Can minnows Rayo Vallecano humble Villarreal?

Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano go head-to-head at the Estadio de la Cerámica this Sunday in the La Liga. Currently, Marcelino Toral's team are 9th in the table with 42 points, while Iñigo Pérez's team are 15th with 34 points. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Villarreal head into this clash on the back of a 1-2 win against Almería (La Liga 2023/24), whilst the visitors edged past Osasuna with a 2-1 win (La Liga 2023/24). Ahead of the contest, Marcelino Toral's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 9 matches in the Liga EA Sports 23/24. On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano are on a sequence of 4 games without losing in the Liga EA Sports 23/24. A look back at the history books shows that Villarreal and Iñigo Pérez's team have faced each other thirty times, with Marcelino Toral's team holding the advantage: 15 victories, against 8 victories of Rayo Vallecano. Specifically in the Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal have the advantage in the duels against Iñigo Pérez's team: 9 wins in 14 games. Rayo Vallecano have 2 wins.

In the La Liga, twenty-one games were played between the two teams, with 12 wins for Villarreal, 4 draws and 5 wins for Rayo Vallecano.

Considering the Liga EA Sports 23/24, from Villarreal's most influential players, Filip Jorgensen is the most used player in a total of 31 games (2790 min). Alexander Sorloth has scored 15 goals, the most across Villarreal's squad. As for Rayo Vallecano, Stole Dimitrievski is the most used player in a total of 32 games (2880 min). Álvaro García is their current best scorer with 6 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 1-1. Villarreal are given the favouritism to win this match.