Rayo Vallecano v Malaga prediction

La Liga · Sun, 20 Dec 2026 16:00 GMT · Campo de Futbol de Vallecas

Updated 5 Nov 2026, 19:35 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Rayo Vallecano v Malaga, La Liga on Sun, 20 Dec 2026 16:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Rayo Vallecano host Malaga in La Liga on Sunday 20 December (kick-off 16:00 UK).

The key numbers

Malaga have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Nine of Rayo Vallecano’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in 11 of Rayo Vallecano’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, Rayo Vallecano have four wins, one draw and one defeat in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 2.17 points per game, scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.17. Rayo Vallecano have scored 15 goals, the seventh-most of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game). Rayo Vallecano have conceded 20 goals, the third-most (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Six of Malaga’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in nine of Malaga’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Malaga have two wins, two draws and four defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.00 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.50. Malaga have scored eight goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). Malaga have conceded 21 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Rayo Vallecano (12th) and Malaga (20th) are seven points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Rayo Vallecano the stronger side, 324 rating points above Malaga (Rayo Vallecano 1576, Malaga 1251, after at least 49 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 21 February 2021, finished Malaga 2–0 Rayo Vallecano.

Team news

Predicted Rayo Vallecano XI (4-3-3): E. Audero, F. Lejeune, M. Sadick, A. Pedrosa, A. Rațiu, U. López, Ó. Valentín, P. Díaz, J. de Frutos, S. Camello, Alemão — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Unai López (4.4 per match over 11 appearances, one goal and three assists) and Andrei Rațiu (4.3 per match over seven appearances, one goal and one assist) have been Rayo Vallecano’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Rayo Vallecano (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Unai López averages 2.4 key passes per 90 over 850 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances. Andrei Rațiu averages 2.1 tackles per 90 over 900 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Malaga XI (4-1-4-1): A. Herrero, Rafita, Á. Recio, Puga, E. Galilea, D. Larrubia, D. Lorenzo, C. Dotor, R. Enríquez, A. Ben Cheikh, A. Heredia — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, David Larrubia (4.0 per match over 11 appearances) and Adrián Niño Heredia (4.0 per match over seven appearances, five goals) have been Malaga’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Malaga (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), David Larrubia averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 882 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances. Adrián Niño Heredia averages 3.4 shots per 90 over 370 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last seven appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 20 Dec 2026 16:00 GMT · La Liga · Campo de Futbol de Vallecas
Head-to-head (last 4): Rayo Vallecano 1 · draws 2 · Malaga 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Rayo Vallecano 2W 2D 1L · Malaga 1W 2D 2L

Rayo Vallecano v Malaga (La Liga): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 5 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.14 / 5

Corners

against 5.71 / 5.43 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.57 / 4

Shots on target

against 5.14 / 6 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

3 / 2.29

Cards

against 2.57 / 2.43 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 31 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Rayo Vallecano for / against	Line	Malaga for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.14 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	17.43 for · 14.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 17.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.57 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.29 for · 13.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.29 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano Goalkeeper

Rayo Vallecano — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
E. Audero	6	90540 min	213.5 /90	61 /90
Dani Cárdenas	3	70210 min	83.4 /90	83.4 /90
A. Batalla	2	75150 min	31.8 /90	21.2 /90

Rayo Vallecano — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rayo Vallecano before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Audero n 6	90	3.5 5/4
Dani Cárdenas n 8	82.5	4.5 6/5
A. Batalla n 8	86.3	2.3 7/3

Rayo Vallecano Defensive

Rayo Vallecano — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
F. Lejeune	10	90900 min	212.1 /90	151.5 /90	90.9 /90	535.3 /90	141.4 /90	10.1 /90
Adrià Pedrosa	8	76609 min	142.1 /90	40.6 /90	10.1 /90	324.7 /90	111.6 /90	20.3 /90
A. Rațiu	7	90630 min	101.4 /90	81.1 /90	20.3 /90	375.3 /90	40.6 /90	00 /90
Mujaid Sadick	6	73436 min	30.6 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90	132.7 /90	20.4 /90	00 /90
I. Balliu	6	58345 min	61.6 /90	20.5 /90	20.5 /90	153.9 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90
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Rayo Vallecano — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rayo Vallecano before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Lejeune n 8	90	1.5 7/3	1.1 3/3	—
Unai López n 8	79.6	0.7 4/1	1.1 6/2	—
Álvaro García n 8	80	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0	—
Sergio Camello n 8	68.8	1.3 5/3	1.8 5/5	—
P. Ciss n 8	90	1.5 6/4	0.6 4/1	—
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Rayo Vallecano — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rayo Vallecano before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Lejeune n 8	90	1.9 7/5
Unai López n 8	79.6	2.4 8/5
Álvaro García n 8	80	1.3 5/3
Sergio Camello n 8	68.8	1.3 5/2
P. Ciss n 8	90	1.5 8/3
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Rayo Vallecano Attacking

