Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

This Sunday’s La Liga match sees Rayo Vallecano make the trip to face Sevilla at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. This is a big game for those surrounding these teams in the middle of the table as Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano are only separated by both a point and a position.

Key Stats

• Sevilla have scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches whereas Rayo Vallecano have scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches
• Sevilla haven’t been able to score in their last 2 matches
• Sevilla are unbeaten in their last 3 meetings (1W-2D)

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Both these sides can find themselves within touching distance of each other. One sits in 12th whilst the other sits in 13th. It is Rayo Vallecano that place above Sevilla, something that might shock a few people given Sevilla’s recent history of consistent top four finishes.

Sevilla Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Álvaro Fernández; Adrià Pedrosa, Kike Salas, Marcão, José Ángel Carmona; Albert Sambi Lokonga, Pedro Ortiz, Djibril Sow; Kelechi Iheanacho, Isaac Romero, Dodi Lukébakio

Sevilla have had a very average season, residing in the mid table places. After 13 games they sit in 13th place with four wins, six losses and three draws. Those matches have left them with 15 points, just the one point away from their opponents in Sunday’s match, Rayo Vallecano. A win would help them overtake Vallecano as well as potentially moving up the standings to as high as eighth if other results went their way. Los Nervioneses are struggling for goals this season though. Dodi Lukébakio is the club’s top scorer this season and he has five goals, the rest of their 12 goals have come from four other individuals who have netted once.

Rayo Vallecano Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Augusto Batalla; Pep Chavarría, Abdul Mumin, Florain Lejeune, Andrei Rațiu; Álvaro García, Unai López, Óscar Valentín, Jorge De Frutos; Sergio Camello, Raúl de Tomás

Rayo Vallecano have had a decent start to the season so far. Playing 12 games and they sit in 12th place with four wins, four losses and four draws. Those results have left them with 16 points but they have a chance to add to that at a later date because they have a game in hand. Rayo Vallecano come into this game with a defeat in their last, a 1-3 loss to Las Palmas. Similar to Sevilla, Los Franjirrojos have also struggle to find the back of the net, 13 goals the total tally so far. Their top bagsman has been Jorge De Frutos who has amassed three goals in the 12 games he’s played. He could be the one that Rayo Vallecano look to for a result against Sevilla on Sunday.

Head To Head Stats: Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano

There have been 52 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Sevilla come into this match holding an advantage over Rayo Vallecano as they have come out victors on 30 occasions, 19 more times than Vallecano’s 11 wins in this fixture. A draw has happened 11 times out of the 52 games, leaving Sevilla with a 57.7% win percentage.

The last five faceoffs have been split in the favour of both teams. Sevilla have won once as have Rayo Vallecano, leaving the other three games to be a draw, This Sunday’s match is still up in the air as to who could come out on top as neither side show any particular form in this fixture.

5th February 2024 – Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Sevilla – La Liga

7th October 2023 – Sevilla 2-2 Rayo Vallecano – La Liga

19th February 2023 – Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Sevilla – La Liga

29th October 2022 – Sevilla 0-1 Rayo Vallecano – La Liga

13th March 2022 – Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Sevilla – La Liga

Betting Tips For Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano

Three out of the last five matches that these sides have played against each other. Also, they are only separated by one point and one places in the league. It is too tough to call a winner between the two of them.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Draw as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 11/5 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £32.10 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano

Sevilla 1-1 Rayo Vallecano

Both sides have lost in their most recent matches and Sevilla have struggled to find the back of the net, not scoring in their last two matches. We can see this game ending with a sharing of a point come the full time whistle.