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Match predictionOur tip: 2-0
Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction: Mourinho's Men Eye Strong Response at Home
Real Madrid welcome Rayo Vallecano to the Bernabéu on 12 September 2026 for La Liga Matchday 5, sitting third with nine points from four matches and needing a convincing home performance to reassert pressure on the teams above them. Rayo…
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- Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano in week 5 of the 2026-2027 La Liga kicks off at 20:00 GMT on 2026-09-12.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between José Mourinho and Benat San Jose.
- Real Madrid are 3rd in the standings with 9 points, followed by Rayo Vallecano in 14th on 4 points.
- Real Madrid have 4 players sidelined: R. Asencio (Muscle Injury), Eder Militao (Hamstring Injury), F. Mendy (Hip Injury), Rodrygo (Knee Injury) but Rayo Vallecano face 7 absences: A. Batalla (Broken calfbone), M. Kumbulla (Muscle Injury), Luiz Felipe (Hamstring Injury), I. Palazon (Muscle Injury), F. Perez (Red Card), J. Vertrouwd (Muscle Injury), J. de Frutos (Red Card).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Real Madrid should be met by Rayo Vallecano's expected 4-2-3-1.
- The previous match saw F. Valverde lead Real Madrid with a 8.5 TheyScored rating, and S. Camello top-rating for Rayo Vallecano at 9.5.
- Real Madrid came off a win (2-1 vs Inter Milan) and Rayo Vallecano also triumphed (3-2 vs Racing Santander).
- Real Madrid look strong (4-0-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Rayo Vallecano have 1-1-3 in the same span.
- Dominance for Real Madrid: across 22 clashes, they've won 16 games and only lost 2 games to Rayo Vallecano, with 4 stalemates.
- 3-0 leads the pack at 16.5% of all our users' guesses, with 3-1 next on 15.3%.
- Our model forecasts 2-0 for Real Madrid, bolstered by their 2-0-0 home record and an average of 4.00 goals per game.
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3
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| 14' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 17' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 35' | 3 - 0 | ||
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| 51' | 3 - 1 | ||
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| 76' | P. Ciss | ||
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| 90+1' | 4 - 1 | ||
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Real Madrid is going head to head with Rayo Vallecano on 12/9/2026 19:00 GMT for the Spain La Liga. Our users most predicted score for this game is 3 - 1. 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 Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano H2H statistics!