Match stats

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45 Ball possession (%) 55
14 Goal attempts 18
5 Shots on Goal 3
5 Shots off Goal 7
4 Blocked shots 8

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano: prediction & betting odds 18 December 2024

Betting tips 18 December 2024

Over the past month, Villarreal have slipped down the La Liga standings, while Rayo Vallecano are climbing towards the top ten. During the weekend, they held Real Madrid to a draw at home (3:3), so an away trip to a struggling Villarreal might not pose a significant challenge for them.

Villarreal's attacking approach under the current coaching staff exposes their play on both ends. The bet on both teams to score has come through in six of their last nine matches. In the last round, they lost to Real Betis (1:2)—with Logan Costa, Santi Comesaña, and Alfonso Pedraza absent, which impacted their defence. In terms of xG, Villarreal were much more threatening than the Sevillians (2.01 against 0.60), and in the overall expected goals metric, Villarreal rank in La Liga's top four (32.00).

In Rayo's four December matches, the total over 2.5 has been seen three times. Their high-scoring draw with Real Madrid proved that Rayo Vallecano are in fine mental shape, creating far more chances (1.65 against 0.65 in xG). The coaching staff emphasise vertical play with a 4-4-2 formation—the wide midfielders frequently join the attack, forming an attacking quartet with the forwards.

Matches involving Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano regularly feature plenty of goals. The teams need points midweek to improve their league positions, so they will likely prioritise attacking play.

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Both Teams to Score – Yes
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La Liga: previous matches in the tournament

Villarreal
15.12.24
Villarreal
Real Betis
L
08.12.24
Athletic Bilbao
Villarreal
L
01.12.24
Villarreal
Girona
D
24.11.24
Osasuna
Villarreal
D
09.11.24
Villarreal
Alavés
W
26.10.24
Valladolid
Villarreal
W
20.10.24
Villarreal
Getafe
D
05.10.24
Real Madrid
Villarreal
L
30.09.24
Villarreal
Las Palmas
W
26.09.24
Espanyol
Villarreal
W
22.09.24
Villarreal
Barcelona
L
14.09.24
Mallorca
Villarreal
W
31.08.24
Valencia
Villarreal
D
26.08.24
Villarreal
Celta
W
23.08.24
Sevilla
Villarreal
W
19.08.24
Villarreal
Atlético Madrid
D
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Rayo Vallecano
14.12.24
Rayo Vallecano
Real Madrid
D
07.12.24
Valencia
Rayo Vallecano
W
01.12.24
Rayo Vallecano
Athletic Bilbao
L
24.11.24
Sevilla
Rayo Vallecano
L
08.11.24
Rayo Vallecano
Las Palmas
L
26.10.24
Rayo Vallecano
Alavés
W
20.10.24
Mallorca
Rayo Vallecano
L
05.10.24
Valladolid
Rayo Vallecano
W
28.09.24
Rayo Vallecano
Leganés
D
25.09.24
Girona
Rayo Vallecano
D
22.09.24
Rayo Vallecano
Atlético Madrid
D
16.09.24
Rayo Vallecano
Osasuna
W
31.08.24
Espanyol
Rayo Vallecano
L
27.08.24
Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona
L
24.08.24
Getafe
Rayo Vallecano
D
18.08.24
Real Sociedad
Rayo Vallecano
W
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H2H: Villarreal — Rayo Vallecano

La Liga 2023-2024
28.04.24
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
24.09.23
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
La Liga 2022-2023
28.05.23
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
30.01.23
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
La Liga 2021-2022
12.05.22
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
12.12.21
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
Copa del Rey 2019-2020
29.01.20
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
La Liga 2018-2019
17.03.19
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
11.11.18
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
La Liga 2015-2016
17.04.16
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
06.12.15
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
La Liga 2014-2015
15.02.15
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
21.09.14
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
La Liga 2013-2014
09.05.14
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
4
:
0
05.01.14
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
2
:
5
La Liga 2011-2012
24.03.12
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
0
:
2
28.10.11
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
2
:
0
La Liga 2002-2003
02.03.03
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
2
:
1
06.10.02
Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal
2
:
2
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Tables

Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Barcelona
38 28 4 6 102:39 88
2
Real Madrid
38 26 6 6 78:38 84
3
Atlético Madrid
38 22 10 6 68:30 76
4
Athletic Bilbao
38 19 13 6 54:29 70
5
Villarreal
38 20 10 8 71:51 70
6
Real Betis
38 16 12 10 57:50 60
7
Celta
38 16 7 15 59:57 55
8
Rayo Vallecano
38 13 13 12 41:45 52
9
Osasuna
38 12 16 10 48:52 52
10
Mallorca
38 13 9 16 35:44 48
11
Real Sociedad
38 13 7 18 35:46 46
12
Valencia
38 11 13 14 44:54 46
13
Getafe
38 11 9 18 34:39 42
14
Espanyol
38 11 9 18 40:51 42
15
Alavés
38 10 12 16 38:48 42
16
Girona
38 11 8 19 44:60 41
17
Sevilla
38 10 11 17 42:55 41
18
Leganés
38 9 13 16 39:56 40
19
Las Palmas
38 8 8 22 40:61 32
20
Valladolid
38 4 4 30 26:90 16
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Real Madrid
19 16 1 2 45:19 49
2
Atlético Madrid
19 14 4 1 42:15 46
3
Barcelona
19 14 1 4 52:20 43
4
Athletic Bilbao
19 11 6 2 32:13 39
5
Celta
19 11 3 5 32:21 36
6
Osasuna
19 10 6 3 33:23 36
7
Villarreal
19 9 7 3 43:27 34
8
Real Betis
19 9 7 3 32:21 34
9
Valencia
19 9 4 6 26:20 31
10
Espanyol
19 8 6 5 23:20 30
11
Real Sociedad
19 8 3 8 20:20 27
12
Mallorca
19 7 6 6 20:21 27
13
Rayo Vallecano
19 6 8 5 24:26 26
14
Leganés
19 7 4 8 23:27 25
15
Girona
19 7 3 9 27:30 24
16
Alavés
19 6 6 7 14:17 24
17
Sevilla
19 6 6 7 17:23 24
18
Getafe
19 4 7 8 15:19 19
19
Las Palmas
19 4 5 10 21:29 17
20
Valladolid
19 3 4 12 11:32 13
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Barcelona
19 14 3 2 50:19 45
2
Villarreal
19 11 3 5 28:24 36
3
Real Madrid
19 10 5 4 33:19 35
4
Athletic Bilbao
19 8 7 4 22:16 31
5
Atlético Madrid
19 8 6 5 26:15 30
6
Rayo Vallecano
19 7 5 7 17:19 26
7
Real Betis
19 7 5 7 25:29 26
8
Getafe
19 7 2 10 19:20 23
9
Mallorca
19 6 3 10 15:23 21
10
Celta
19 5 4 10 27:36 19
11
Real Sociedad
19 5 4 10 15:26 19
12
Alavés
19 4 6 9 24:31 18
13
Sevilla
19 4 5 10 25:32 17
14
Girona
19 4 5 10 17:30 17
15
Osasuna
19 2 10 7 15:29 16
16
Las Palmas
19 4 3 12 19:32 15
17
Leganés
19 2 9 8 16:29 15
18
Valencia
19 2 9 8 18:34 15
19
Espanyol
19 3 3 13 17:31 12
20
Valladolid
19 1 0 18 15:58 3

Team lineups

Villarreal

Marcelino
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Luíz Lúcio Reis Júnior
gk. 4 -5
Sergi Cardona
df. 17 1
Logan Evans Costa
df. 14 1
Pau Navarro Badenes
df. 7 0
Willy Kambwala Ndengushi
df. 2 0
Santi Comesaña
mf. 17 2
Pape Alassane Gueye
mf. 16 0
Yeremy Jesús Pino Santos
mf. 16 0
Denis Suárez
mf. 8 0
Thierno Mamadou Barry
fw. 17 7
Ayoze Pérez
fw. 12 8
Substitutes
Rubén Gómez Peris
gk. 0 0
Raúl Albiol
df. 15 0
Juan Bernat
df. 10 0
Eric Bailly
df. 9 0
Juan Foyth
df. 2 0
Arnau Solà Mateu
df. 0 0
Thiago Ezequiel Ojeda
mf. 1 0
Gerard Moreno
fw. 8 2
Pau Cabanes de la Torre
fw. 7 1
Karl Edouard Blaise Etta Eyong
fw. 0 0
Rayo Vallecano

Íñigo Pérez
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Augusto Martín Batalla Barga
gk. 14 -16
Florian Lejeune
df. 19 0
Abdul Mumin
df. 17 2
Iván Balliu
df. 14 0
Alfonso Espino
df. 6 0
Óscar Valentín
mf. 19 0
Álvaro García
mf. 17 2
Pedro Díaz
mf. 9 0
Oscar Trejo
mf. 7 0
Jorge de Frutos
fw. 19 4
Sergio Camello
fw. 19 2
Substitutes
Daniel Cárdenas Lindez
gk. 5 -6
Andrei Raţiu
df. 17 1
Josep María Chavarría Pérez
df. 15 0
Aridane Hernández
df. 4 0
Isaac Palazón Camacho
mf. 19 3
Pathé Ismaël Ciss
mf. 16 1
Unai López
mf. 16 3
Randy Nteka
mf. 14 1
Gerard Gumbau
mf. 10 0
Jonathan Montiel
mf. 0 0
Adrian Embarba
fw. 17 1
Sergi Guardiola
fw. 5 0
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