Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Spanish Cup match on January 16th, 2025

Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano are scheduled to play against each other on January 16th, 2025, Thursday, in a Spanish Cup match to be held in Spain, check the Real Sociedad 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 Anoeta Stadium stadium, in the city of San Sebastian, with a capacity for 39500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events, and odds.

Introduction to the Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams that belong to the La Liga come into the field, which foresees an extremely difficult match for both.

But at the same time a very important one. In this match, the home factor will be fundamental to help the team win the game and reach the next stage.

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. Real Sociedad performance to this stage is 8 goals scored and still 0 against.

On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano come this far with 11 goals scored and 3 conceded.

The last time these teams met was for a La Liga match, on 18-08-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a victory of the Rayo Vallecano team by 1-2.

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 should be noted that Real Sociedad has in its curriculum 2 wins of the Spanish Cup while Rayo Vallecano have never won the competition.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that with more consistent results over the last five meetings, accumulating 3 wins, the Real Sociedad team contrasts with Rayo Vallecano, which won 2 games.

Real Sociedad

At the moment, in the La Liga, the Real Sociedad team has 7 wins, 7 defeats and 4 draws, thus obtaining a total of 25 points after 18 rounds, ranking them in 7th place. Also, the Real Sociedad team goes with a total of 16 goals scored and 13 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Spanish football, the team of Real Sociedad faced and beat the team of Ponferradina, with a score of 2-0, in a game counting for the Round of 32 putting them in the game against Rayo Vallecano.

The point that needs to be analyzed now is the main objective of every team, which is to score goals. It's evident that Real Sociedad, in both their major domestic competitions (La Liga and Spanish Cup), has successfully scored a total of 24 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

Top scorers from Real Sociedad in the Spanish Cup

In terms of personal highlights, Brais Méndez has been the offensive force to reckon with. This player of the Real Sociedad team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, becoming a fundamental part of his team's results. The team's second-best scorer in the Cup is none other than his teammate Barrenetxea, who comes with 2 goals scored.

Rayo Vallecano

Currently, in the La Liga, the Rayo Vallecano group has 6 wins, 6 defeats and 7 draws, thus obtaining a total of 25 points after 19 rounds, ranking them in 9th place. Also, the Rayo Vallecano team goes with a total of 22 goals scored and 22 goals conceded.

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

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Spanish football, the team of Rayo Vallecano faced and beat the team of Racing Ferrol, with a score of 3-1, in a game counting for the Round of 32 putting them in the game against Real Sociedad.

Let's evaluate the critical point that concerns the primary objective of all teams, which is to score goals. Rayo Vallecano, in both their major domestic competitions (La Liga and Spanish Cup), has scored a total of 33 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

That said, the Rayo Vallecano team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 25 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Top scorers from Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish Cup

In what concerns individual highlights, Jorge De Frutos has dominated the offensive side. This player of the Rayo Vallecano team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, becoming a fundamental part of his team's results. His teammate Oscar Trejo is the second-best scorer for the team in the Cup, just behind him, who comes with 2 goals scored.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

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 Real Sociedad team scores a total of 2.67 goals on average and accumulates a total of 0 goals conceded.

On the other hand, in the matches of Rayo Vallecano, they score an average of 3.67 goals per match and conceed a total of 1 goals. As both teams have an average of over 2.5 goals in their matches this season, we are convinced that good bets can result from this market. Therefore, our choice for this match in the goal market is Over 2.5. Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Over 2.5 market are quoted at 2.15.

Corners market betting suggestions

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 1.5 corners per game.

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 Real Sociedad can obtain, on average, a total of 1 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. Given that the individual average of corner kicks per match for both teams is lower than 9.5 corners, we are confident that this selection could yield a good return as a result of the anticipated low number of corners.