrosa, Álvaro García, Jorge de Frutos, Iván Balliu, Florian Lejeune, Emil Audero.

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1): Unai Simón, Aitor Paredes, Yeray Álvarez, Álex Berenguer, Iñaki Williams, Jesús Areso, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria, Yuri Berchiche, Robert Navarro, Beñat Gerenabarrena, Peio Canales Urtasun.

Unavailable players

Rayo Vallecano: Raúl de Tomás, Augusto Batalla.

Athletic Club: Unai Egiluz, Nico Williams, Oihan Sancet, Aymeric Laporte.

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