Elche vs Rayo Vallecano prediction and preview

Elche vs Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Sunday 24 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche

Elche · Rayo Vallecano · La Liga predictions

Elche welcome Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Elche on Sunday 24 January 2027 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. Elche go into the round 17th, on 10 points from 11 games, while Rayo Vallecano sit 12th on 12 points after 10 matches.

Elche come into the game with a L-W-D-D-W run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Rayo Vallecano's recent sequence reads W-L-D-D-W. Over their last 6, Elche have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Rayo Vallecano average 1.3 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Elche won 7, 0 games were drawn and Rayo Vallecano won 3. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 24 Oct 2026, ended Rayo Vallecano 0-3 Elche.