PreMatch Data

Rayo vs Villarreal head-to-head

Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal have met 13 times across all competitions between 2018-19 ~ 2025-26: Rayo 3 wins, 3 draws, Villarreal 7 wins. At Rayo's ground the home side is 2-2-3 (7 games); at Villarreal's it is 4-1-1 (6 games). The fixture averages 2.77 goals and both teams score in 46.2% of meetings (12 league, 1 cup).

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

Head-to-head3 · 3 · 7Rayo W · D · Villarreal W

Goals per game2.773+ goals 46.2%

Both teams score46.2%13 games

First goal35.8 mingoals from 76' 16.7%

Yellows per game4.69reds 4 · pens 1

Top scorerGerard Moreno3 goals

What stands out

28pp
How far the two sides diverge from their own norms in October: Rayo 47.8% (23 games), Villarreal 35.3% (34 games).Against their usual rates: Rayo +19.3pp, Villarreal -8.8pp
66.7%
Villarreal's win rate at home against this opponent. Their usual home win rate is 50.0%.6 home games, 4W 1D 1L · 16.7pp above their usual home rate · small sample
53.8%
Villarreal's win rate in this fixture. Across La Liga over the same span it is 44.1%.13 games, 7W 3D 3L · 9.7pp above their usual rate

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 common scorelines

1–12×
0–22×
2–01×
0–41×

When the goals come

1–152
16–308
31–457
46–606
61–757
76–90+6

Most starts in this fixture

9Álvaro García · Rayo
8S. Dimitrievski · Rayo
8Isi Palazón · Rayo
7F. Lejeune · Rayo
7Óscar Valentín · Rayo

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

All results

2026.12.13UpcomingVillarreal16:00Rayo
2027.05.02UpcomingRayo16:00Villarreal
2026.05.17La LigaRayo2–0Villarreal
2025.11.01La LigaVillarreal4–0Rayo
2025.02.22La LigaRayo0–1Villarreal
2024.12.18La LigaVillarreal1–1Rayo
2024.04.28La LigaVillarreal3–0Rayo
2023.09.24La LigaRayo1–1Villarreal
2023.05.28La LigaRayo2–1Villarreal
2023.01.30La LigaVillarreal0–1Rayo
2022.05.12La LigaRayo1–5Villarreal
2021.12.12La LigaVillarreal2–0Rayo
2020.01.29Copa del ReyRayo0–2Villarreal
2019.03.17La LigaVillarreal3–1Rayo
2018.11.11La LigaRayo2–2Villarreal

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

Gerard Moreno 3 · A. Sørloth 3 · Ayoze Pérez 3 · Raúl de Tomás 2 · Álvaro García 2