Racing Ferrol vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Spanish Cup match on January 03th, 2025

Racing Ferrol and Rayo Vallecano are scheduled to play against each other on January 03th, 2025, Friday, in a Spanish Cup match to be held in Spain, check the Racing Ferrol vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We've reached the competition stage where you start to see which teams are coming to compete for the trophy and the surprise teams that weren't expected to get so far in the Cup. Anyway, the dream of reaching the final of this competition is beginning to take shape.

Unlike other competitions, the Spanish Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let the guard down.

The game takes place in the Estadio Municipal de A Malata stadium, in the city of Ferrol, with a capacity for 12043 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Racing Ferrol vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025

A team from the La Liga takes the field in this match, which gives an advantage from their preview for the encounter. However, it doesn't always mean success, as the home factor will also impact, and both teams will be looking for a win in this clash.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Racing Ferrol performance to this stage is 5 goals scored and still 2 against.

On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano come this far with 8 goals scored and 2 conceded.

The last time these teams met was in a Segunda B - Group 1 themed match that took place on the 17-03-2007 during the 2006/2007 football season, it ended in a 0-0 draw, a competitive one it was.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Spanish Cup trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that regarding the last 5 matches played, both are very identical in terms of regularity of results and points won, accumulating both a total of 2 wins.

Racing Ferrol

In the La Liga 2, the Racing Ferrol group has 3 wins, 9 defeats and 9 draws, thus obtaining a total of 18 points after 21 rounds, ranking them in 20th place. Adding to this data, the Racing Ferrol team goes with a total of 14 goals scored and 28 goals conceded.

Racing Ferrol come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Real Zaragoza, valid for the La Liga 2, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by C. Parralo Aguilera lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Spanish football, the team of Racing Ferrol faced and beat the team of Barakaldo, with a score of 2-1, in a game counting for the 2nd Round putting them in the game against Rayo Vallecano.

The point that we need to examine now is the primary objective of every team, which is to score goals. It's apparent that Racing Ferrol, in their two main domestic competitions (La Liga 2 and Spanish Cup), has scored a total of 19 goals so far in this 2024/2025 season.

On the flip side, the Racing Ferrol team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 30 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Rayo Vallecano

In the La Liga, the Rayo Vallecano emblem has 5 wins, 6 defeats and 7 draws, giving them a total of 22 points after 18 rounds, ranking them in 12th place. Adding to this data, the Rayo Vallecano team goes with a total of 20 goals scored and 21 goals conceded.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Rayo Vallecano, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Real Betis team with a final score of 1-1.

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Spanish football, the team of Rayo Vallecano faced and beat the team of Unionistas de Salamanca, with a score of 3-2, in a game counting for the 2nd Round putting them in the game against Racing Ferrol.

The aspect that matters the most is scoring goals, and it's time to scrutinize it now. Rayo Vallecano, in their two principal domestic tournaments (La Liga and Spanish Cup), has managed to score a total of 28 goals so far in this 2024/2025 season.

Despite this, the Rayo Vallecano team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 23 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Top scorers from Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish Cup

On an individual level, Oscar Trejo has been dominant on the offensive side. This player of the Rayo Vallecano team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, showing himself to be an essential player in deciding his team's results. As the team's second-best scorer in the Cup, his teammate Raúl de Tomás is hot on his heels, who comes with 2 goals scored.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

In order to generate a good prediction on the goal market for this match, we must first analyze the average number of goals in each team's games this season. Thus, we were able to obtain that in their matches, the Racing Ferrol team scores a total of 2.5 goals on average and accumulates a total of 1 goals conceded.

On the other hand, in the matches of Rayo Vallecano, they score an average of 4 goals per match and conceed a total of 1 goals.

Corners market betting suggestions

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Racing Ferrol can obtain, on average, a total of 6 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Rayo Vallecano is present, this team obtains an average of 2 corners. Our analysis shows that the sum of the average number of corner kicks per match for both teams is under 9.5 corners, so we believe that this selection is a good bet, given the expected low number of corners.