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Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander prediction

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La LigaLa Liga
Kickoff
Sat, Sep 5, 04:30 PM
Round
Regular Season - 4
Venue
Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganes
Referee
Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain

Recent form

Rayo Vallecano
25Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -6 goal difference

Racing Santander
58Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +3 goal difference

Our verdict

Solid
Market
Double Chance
Pick
Rayo Vallecano or Draw
Confidence73%

BetGenius backs Rayo Vallecano or Draw (Double Chance) at 73% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

Rayo Vallecano welcome Racing Santander to Vallecas for matchday four of the La Liga season, searching for their first league victory. The hosts have managed one point from their opening three fixtures, having suffered away defeats at Sevilla and Barcelona alongside a 1-1 home draw against Alaves. Despite conceding eight goals across three matches, Rayo have maintained an attacking presence, finding the net in all three games through key forward Sergio Camello.

Racing Santander arrive sitting tenth in the table with four points from three games. After holding Villarreal to a 2-2 draw and edging Elche 3-2 on home turf, their lone away outing resulted in a narrow 1-0 defeat at Getafe. Racing have shown attacking flair via top scorer M. Zabiri but have also conceded five goals and are yet to register a clean sheet this season.

Both sides have demonstrated vulnerabilities in defense while consistently creating chances. With Rayo Vallecano historically dominant in head-to-head encounters with three wins and a draw from four previous meetings, the hosts will look to use home advantage to secure a positive result against a Racing side that has struggled for goals on the road.

Key factors

  • Rayo Vallecano are unbeaten in all four previous meetings against Racing Santander, winning three and drawing one.
  • Neither side has kept a clean sheet this season, with Rayo conceding eight goals in three games and Racing conceding five.
  • Sergio Camello and M. Zabiri have both scored three goals in three league appearances for their respective sides.
  • Racing Santander failed to score in their only away fixture this season, losing 1-0 at Getafe.
  • Rayo Vallecano have scored in 100 percent of their La Liga matches so far despite sitting 18th in the table.

Team news

Rayo Vallecano

  • A. BatallaBroken calfbone
  • Luiz FelipeHamstring Injury
  • I. PalazonMuscle Injury
  • J. VertrouwdMuscle Injury
  • M. KumbullaMuscle Injury

Team news last updated Sep 5 (4 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Racing Santander

  • A. MartinKnee Injury
  • I. LuqueInactive

Team news last updated Sep 5 (4 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Statistical comparison

Rayo Vallecano at home vs Racing Santander away
1
Played
1
0-1-0
W-D-L
0-0-1
—
Scored /game
—
—
Conceded /game
—
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
80%
BTTS (last 5)
80%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Key players this season

Rayo Vallecano

  • Sergio Camello5G
  • Unai López3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table context

Full table →
#TeamPGDPts
10Athletic Club4+16
11Levante405
12Espanyol4+14
13Racing Santander4-14
14Rayo Vallecano4-34
15Getafe4-34
16Celta Vigo5-33
17Villarreal4-22

Head-to-head

Full record →
Rayo Vallecano
4
Draws
1
Racing Santander
0

Rayo Vallecano have won 4 of the last 5 meetings, averaging 3.6 goals a game, both teams scored in 80% of them.

  • 2026-09-05Rayo Vallecano 3-2 Racing Santander
  • 2020-07-20Racing Santander 1-2 Rayo Vallecano
  • 2019-09-13Rayo Vallecano 2-0 Racing Santander
  • 2012-03-03Rayo Vallecano 4-2 Racing Santander
  • 2011-10-01Racing Santander 1-1 Rayo Vallecano

Our record in La Liga

62%24 won from 39 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Market
Double Chance
Pick
Rayo Vallecano or Draw
Confidence73%

Rayo Vallecano have scored in all three league fixtures so far this season, led by Sergio Camello with three goals. While their defensive line has conceded regularly, they avoided defeat in their only home match to date with a 1-1 draw against Alaves. Racing Santander have conceded in every league match this season and were held scoreless in their sole away match at Getafe. Rayo also hold an undefeated head-to-head record against Racing with three wins and one draw across four meetings, making the home double chance a well-supported position.

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Published September 4, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.