Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad prediction, H2H and probable lineups - March 16, 2025
One of the matches of the 28th round of the Spanish Championship will take place on Sunday at the Campo de Vallecas stadium, where the local Rayo Vallecano will host Real Sociedad. I propose a bet on the outcome of this confrontation with good chances of success.
Match preview
The Madrid side is going through a tough period in the championship, failing to win in four consecutive matches — for the first time since March last year. During this stretch, they drew with Sevilla (1-1) and suffered defeats against Barcelona and Villarreal (0-1) and Real Madrid (1-2). These results have dropped the team to eighth place in the standings, now trailing the European competition zone by five points.
However, it is worth noting that despite the current winless streak, Rayo Vallecano has only lost to top clubs, which are among the top five teams in La Liga. On their home turf, Rayo shows quite decent results, having secured three wins in their last six encounters, drawing twice and only losing to Villarreal.
The San Sebastian team approaches the upcoming match after two consecutive defeats, both with a "clean sheet." First, the team suffered a crushing away defeat against Barcelona (0-4), then lost at home to Sevilla (0-1). These results have dropped them to 11th place in the standings, now trailing the European competition zone by 7 points.
It is noteworthy that the team has scored only 23 goals in the current La Liga season, and only Valladolid has scored fewer (18 goals) in the championship. Additionally, the team is experiencing a series of five away losses in La Liga, something that hasn't happened to Real Sociedad since October 2012.
Probable lineups
- Rayo Vallecano: Augusto Batalla – Florian Lejeune, Andrei Ratiu, Pep Chavarria, Alfonso Espino, Aridan Hernandez – Pathé Ciss, Alvaro Garcia, Gerard Gumbau, Pedro Diaz – Adrian Embarba
- Real Sociedad: Unai Marrero – Igor Zubeldia, Nayef Aguerd, Javi Lopez, Jon Aramburu – Benyat Turrientes, Pablo Marin Tejada, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Sergio Gomez – Sheraldo Becker, Orri Oskarsson
Match facts and head-to-head
- In the first round, Rayo Vallecano defeated the opponent away with a score of 2-1
- Real Sociedad took revenge in the Copa del Rey, securing a home victory with a score of 3-1
- The "Both teams to score" bet played out in 4 out of 5 matches
Prediction
As we can see, Rayo Vallecano looks better at the moment, while the Basque team has an extremely unsuccessful series in away games. We give a slight advantage to the hosts, and our bet for the match is "Rayo Vallecano to win with a handicap (0)" with odds of 1.77.
