Villarreal CF vs Rayo Vallecano prediction | 13 Dec 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Villarreal CF Villarreal Rating: 82.4
H
62%
13 Dec 2026
La Liga
D
24%
Rayo Vallecano Rayo Rating: 75.4
A
14%
Villarreal CF
Ranking: #24 overall, #3 in Spain

82.1 → 82.4 (+0.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 17 May Rayo (A) 80.5 -0.3
5-1 24 May Atl Madrid (H) 81.1 +0.6
2-2 16 Aug Racing Sant (A) 80.1 -1.0
2-2 23 Aug Atl Madrid (A) 81.6 +1.5
1-0 28 Aug Alavés (A) 82.4 +0.8
Rayo Vallecano
Ranking: #66 overall, #14 in Spain

76.6 → 75.4 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 17 May Villarreal (H) 77.3 +0.3
1-2 23 May Alavés (A) 77.3 0.0
1-0 27 May Crystal Palace (A) 76.7 -0.6
2-1 15 Aug Sevilla (A) 76.6 -0.1
1-1 20 Aug Alavés (H) 75.4 -1.2

Villarreal CF vs Rayo Vallecano: by the numbers

Rayo Vallecano trail Villarreal CF by 42 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 11 in Spain.

The recent trend shows Villarreal CF on the rise, +0.3 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Rayo Vallecano has gone the other way at -1.2.

Last time these teams played, on 17 May 2026, Villarreal CF lost 0.3 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Villarreal CF have ever held is 85.6, first set on 16 Mar 2022.

Rayo Vallecano first climbed to joint #43 in our European rankings on 3 Oct 2020.