Rayo VallecanoAttacking momentumVillarreal
Preview
- Home side Rayo Vallecano meet Villarreal at Estadio de Vallecas on 2026-05-17 (kick-off 18:00 GMT), contesting week 37 of the 2025-2026 La Liga.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Inigo Perez and Marcelino.
- In the table Rayo Vallecano are 10th (44 pts) and Villarreal sit 3rd with 69 pts.
- Rayo Vallecano have 7 players out: I. Akhomach (Muscle Injury), Luiz Felipe (Injury), D. Mendez (Knee Injury), I. Palazon (Red Card), I. Balliu (Injury), A. Garcia (Injury), G. Gumbau (Injury) whereas Villarreal have 3 players missing: J. Foyth (Achilles Tendon Injury), R. Veiga (Yellow Cards), P. Cabanes (Convalescence).
- We're predicting Rayo Vallecano to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Villarreal are expected to line up in 4-4-2.
- The previous match saw A. Batalla lead Rayo Vallecano with a 8.2 TheyScored rating, and N. Pépé top-rating for Villarreal at 7.5.
- Rayo Vallecano were held to a 1-1 draw with Valencia, and Villarreal then lost 2-3 to Sevilla.
- Rayo Vallecano (3-2-0) and Villarreal (2-2-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Villarreal hold the upper hand H2H: of 20 meetings, they've triumphed 13 times, conceded 4 times and shared 3 draws.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Villarreal to win 2-1, despite Rayo Vallecano's 6-10-2 home form - Villarreal's strong 7-5-6 record away with 2.39 goals/game does the trick.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
Events
| 28' | 1 - 0 | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 47' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 61' | F. Lejeune | ||
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| 81' | |||
| 82' | U. Lopez | ||
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| 90+6' | S. Mourino | ||
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Standings
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TV Channels
Rayo Vallecano is going head to head with Villarreal on 17/5/2026 17:00 GMT at Estadio de Vallecas 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 Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal H2H statistics!