Welcome to the show! The starring characters are Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano, victory is the target and 1 1/2 hours the playing time.
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (26) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rayo Vallecano have scored away.
Madrid have less rest than Rayo Vallecano in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rayo Vallecano have had more rest.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Real Madrid form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Real Madrid have to build on here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the La Liga. Two draws in a row at home now for Madrid.
Madrid's last game was hosting Shakhtar Donetsk and winning 2-1. The talented striker Karim Benzema outdid all the other players in that fixture and managed a match rating of 8.52 out of 10. Benzema scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 31 successful passes (of 34 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Elche and winning 2-1.Real Madrid are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won eight, drew one and lost two.
Goals are plentiful at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the league this season as Real Madrid has scored 11 goals here in 4 home games. Madrid have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
There's been little loot from Rayo Vallecano's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the La Liga. Rayo Vallecano only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. Vallecano has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The Vallecano goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 195 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Vallecano's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Celta de Vigo that finished 0-0. Goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski got the top player rating of the team with 7.84/10. Dimitrievski stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Barcelona.The attacking power of Vallecano when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Vallecano struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: nine - zero - one (Madrid wins - draws - Rayo Vallecano wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 9 goals |  V. Júnior 7 goals |   Á. García Rivera 4 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Rayo Vallecano missing players
| Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| 82% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 73% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 73% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 58% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 25% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 8% |
| 73% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 27% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 18% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 5.9 | 6.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17.5 | 17 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 10.3 | 11.8 |
| 6.4 | 6.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 37% | 41% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 38% |
| 10.8 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 12.2 | 11.3 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 |
- Rayo Vallecano have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rayo Vallecano have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rayo Vallecano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Real Madrid have not yet lost a game at home.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rayo Vallecano have scored away.
- Real Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (26) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the the best goal difference (+14) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Barcelona | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | Valencia | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | Granada | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 16 | Elche | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alaves | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 19 | Levante | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 6 |
| 20 | Getafe | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 6 |