

How the bets settled
Match report
Rayo Vallecano beat Celta Vigo 3-0 through J. de Frutos’ goals in the 36th and 55th minutes, assisted by S. Camello and A. Ratiu, before U. Lopez added a third in the 73rd minute from G. Bouare’s assist.
Celta had more expected goals at 1.39 to Rayo’s 1.09, but Rayo led possession 53% to 47%, shots 14 to 11 and shots on target 8 to 0, with big chances level at 1-1.
Rayo sat 17th with 9 points and had form LDDWL, while Celta were 9th with 12 points, form DWDWD and away 0-4-0. Rayo had seen both teams score in 89% and over 2.5 in 67%, against Celta’s 40% and 30%, so the 3-0 home win cut against those scoring patterns.
Goals
- 36′ J. de Frutos, assist S. Camello Rayo Vallecano
- 55′ J. de Frutos, assist A. Ratiu Rayo Vallecano
- 73′ U. Lopez, assist G. Bouare Rayo Vallecano
| Match stats | Rayo Vallecano | Celta Vigo |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.09 | 1.39 |
| Ball possession | 53% | 47% |
| Total shots | 14 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 0 |
| Big chances | 1 | 1 |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 3 |
| Passes | 84% (436/516) | 83% (381/458) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
How the key matchups went
- de Frutos: 3 shots, 3 shots on target, 1 foul won. Galan: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Garcia: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Rueda: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Camello: 2 shots, 2 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Rodriguez: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Lago: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Caceres: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Alvarez: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Pedrosa: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Gonzalez: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Ratiu: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Jutgla: 3 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Lejeune: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Sadick: 1 foul committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Box score
Rayo Vallecano
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 22/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.32 | 2 | 8/13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | |
| 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 46/53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 30/44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| 61 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 23/28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| 79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 52/63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 59/64 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | |
| 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 30/34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 47/53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 30/34 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 35/40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| Vertrouwd J. | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Alemao | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Bouare G. | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 21/25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Palazon I. | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.43 | 0 | 8/8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Tsitaishvili G. | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 11/12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Celta Vigo
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.46 | 1 | 18/24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 40/42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 6/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 36/39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 7/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 26/37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.4 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 32/37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.15 | 2 | 25/33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 60/63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 21/26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 69/78 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| Driouech C. | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Carreira S. | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 20/22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Duran P. | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 7/14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Swedberg W. | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4/6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Aspas I. | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.29 | 1 | 3/7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Highlights
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Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo pre-game preview
Rayo Vallecano hosts Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 11:15 AM ET. The three-way moneyline lists Rayo at +145, Celta at +220 and the draw at +225, with a total of 2.5. Rayo sit 17th with 9 points from 9 matches, while Celta are 9th with 12 points from 10.
Rayo’s recent league form is L-D-D-W-L, and Celta’s is D-W-D-W-D, most recent first. The last meeting was Jan. 18, 2026, a 3-0 Celta win. Rayo have scored 1.33 and conceded 2.22 per match, with both teams scoring in 89% and over 2.5 in 67%; Celta score 1.00 and concede 0.70 per match, with clean sheets in 50%.
Injuries shape the matchup. Rayo’s list includes Augusto Batalla and Luiz Felipe, while Celta miss Jones El-Abdellaoui, Carl Starfelt, Borja Iglesias and Álvaro Núñez. Among props, Florian Lejeune and Unai López each cleared over 1.5 tackles in 8 of their last 10, and Pathé Ciss cleared over 0.5 yellow card in 7 of 10. Referee Manuel Jesus Orellana Cid averages 5.6 yellows and 29.6 fouls per match.
Confirmed lineups
The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.
25 Audero
2 Ratiu
24 Lejeune
15 Sadick
17 Pedrosa
4 Diaz
23 Valentin (C)
8 Lopez
19 de Frutos
10 Camello
18 Garcia
13 Radu
20 Rodriguez
18 Lago
21 Caceres
17 Rueda
6 Moriba
14 Febas
22 Galan
23 Alvarez (C)
9 Jutgla
16 GonzalezRayo Vallecano missing: A. Batalla (broken calfbone), P. Ciss (yellow cards), Luiz Felipe (knee)
Celta Vigo missing: H. F. Cuenca Martinez (muscle), J. El Abdellaoui (knee), B. Iglesias (calf), A. Nunez (groin), M. Roman (knee), C. Starfelt (muscle)
Form and head to head
Rayo Vallecano17th in the tableLDDWL2W 3D 4L · 1.00 points a match
Celta Vigo9th in the tableDWDWD2W 6D 2L · 1.20 points a match- Jan 2026CEL 3-0 RAY
- Sep 2025RAY 1-1 CEL
- May 2025CEL 1-2 RAY
- Jan 2025RAY 2-1 CEL
- Mar 2024CEL 0-0 RAY
- Dec 2023RAY 0-0 CEL
Clean sheets and goal trends
Rayo Vallecano
Celta Vigo
Recent results
| Rayo Vallecano | LDDWL | L 0-3 vs ELC · D 1-1 at GET · D 1-1 at OSA · W 2-1 vs ESY · L 1-4 at RMA |
|---|---|---|
| Celta de Vigo | DWDWD | D 0-0 vs BET · W 2-1 vs ALA · D 0-0 at ELC · W 5-0 vs RAC · D 1-1 vs MAL |
Last five La Liga results, most recent first.
Season numbers
| Rayo Vallecano | Celta de Vigo | |
|---|---|---|
| Table | 17 (9 pts) | 9 (12 pts) |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-3-4 | 2-6-2 |
| Home / away record | 2-1-1 (6-7) home | 0-4-0 (1-1) away |
| Goals scored per match | 1.33 | 1.00 |
| Goals conceded per match | 2.22 | 0.70 |
| Shots / on target per match | 13.11 / 4.67 | 7.80 / 3.30 |
| Both teams scored | 89% | 40% |
| Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals | 100% / 67% / 33% | 60% / 30% / 10% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 50% |
| Failed to score | 11% | 50% |
| Yellow cards per match | 2.56 | 1.70 |
| Corners per match | 5.37 | 2.80 |
This season, 9 and 10 matches.
Referee
Manuel Jesus Orellana Cid averages 5.6 yellow cards and 29.6 fouls per match over 5 matches this season (league average 4.4 and 24.5), a card-heavy referee.
Injury report
Rayo Vallecano
- Augusto Batalla (G): Out, Broken Leg
- Luiz Felipe (D): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Álvaro García (M): Out, Hamstring Injury
- Óscar Valentín (M): Out, Knee Injury
- Marash Kumbulla (D): Day-To-Day, Muscle Injury
Celta Vigo
- Jones El-Abdellaoui (F): Out, Knee Injury
- Carl Starfelt (D): Out, Hamstring Injury
- Borja Iglesias (F): Out, Calf Injury
- Álvaro Núñez (D): Out, Thigh Injury
- Hugo Gonzalez (M): Out, Muscle Injury
Line movement chart
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