Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 8 November 2026, 15:15 UTC

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Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Sunday 8 November 2026, 15:15 UTC · Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastián

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Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano preview

Real Sociedad host Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 15:15 UTC at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián. Real Sociedad sit 5th on 19 points after 11 matches, while Rayo Vallecano go into the round 12th, on 12 points from 10 games.

Recent form: Real Sociedad L-W-W-W-W, Rayo Vallecano W-L-D-D-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Real Sociedad have scored 2.3 and conceded 2.0 goals per game, with 6 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Rayo Vallecano average 1.3 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Real Sociedad have 3 wins to Rayo Vallecano's 2 across 10 meetings, with 5 draws. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 26 Apr 2026, ended Rayo Vallecano 3-3 Real Sociedad.

Real Sociedad are without Luken Beitia (injury), Arsen Zakharyan (injury) and Álvaro Odriozola (injury). Rayo Vallecano are without Augusto Batalla (injury), Raúl de Tomás (injury) and Luiz Felipe (injury). Augusto Batalla has featured heavily in recent matches.

Bookmaker prices make Real Sociedad favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Real Sociedad116142020019WWWWL
12Rayo Vallecano103341520-512WDDLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Real Sociedad 3, draws 5, Rayo Vallecano 2.

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Real Sociedad expected line-up (4-4-2)

Álex Remiro, Jon Aramburu, Jon Martín Vicente, Mamadou Sarr, Sergio Gómez, Gonçalo Guedes, Jon Gorrotxategi, Carlos Soler, Ander Barrenetxea, Mikel Oyarzabal, Luka Sucic

Rayo Vallecano expected line-up (4-3-3)

Emil Audero, Andrei Rațiu, Florian Lejeune, Mujaid Sadick, Adrià Pedrosa, Pedro Díaz, Gnangoro, Unai López, Jorge de Frutos, Sergio Camello, Giorgi Tsitaishvili

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