A glance at the La Liga table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Get our Real Madrid - Rayo Vallecano guide!
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (70) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rayo Vallecano have scored away.
Real Madrid are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions.
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning added nervousness and importance.
It's no vacation for neither Madrid nor Rayo Vallecano as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid have performed here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu this season with 12 wins from 17 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Real Madrid, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Real Madrid are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Valencia. The striker Asensio was declared "man of the match" for Madrid with the rating of 8.01/10. Asensio hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Manchester City in the Champions League.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Real Madrid as they are travelling to their away game against Sevilla in the La Liga. That match is three days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (41 in 17 games), Real Madrid's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Real Madrid have conceded only 14 goals.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
Rayo Vallecano have only collected 17 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 4-5-8 (17 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Vallecano's last three away games as they have all been lost.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Espanyol with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Attacker de Tomás got a player rating of 7.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Tomás scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, the Rayo Vallecano manager Iraola faced defeat when travelling to Real Betis and losing 1-3.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Vallecano playing away, we found 6 games. Results were 2 away wins, 0 draws and 4 home wins.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this club's 11 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Villarreal in just four days.
The attacking power of Rayo Vallecano when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 17 league matches away. Rayo Vallecano struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Rayo Vallecano - Madrid 3-2 was the product when these two sides previously met, earlier this season. Real Madrid-Rayo Vallecano H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Real Madrid eight wins, Rayo Vallecano two wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 17 goals |  V. Júnior 10 goals |  M. Asensio Willemsen 9 goals |
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| Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 70 | 41 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 42 |
| 33 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 47 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 94% | 89% |
| 83% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 77% |
| 54% | 59% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 47% | 54% |
| 34% | 47% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 29% | 23% |
| 20% | 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 54% | 65% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 53% | 60% |
| 37% | 35% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | 26% |
| 14% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 24% | 26% |
| 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 3.9 | 2.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 19.6 | 20.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.4 | 13.5 |
| 6.4 | 7.1 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 31% | 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | 28% |
| 11.1 | 9.6 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 13.6 | 12.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- Real Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 most scored goals (41) at home in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (70) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the first half (33) 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 | FC Barcelona | 35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 50 | 85 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 36 | 72 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 35 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 37 | 71 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 65 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 60 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 56 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 | Girona | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 48 |
| 9 | Sevilla | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 48 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 47 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -5 | 46 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Valencia | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | Almería | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 39 | -15 | 39 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -10 | 39 |
| 16 | Cádiz | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -22 | 38 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 35 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 62 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 38 | -32 | 35 |
| 18 | Getafe | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 35 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 35 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -17 | 34 |
| 20 | Elche | 35 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 38 | -38 | 20 |
