GolVolt — Elche vs Rayo Vallecano: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Rayo Vallecano concede 1.6 goals per match

Elche0.4 Rayo Vallecano1.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Elche concede 0.4.

Last time

Last meeting, 24 October: Rayo Vallecano – Elche 0:3

WLW

Streak

Elche unbeaten in 5 matches

WDDWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 15 September, 2:3 against Real Madrid.

Table

1 point apart in the table

15.Elche10 pts 16.Rayo Vallecano9 pts

Elche: place 15, 10 pts · Rayo Vallecano: place 16, 9 pts.

Player in form

Fer Niño: 4 goals in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG1.62

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.6).

Players to watch

La Liga, this season.

Fer Niño

Elche · forward

6goals 0assists 7.04avg rating

Last match, Rayo Vallecano: 1 goal, rating 7.1.

Sergio Camello

Rayo Vallecano · forward

7goals 1assist 7.25avg rating

Last match, Elche: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Elche at home and Rayo Vallecano away, as in this match.

Elche

at home · 10

4W3D3L1.4scored per match1.7conceded per match

Rayo Vallecano

away · 10

3W3D4L1.3scored per match1.8conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 24 Oct 2026 · La Liga Rayo Vallecano 0:3 Elche Redondo 23' (k) · Niño 36' (k) · Valera 68'

2wins

0 draws2.7 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 3

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Elche (3-4-2-1, last: UD Pinatar) · Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1, last: Recreativo Huelva).

AIIturbe PBBigas MBBarzic KLLomónaco TMMorente AHHouary MNMartim Neto JOJosan GDDiangana ABBoayar EPPonce DCCárdenas JVVertrouwd MKKumbulla PFFernández IAAlonso GNGnangoro ÓVValentín FPPérez RBBelaid GTTsitaishvili ALAlemão

ElcheRayo Vallecano

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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