Real Betis Balompié vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Real Betis Balompié

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sun 22 Dec 2024 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Benito Villamarin 53,121 HT 45' · FT 45'

Isco pen 37' 1–0

1–1 51' Isi Palazon

Y 27' Pathe Ciss

Y 36' Alvaro Garcia

Y 81' Isi Palazon

Y 90' Alfonso Espino

Overview

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Real Betis Balompié vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — La Liga at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Real Betis Balompié 38 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 games · 50 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Victor Garcia Verdura
Assistant 1 Eliana Fernandez Gonzalez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Julian Villasenor Julian (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atlético de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompié	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alavés	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

Real Betis Balompié 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-22 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2024-03-17 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–0 Real Betis Balompié 2023-09-02 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2023-05-15 Real Betis Balompié 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2023-01-08 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 Real Betis Balompié

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompié

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–1	D
15 Dec	Villarreal CF	A	2–1	W
07 Dec	FC Barcelona	H	2–2	D
01 Dec	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	0–2	L
23 Nov	Valencia CF	A	2–4	L
10 Nov	RC Celta de Vigo	H	2–2	D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Real Betis Balompié	A	1–1	D
18 Dec	Villarreal CF	A	1–1	D
14 Dec	Real Madrid CF	H	3–3	D
07 Dec	Valencia CF	A	1–0	W
01 Dec	Athletic Club	H	1–2	L
24 Nov	Sevilla FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Real Betis Balompié		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#5	Position	#8
60	Points	50
38	Played	38
15 / 15 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 14 / 12
59	Scored	41
48	Conceded	44
+11	GD	-3
1.58	PPG	1.32
39%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Real Betis Balompié are 5th (60 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 8th (50 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio Benito Villamarin as Real Betis Balompie face off against Rayo Vallecano de Madrid in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Real Betis Balompie is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Augusto Batalla is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid tonight.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
27' Pathe Ciss catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
32' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Betis Balompie is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
36' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
37' Real Betis Balompie is taking the lead after the goal scored by Isco on 37.
42' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' The whistle greets Alvaro Garcia as he departs to be replaced by Jorge de Frutos.
50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
51' What an equalizer from Isi Palazon!
56' Real Betis Balompie seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
61' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid have won 226 goals from 229 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
66' The Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes a substitution. Unai Lopez departs to be replaced by Oscar Valentin.
71' Real Betis Balompie currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' Youssouf Sabaly makes way for Aitor Ruibal at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Betis Balompie.
80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
81' Isi Palazon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
81' Time for substitution for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Isi Palazon is replaced by Oscar Trejo.
82' The Real Betis Balompie bench stirs into life. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is withdrawn and Juanmi gets his opportunity.
87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bartra suffering a number of foals already.
90' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player sees a card in front of him.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Betis Balompie 1-1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iñigo Pérez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergio Camello	3
Willian Jose	2
Florian Lejeune	2
Isco	2
Ivan Balliu	2
Luiz Henrique	2
Isi Palazon	2
Juanmi	1

Head to Head

Real Betis Balompié Form

2024-12-22 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-12-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié W 2024-12-07 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2024-12-01 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–0 Real Betis Balompié L 2024-11-23 Valencia CF 4–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2024-11-10 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RC Celta de Vigo D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2024-12-22 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-12-18 Villarreal CF 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-12-14 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 3–3 Real Madrid CF D 2024-12-07 Valencia CF 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2024-12-01 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 Athletic Club L 2024-11-24 Sevilla FC 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Real Betis Balompié xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompié45% Draw28% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompié or Draw

73%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

55%

Real Betis Balompié or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompié31% Draw49% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid20%

Actual: Real Betis Balompié win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

8.1%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompié

Handicap	Real Betis Balompié covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.