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La LigaMatchweek 26THE MATCH CENTRE

Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club match centre

Rayo Vallecano badgeRayo VallecanoHome · 8 in league
LLLWD
Momentum↗ Rising31/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
1:1
UK time · Europe/London
Athletic Club badgeAthletic ClubAway · 12 in league
WWLWW
Momentum↗ Rising80/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
J. de Frutos35′
I. Williams47′
Campo de Futbol de Vallecas · MadridSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate4.4%Rayo Vallecano
Draw92.5%at full time
Current result estimate3.1%Athletic Club
Another goal7.7%before full time

Next goal: Rayo Vallecano 4.5% · no further goal 92.3% · Athletic Club 3.2%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
Rayo VallecanoAthletic Club
5Corner Kicks4
7Fouls16
2Yellow Cards3
—Red Cards—
1Goalkeeper Saves6
300Total passes289
199Passes accurate192

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

Primera División

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Barcelona38+5994—
2Real Madrid38+4286—
3Villarreal38+2672—
4Atletico Madrid38+1869—
5Real Betis38+1160—
6Celta Vigo38+554—
7Rayo Vallecano39-351↑ 1
8Getafe38-651↓ 1
9Valencia38-949—
10Real Sociedad38-246—
11Espanyol38-1246—
12Athletic Club39-1546—
13Elche38-843↑ 2
14Alaves38-1243—
15Sevilla38-1443↓ 2
16Osasuna38-642↑ 1
17Mallorca38-1042↑ 1
18Levante38-1442↓ 2
19Girona38-1641—
20Oviedo38-3429—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Rayo Vallecano 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Athletic Club 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Rayo Vallecano

1/7Wins
0.9Goals / game
2.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 5 losses in that sample. At home, 1 wins from 3 available matches.

Inspect Rayo Vallecano’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Athletic Club

5/10Wins
1.9Goals / game
1.7Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At away venues, 4 wins from 6 available matches.

Inspect Athletic Club’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Rayo Vallecano at home with Athletic Club away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 07:04 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

La Liga · 2025/26 · all league matches

Rayo VallecanoAthletic Club
24Matches played25
26Points earned34
6Wins10
0.9Goals scored / match1.2
1.3Goals conceded / match1.4
7Clean sheets5
10Failed to score8

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Rayo Vallecano at home with Athletic Club away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Rayo Vallecano

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Inigo Perez
  1. 13A. BatallaG
  2. 2A. RatiuD
  3. 24F. LejeuneD
  4. 32N. MendyD
  5. 22PachaD
  6. 6P. CissM
  7. 15G. GumbauM
  8. 12I. AkhomachM
  9. 7I. PalazonM
  10. 18A. GarciaM
  11. 19J. de FrutosF
Substitutes (12)

1 · D. Cardenas

3 · P. Chavarria

4 · P. Diaz

5 · Luiz Felipe

8 · O. Trejo

9 · Alemao

11 · R. Nteka

14 · C. Martin

17 · U. Lopez

20 · I. Balliu

21 · F. Perez

23 · O. Valentin

Athletic Club

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Ernesto Valverde
  1. 1U. SimonG
  2. 12J. AresoD
  3. 3D. VivianD
  4. 14A. LaporteD
  5. 17Y. BerchicheD
  6. 18M. JauregizarM
  7. 16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
  8. 9I. WilliamsM
  9. 8O. SancetM
  10. 20U. GomezM
  11. 11G. GuruzetaF
Substitutes (12)

27 · A. Padilla

2 · A. Gorosabel

4 · A. Paredes

6 · M. Vesga

7 · A. Berenguer

15 · I. Lekue

19 · A. Boiro

22 · N. Serrano

23 · R. Navarro

25 · Izeta

30 · A. Rego

44 · S. Sanchez

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Rayo Vallecano

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Augusto Batalla906.3—0—40—
Andrei Rațiu906.5—01381
Florian Lejeune907.2—02401
Nobel Mendy617.0—0—31—
Alfonso Espino906.9—01277
Pathé Ismaël Ciss907.0—01203
Gerard Gumbau616.3—0—211
Ilias Akhomach866.3—02192
Isi Palazón696.9—01183
Álvaro García616.3—0213—
Jorge de Frutos907.710162
Unai López296.7—0—15—
Óscar Valentín296.6—017—
Fran Pérez296.7—0—6—
Pedro Díaz216.6—0152
Alemão106.6—0—3—
Dani Cárdenas———————
Josep Chavarría———————
Luiz Felipe———————
Iván Balliu———————
Óscar Trejo———————
Randy Nteka———————
Carlos Martín———————

Athletic Club

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Unai Simón907.3—0—41—
Jesús Areso736.6—0—241
Daniel Vivian906.5—0—323
Aymeric Laporte906.7—0—321
Yuri Berchiche906.9—0—322
Mikel Jauregizar866.2—0—21—
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta596.9—0—212
Iñaki Williams907.2101162
Oihan Sancet866.7—0—15—
Unai Gómez456.5—0215—
Gorka Guruzeta905.9—0—171
Álex Berenguer456.6—1111—
Alejandro Rego316.9—0—16—
Andoni Gorosabel176.9—0—43
Mikel Vesga106.9—0—42
Selton Sanchez106.5—0———
Alex Padilla———————
Adama Boiro———————
Aitor Paredes———————
Íñigo Lekue———————
Nico Serrano———————
Robert Navarro———————
Urko Izeta———————
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