Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid Prediction, 10:15 p.m. November 9: Overcoming the challenge

Rayo Vallencano usually make it difficult for Real Madrid in home matches.

Pre-match review Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid

Under Inigo Perez, Rayo Vallecano have shown remarkable progress. After the first 11 rounds of La Liga 2025/26, they have 14 points, 4 points behind the European Cup qualifiers. However, Rayo's home form remains a big question mark: just 1 win from 4 games at Vallecas, while they are about to host a Real Madrid team that has won all 4 of its recent away games.

On the away side, Real Madrid entered this round having just suffered their second defeat of the season, losing 0-1 to Liverpool in the Champions League. However, in La Liga, they are still the dominant force with 30 points after 11 rounds (10 wins, 1 loss), 5 points more than defending champion Barca. If they win all 3 points in Vallecas, Xabi Alonso's team can widen the gap to 8 points, creating a big advantage in the championship race when Barca has a difficult away trip to Celta Vigo.

Despite their good form, Real Madrid still have to be careful because Rayo Vallecano often plays very well against Los Blancos when playing at home. However, with their superior class and a series of 4 consecutive wins in La Liga against Villarreal, Getafe, Barca and Valencia, Real Madrid are still rated much higher. Coach Xabi Alonso's team is still doing very well when always easily dealing with lower-ranked opponents. The class of superstar Kylian Mbappe will be a solid support for the Madrid team in this match. The French striker leads the list of La Liga top scorers with 13 goals.

Form, head-to-head history Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid

The history of confrontations between the two teams shows a clear difference. Rayo has only won 7/46 times against Real Madrid in all competitions. However, they are not easy to bully in recent clashes, 3/4 of the most recent confrontations in La Liga ended in a draw, including a thrilling 3-3 goal chase last season. In the rematch in March this year, Real Madrid won by a narrow 2-1, but they have only had 2 wins in the last 6 meetings, a number that shows Vallecano is capable of causing trouble for the "White Vultures".

Real Madrid have won 13 of their 15 games in all competitions this season and have lost two. But those two defeats were against Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, both very strong teams.

Rayo Vallecano won 4/11 rounds in La Liga and are in the bottom half of the rankings.

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid squad information

Rayo Vallecano are without Diego Mendez and Abdul Mumin.

Real Madrid are without Alaba, Carvajal, Rudiger, Tchouameni and Mastantuono due to injury.

Expected lineup Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid

Rayo Vallecano: Batalla; Pacha, Ciss, Lejeune, Balliu; Gumbau, Diaz, Trejo; Garcia, Palazon, De Frutos.

Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Militao, Huijsen, Carreras; Guler, Camavinga, Ceballos; Bellingham; Vinicius Jr, Mbappe.

Score prediction Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Real Madrid

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