Villarreal CF vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Villarreal CF

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Wed 18 Dec 2024 · 20:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 14,000 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 20' Alvaro Garcia

Ayoze Perez 45+1' 1–1

Yeremy 27' Y

Willy Kambwala 32' R

Y 45' Abdul Mumin

Y 46' Florian Lejeune

Y 53' Oscar Trejo

Pape Gueye 54' Y

Thiago Ojeda 85' Y

Logan Costa 90' Y

Overview

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Villarreal CF vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (Spain)
Assistant 1 Jose Naranjo Perez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Marcos Cerdan Aguilar

10 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

Villarreal CF 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-18 Villarreal CF 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2024-04-28 Villarreal CF 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2023-09-24 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Villarreal CF 2023-05-28 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 Villarreal CF 2023-01-30 Villarreal CF 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–1	D
15 Dec	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–2	L
08 Dec	Athletic Club	A	0–2	L
01 Dec	Girona FC	H	2–2	D
24 Nov	CA Osasuna	A	2–2	D
09 Nov	Deportivo Alavés	H	3–0	W

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
08 Nov	UD Las Palmas	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Villarreal CF		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#11	Position	#22
0	Points	0
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
0	Scored	1
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	-1
–	PPG	0.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Villarreal CF are 11th (0 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 22nd (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid kicks off things out of here…
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Iñigo Pérez will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' A goal from the Spain international Alvaro Garcia! He fires home on 20 to make it 0-1!
25' The travelling Rayo Vallecano de Madrid supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
27' A moment of madness from Yeremy on 27 minutes earns him a card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
32' That looks like a foul for a card for Willy Kambwala.
37' Denis Suarez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
45' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player sees a card in front of him.
46' Ayoze Perez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
46' The referee calls foul for Florian Lejeune. He receives a card.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
53' Oscar Trejo is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
54' It’s gonna be a card for Pape Gueye.
57' Time for substitution for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Pedro Diaz is replaced by Pathe Ciss.
62' It looks surprising Rayo Vallecano de Madrid does not make any changes. Ivan Balliu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
63' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Juan Bernat on, Denis Suarez off on 63 minutes.
64' The Rayo Vallecano de Madrid bench stirs into life. Sergio Camello is withdrawn and Isi Palazon gets his opportunity.
69' Jorge de Frutos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Villarreal CF tonight.
74' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Yeremy is withdrawn and Pau Cabanes gets his opportunity.
79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
83' Thiago Ojeda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ayoze Perez at the 83 minute mark.
85' Villarreal CF player sees a card in front of him.
85' Pep Chavarria is replacing Alfonso Espino for the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Logan Costa argues furiously but the card stands.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

8
Juan Foyth ↑ 74'
4
Eric Bailly
12
Juan Bernat ↑ 63'
7
Gerard Moreno ↑ 74'
27
Arnau Sola
3
Raul Albiol
36
Karl Etta Eyong
33
Pau Cabanes ↑ 74'
55
Ruben Gomez
38
Thiago Ojeda ↑ 83'

Coach Marcelino

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iñigo Pérez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alexander Sorloth	3
Gerard Moreno	2
Juan Foyth	2
Alfonso Pedraza	2
Ayoze Perez	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Alvaro Garcia	2
Karl Toko Ekambi	2

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

2024-12-18 Villarreal CF 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-12-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2024-12-08 Athletic Club 2–0 Villarreal CF L 2024-12-01 Villarreal CF 2–2 Girona FC D 2024-11-24 CA Osasuna 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2024-11-09 Villarreal CF 3–0 Deportivo Alavés W

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

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 2024-11-08 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–3 UD Las Palmas L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.59 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.54 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF33% Draw41% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	65%	35%
± 1.5	32%	68%
± 2.5	11%	89%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

74%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

67%

Villarreal CF or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF16% Draw70% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

35.1%

1 – 0

17.3%

0 – 1

15.5%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

2 – 1

3.3%

1 – 2

2.9%

2 – 2

1.1%

3 – 0

0 – 3

0.7%

3 – 1

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	21%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	19%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

59% ✗

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

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