Rayo Vallecano — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Sergio Camello	10	67666 min	70.9 /90	20.3 /90	223 /90	141.9 /90	91.2 /90	81.1 /90
Jorge de Frutos	8	72573 min	20.3 /90	20.3 /90	50.8 /90	50.8 /90	71.1 /90	91.4 /90
G. Tsitaishvili	7	45316 min	00 /90	00 /90	82.3 /90	20.6 /90	51.4 /90	30.9 /90
Alemão	6	25152 min	00 /90	00 /90	42.4 /90	21.2 /90	00 /90	10.6 /90
Fran Pérez	4	32128 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90	32.1 /90
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Rayo Vallecano — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rayo Vallecano before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Lejeune n 8	90	1.8 7/4	0.3 2/0
Unai López n 8	79.6	1.1 6/2	0.4 3/0
Álvaro García n 8	80	1.5 5/3	0.6 3/1
Sergio Camello n 8	68.8	3.1 8/7	2 6/4
P. Ciss n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
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Rayo Vallecano — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rayo Vallecano before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Lejeune n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Unai López n 8	79.6	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
Álvaro García n 8	80	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Sergio Camello n 8	68.8	1 4/2	0.3 2/0
P. Ciss n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Malaga

Malaga Goalkeeper

Malaga — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Alfonso Herrero	11	90990 min	403.6 /90	191.7 /90	00 /90

Malaga — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Malaga before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alfonso Herrero n 8	90	3.5 8/7

Malaga Defensive

Malaga — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Rafita	11	84922 min	121.2 /90	131.3 /90	80.8 /90	464.5 /90	80.8 /90	20.2 /90
Ángel Recio	10	90900 min	111.1 /90	60.6 /90	80.8 /90	282.8 /90	60.6 /90	00 /90
Puga	9	64572 min	294.6 /90	101.6 /90	60.9 /90	568.8 /90	142.2 /90	30.5 /90
Einar Galilea	8	81649 min	91.2 /90	111.5 /90	30.4 /90	243.3 /90	71 /90	20.3 /90
José Salinas	8	53427 min	122.5 /90	51.1 /90	20.4 /90	245.1 /90	61.3 /90	10.2 /90
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Malaga — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Malaga before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Alfonso Herrero n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0	—
Rafita n 8	81.5	0.6 4/0	1.8 7/5	—
David Larrubia n 8	83.5	1.2 4/3	1.1 6/2	—
Ángel Recio n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.4 2/1	—
Chupe n 8	74.1	1.4 5/3	1.2 5/3	—
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Malaga — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Malaga before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rafita n 8	81.5	1.2 6/3
David Larrubia n 8	83.5	2.2 7/4
Ángel Recio n 8	90	1.3 6/3
Chupe n 8	74.1	0.5 3/0
Carlos Dotor n 8	73.3	2.5 6/6
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Malaga Attacking

Malaga — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Chupe	10	77773 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	161.9 /90	60.7 /90	30.3 /90	30.3 /90
Adrián Niño Heredia	7	53370 min	51.2 /90	00 /90	143.4 /90	92.2 /90	30.7 /90	41 /90
H. Abaida	2	1733 min	00 /90	00 /90	12.7 /90	00 /90	12.7 /90	12.7 /90
Eneko Jauregi	1	4545 min	00 /90	00 /90	12 /90	12 /90	00 /90	00 /90
David Larrubia	11	80882 min	00 /90	00 /90	101 /90	40.4 /90	151.5 /90	262.7 /90
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Malaga — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Malaga before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alfonso Herrero n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Rafita n 8	81.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
David Larrubia n 8	83.5	0.8 4/2	0.3 1/1
Ángel Recio n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
Chupe n 8	74.1	2 7/3	0.8 3/2
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Malaga — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Malaga before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alfonso Herrero n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Rafita n 8	81.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
David Larrubia n 8	83.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Ángel Recio n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Chupe n 8	74.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Rayo Vallecano v Malaga — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Rayo VallecanoDDLWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

MalagaDLDWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Rayo Vallecano 1 · 2 draws · Malaga 1 · 2 goals/game

2021-02-21 Malaga 2–0 Rayo Vallecano
2020-10-03 Rayo Vallecano 4–0 Malaga
2020-07-02 Rayo Vallecano 0–0 Malaga
2019-09-17 Malaga 1–1 Rayo Vallecano

League standing · 2026/27

Rayo Vallecano#12 pos12 pts10 pl-5 GD

Malaga#20 pos5 pts11 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Rayo Vallecano scored1.5

Malaga scored0.73

Rayo Vallecano conceded2

Malaga conceded1.91

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What is the head-to-head record between Rayo Vallecano and Malaga?: In their last 4 meetings, Rayo Vallecano won 1, Malaga won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Rayo Vallecano and Malaga?: Recent form — Rayo Vallecano 2W 2D 1L; Malaga 1W 2D 2L.

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