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Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 4
Venue
Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganes
Referee
Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain

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Form

Recent form

Rayo Vallecano
50Average

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

Racing Santander
24Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -11 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Rayo Vallecano or Draw

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

73%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

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.

Analysis

Key factors

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

Team news

Rayo Vallecano

  • A. BatallaBroken calfbone
  • Luiz FelipeKnee Injury
  • R. NtekaBack Injury
  • A. RatiuMuscle Injury

Racing Santander

  • S. ErikssonShoulder Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Rayo Vallecano at homeRacing Santander away
3
Played
5
2-1-0
W-D-L
0-0-5
2
Scored /game
0.8
1.3
Conceded /game
3.6
—
Clean sheets
0%
—
Failed to score
60%
80%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 2.8 goals per game (Rayo Vallecano at home plus Racing Santander away).

Players

Key players this season

Rayo Vallecano

  • Sergio Camello7G

Racing Santander

  • M. Zabiri7G

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

Table

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
11Levante9-210
12Villarreal909
13Athletic Club8-19
14Rayo Vallecano8-59
15Getafe9-69
16Espanyol9-18
17Racing Santander9-128
18ElcheRelegation - LaLiga29-67
19ValenciaRelegation - LaLiga29-96
20MalagaRelegation - LaLiga210-125
History

Head-to-head

Full record →
4
Rayo Vallecano
1
Draws
0
Racing Santander

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 Vallecano3-2Racing Santander
  • 2020-07-20Racing Santander1-2Rayo Vallecano
  • 2019-09-13Rayo Vallecano2-0Racing Santander
  • 2012-03-03Rayo Vallecano4-2Racing Santander
  • 2011-10-01Racing Santander1-1Rayo Vallecano
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Our record in La Liga

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Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Rayo Vallecano or Draw
73%
Confidence

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.