Celta VigoAttacking momentumRayo Vallecano
Preview
- Home side Celta Vigo meet Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos on 2026-01-18 (kick-off 17:30 GMT), contesting week 20 of the 2025-2026 La Liga.
- With the data available to us, Claudio Giraldez and Inigo Perez have not met as managers before.
- Celta Vigo are 7th in the standings with 29 points, followed by Rayo Vallecano in 11th on 22 points.
- Celta Vigo misses 2 players: C. Dominguez (Coach's decision), M. Ristic (Coach's decision) but Rayo Vallecano misses 8 players: P. Ciss (International duty), Luiz Felipe (Injury), D. Mendez (Injury), A. Mumin (Knee Injury), A. Ratiu (Muscle Injury), O. Valentin (Red Card), S. Camello (Injury), U. Lopez (Injury).
- Forecasting a three-man defense for Celta Vigo (3-4-3), while Rayo Vallecano are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
- Celta Vigo won 1-0 against Sevilla, while Rayo Vallecano lost their fixture 0-2 vs Alaves.
- Celta Vigo look strong (3-2-0) over the last 5 matches, whereas Rayo Vallecano have 2-1-2 in the same span.
- Rayo Vallecano lead this rivalry - 10 wins from 25 matches versus Celta Vigo (who've won just 6 games), alongside 9 draws.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Celta Vigo's 2-5-3 home form and Rayo Vallecano's 3-1-6 away record.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Celta Vigo
Rayo Vallecano
Events
| 40' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 44' | H. Alvarez | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
| 54' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 58' | G. Gumbau | ||
| 58' | H. Sotelo | ||
| 59' | C. Martin | ||
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| 65' | Card upgrade | Nobel Mendy-VAR | |
| 65' | I. Palazon | ||
| 65' | I. Aspas | ||
| 66' | O. Mingueza | ||
| 66' | N. Mendy | ||
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| 79' | 3 - 0 | ||
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Stats
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Standings
TV Channels
Celta Vigo is going head to head with Rayo Vallecano on 18/1/2026 17:30 GMT at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano H2H statistics!