The Matchday 27 La Liga clash between Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano will take place on 8 March at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Sevilla
A week ago, Sevilla showed their character by staging a comeback in the away derby against Real Betis. Trailing 2:0 with half an hour left, Sevilla managed to fight back and earn a valuable draw. Their unbeaten run in La Liga now stands at four matches. On the other hand, across the last five league rounds, the Andalusian club have recorded just one win. Because of that inconsistency, the team remain in the bottom half of the table. Before the weekend, Sevilla were 13th, three points adrift of a return to the top 10.
- Sevilla have failed to win five of their previous seven home matches in the Spanish league (two draws, three defeats).
- The Andalusians' scoring run in this competition has lasted seven games.
- At least two goals have been scored in six of Sevilla's last seven home La Liga matches.
Potential Sevilla Lineup (3-4-3)*
Odysseas Vlachodimos – Cesar Azpilicueta, Kike Salas, Nemanja Gudelj – Jose Angel Carmona, Gabriel Suazo, Lucien Agoume, Djibril Sow – Juanlu Sanchez, Alexis Sanchez, Akor Adams.
The suspensions of defender Tanguy Nianzou and midfielder Joan Jordan have come to an end, but another defender, Gabriel Suazo, is now serving a ban. Defender Marcao Teixeira and forward Neal Maupay will miss out through injury.
Rayo Vallecano
Unlike Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano had an additional match in midweek. In a rearranged fixture against Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano claimed an emphatic 3:0 win. Along with their upcoming opponents, the Madrid club are unbeaten in four La Liga matches (two wins, two draws) – their best run of the season. This surge has lifted the club to 12th in the standings, and before the new round they were six points clear of the relegation zone. It is also worth noting that the team have scored consistently across six Spanish league matches.
- Six of the Madrid club's previous eight La Liga matches have gone over.
- The team are on a seven-match winless away run in this competition (two draws, five defeats).
- Rayo Vallecano have conceded in five consecutive away La Liga games.
Potential Rayo Vallecano Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Augusto Batalla – Andrei Ratiu, Florian Lejeune, Luiz Felipe, Pep Chavarria – Pathe Ciss, Unai Lopez – Pedro Diaz, Ilias Akhomach, Alvaro Garcia – Jorge De Frutos.
Referee
Alejandro Munoz (Spain)
Matches – 12 (La Liga, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 60;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.0;
Red cards shown – 5;
Fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 33%.
Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano: Match Prediction
Both sides are in decent form, with each of them unbeaten in four league matches heading into this meeting. Sevilla have suffered just one defeat in their last seven rounds, although both teams have scored in six of those seven games. Notably, both teams to score has landed in each of the last three home matches for the Andalusians in La Liga.
Rayo Vallecano have scored in eight of their previous nine La Liga matches, but at the same time they have managed to keep a clean sheet in only two of those nine games. It is also worth noting that both of those shutouts came at home. We should also add that the Madrid club have conceded in 17 of their last 18 head-to-head meetings with Sevilla in the Spanish league. Meanwhile, if we focus on the last eight matches, Rayo Vallecano themselves have failed to score only twice.
Prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
* For each team, the starting line-up shown is from their previous match in this competition.