Athletic vs Rayo head-to-head

Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano have met 12 times across all competitions between 2018-19 ~ 2025-26: Athletic 8 wins, 3 draws, Rayo 1 wins. At Athletic's ground the home side is 5-0-1 (6 games); at Rayo's it is 0-3-3 (6 games). The fixture averages 2.58 goals and both teams score in 58.3% of meetings (12 league).

Compare these two clubs by conditionWin rates side by side by weather, rest days, formation, referee and lineup

What stands out

1. 6 goals

   Oihan Sancet (Athletic) has scored 6 goals in 7 appearances in this fixture, 0.86 per game against 0.22 across La Liga.6 goals in 7 games here · 0.64 per game more than his usual rate · small sample

2. 66.7%

   Athletic's win rate in this fixture. Across La Liga over the same span it is 36.8%.12 games, 8W 3D 1L · 29.9pp above their usual rate

3. 9 games

   Athletic are unbeaten in their last 9 meetings with Rayo.9 games, 7W 2D · Athletic normally lose 32.8% of their league games · small sample

4. 83.3%

   Athletic's win rate at home against this opponent. Their usual home win rate is 47.4%.6 home games, 5W 0D 1L · 35.9pp above their usual home rate · small sample

5. 9 games

   Rayo have gone 9 straight meetings with Athletic without a win.9 games, 2D 7L · Rayo usually win 28.5% of their league games · small sample

6. 3.92

   Yellow cards per game in this fixture. The average across La Liga is 4.86.47 yellows in 12 games · 0.95 per game fewer than the league average

Every condition was compared for both teams; only the items that deviate most from their usual records and the league average are kept. Samples under 5 games are left out entirely, and those under 10 are faded and marked as a small sample. Conditional records count league games only.

How these games play out

Most starts in this fixture

1. 10Álvaro García · Rayo
2. 8F. Lejeune · Rayo
3. 8Iñaki Williams · Athletic
4. 8Unai Simón · Athletic
5. 8Isi Palazón · Rayo

Scorelines are shown Athletic first · goal timings split the fixture's goals into 15-minute blocks · starts count league meetings since 2017-18

All results

1. 2026.10.11PreviewRayo16:00AthleticRayo vs Athletic Preview
2. 2027.05.30UpcomingAthletic16:00Rayo
3. 2026.02.28La LigaRayo1–1Athletic
4. 2025.08.25La LigaAthletic1–0Rayo
5. 2025.04.13La LigaAthletic3–1Rayo
6. 2024.12.01La LigaRayo1–2Athletic
7. 2024.05.25La LigaRayo0–1Athletic
8. 2023.12.02La LigaAthletic4–0Rayo
9. 2023.03.05La LigaRayo0–0Athletic
10. 2022.09.17La LigaAthletic3–2Rayo
11. 2022.01.23La LigaRayo0–1Athletic
12. 2021.09.21La LigaAthletic1–2Rayo
13. 2019.04.14La LigaAthletic3–2Rayo
14. 2018.10.24La LigaRayo1–1Athletic

top rows are fixtures still to be played (UK kick-off time) · green home win · red away win · league games since 2017-18 only · rows marked Preview open the pre-match data published for that game

Top scorers in this fixture

Oihan Sancet 6 · Iñaki Williams 5 · Nico Williams 4 · R. Falcao 2 · José Ángel Pozo 1