Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on December 18th, 2024

A La Liga match between Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano will hold on December 18th, 2024, Wednesday at 20:30h (UTC), in Spain, check the Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano will occur

The game takes place in the small Estadio de la Cerámica stadium, in the city of Villareal, with a capacity for 23500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the La Liga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.64 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.64 goals per game of the last championship.

Villarreal last match

Villarreal is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Athletic Club in a match valid for La Liga, and the match ended 2-0. The eleven coached by M. García Toral played in a 4-4-2 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 4.33 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, Raúl Albiol, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

Rayo Vallecano last match

On the other hand, 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 4-4-2 formation, faced the Real Madrid team with a final score of 3-3.

This draw (odd 4.20) can be considered a good result, especially considering that the other team was the big favorite.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in La Liga, Rayo Vallecano was in 15th place while Villarreal was in the 10th place. Rayo Vallecano opened with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Villarreal charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

The last time these teams met was for a La Liga match, on 28-04-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 3-0 win for Villarreal.

The performance of the Rayo Vallecano team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Villarreal team.

Villarreal

La Liga leaderboard now

The Villarreal team with 26 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses.

In the 12th round, the team enjoys an advantage of 1 point over the 7th place ranked Osasuna team. The team also has 1 point less than Mallorca team that is placed in the 5th place.

Villarreal analysis

Currently, Villarreal has a tally of 27 goals scored and 25 goals against, at the end of round 11 of La Liga.

Villarreal has a ball possession average of 47.53% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Diego Conde, goalkeeper hired by the team in the current season, still presents some difficulties in adapting to the new club. In the last duel, for example, this became very clear. He couldn't perform well and hurt Villarreal in the search for victory against Athletic Club.

Best goalscorer from Villarreal

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Ayoze Pérez so far in the competition. With 7 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Villarreal to achieve victorious results this season.

Rayo Vallecano

La Liga leaderboard now

Rayo Vallecano arrives in this game with 20 points, and in 13th place in the La Liga, having won 5 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 5 draws.

In the 12th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to the Celta de Vigo team which is just above, in 12th place.

Rayo Vallecano analysis

Currently, in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano sums 18 goals for and a total of 19 goals against, after 11 rounds played.

Best goalscorer from Rayo Vallecano

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Unai López. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Rayo Vallecano come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Villarreal is Ayoze Pérez, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Rayo Vallecano is Unai López, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

The market with less than 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative since Rayo Vallecano has an average of 0.75 goals per game when playing away from home. This option is an alternative considering that Rayo Vallecano often does not concede goals when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.8 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 7.64 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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