Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid: the preview

Sunday, May 30 · San Mamés Barria La Liga 2026/27

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Athletic Club #11 · 9 pts

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid #13 · 9 pts
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Athletic Club arrives with a four-match unbeaten run and a dominant historical record, having won six of the last eight encounters against Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. While Rayo Vallecano de Madrid has secured two wins in three home fixtures, the visitors have kept clean sheets in half of their recent matches, relying on defensive solidity to counter the home side's attacking dependence on Sergio Camello.

Updated on Monday, October 19, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Rayo Vallecano de Madrid have not beaten Athletic Club in 8 games.

  • Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are still without an away win in the competition: 5 games on the road.

  • Athletic Club are unbeaten in 5 games in the competition.

  • Sergio Camello scored 7 of Rayo Vallecano de Madrid's 12 goals in the competition.

Current form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid attempts to protect home form where success has marked two of three outings, while Athletic Club relies on a four-match unbeaten run to offset scoring averages that stay below two goals per fixture.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 FC Barcelona 9 +30 27
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 9 +11 22
3 Real Madrid CF 9 +14 21
4 Real Betis Balompié 9 +2 19
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 9 0 16
6 Sevilla FC 9 -2 14
7 Deportivo Alavés 9 +3 11
8 RC Celta de Vigo 9 +3 11
9 RC Deportivo La Coruña 9 +1 11
10 CA Osasuna 9 -8 11
11 Athletic Club 7 +1 9
12 Villarreal CF 9 0 9
13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 8 -5 9
14 Getafe CF 9 -6 9
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 9 -1 8
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 9 -12 8
17 Levante UD 8 -4 7
18 Elche CF 9 -6 7
19 Valencia CF 9 -9 6
20 Málaga CF 9 -12 4

The difference-makers

Athletic Club. Robert Navarro Muñoz leads the visiting attack while defensive efforts must contain Sergio Camello to prevent home scoring from matching higher concession rates.

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Sergio Camello concentra gran parte de la producción ofensiva y obliga a buscar variantes en el resto del plantel cuando su aporte se neutraliza.

Playing style

Athletic ClubRayo Vallecano de Madrid
54% Possession 51%
4.3 Remates al arco 4.6
14.9 Remates totales 14.4
6.1 Corners 5.6
11.4 Fouls 12.9

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (7 and 8 respectively).

Athletic Club holds a slight edge in possession and total shots, but the defensive solidity that yielded three clean sheets will be tested by a Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side prone to high-scoring encounters.

When they settle games

Athletic Club 7 goals

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 13 goals

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid concentrates its scoring output in the opening half hour and immediately after the interval, while Athletic Club records most of its goals in the final quarter of the match.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 13 matches
9Athletic Club won
3Draws
1Rayo Vallecano de Madrid won
Goals in the head-to-head24 – 12
Matches13
Last win for Athletic Club08/2025
Last win for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid09/2021

Latest matchups

28/2/26LaLiga SantanderRayo Vallecano de Madrid1–1Athletic Club
25/8/25LaLiga SantanderAthletic Club1–0Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
13/4/25LaLiga SantanderAthletic Club3–1Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
1/12/24LaLiga SantanderRayo Vallecano de Madrid1–2Athletic Club
25/5/24LaLiga SantanderRayo Vallecano de Madrid0–1Athletic Club
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2/12/23LaLiga SantanderAthletic Club4–0Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
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17/9/22LaLiga SantanderAthletic Club3–2Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
17/9/22LaLiga SantanderAthletic Club3–2Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
23/1/22LaLiga SantanderRayo Vallecano de Madrid0–1Athletic Club
21/9/21LaLiga SantanderAthletic Club1–2Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
14/4/19LaLiga SantanderAthletic Club3–2Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
24/10/18LaLiga SantanderRayo Vallecano de Madrid1–1Athletic Club

The historical advantage for Athletic Club contrasts with Rayo Vallecano de Madrid securing points in their most recent meeting here. The visitors convert lower scoring averages into past success, while the home side must overcome a long winless run in this fixture.

Who scored in these meetings

Iñaki Williams 8 Oihan Sancet 7 Radamel Falcao 3
WILLIAMS INAKI 2
DE TOMAS RAUL 2
Oscar Trejo 2

49 2 · in 14 meetings

The visiting dominance relies heavily on historical scorers like Inaki Williams and Oihan Sancet, though the high booking frequency across previous encounters points toward physical friction compensating for defensive disparities.