The big picture

Elche come in 18th on the ladder with 10 points; Rayo Vallecano are 14th on 12. Rayo Vallecano are the side higher up the table.

Elche are 2–5–4 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.6 against.

Rayo Vallecano are 3–4–3 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.5 goals for and 2 against.

Form

Elche have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Valencia 0–1.

Rayo Vallecano have won two of their last five and most recently beat Celta Vigo 3–0.

Head to head

These sides have met 11 times on our records since 2013: Elche 7, Rayo Vallecano 4.

Last time out (2026-27), Elche won 3–0 at Estadio de Vallecas.

Biggest margin between these two: Elche by 4 goals in 2025-26 (4–0).

Players to watch

For Elche, watch Fer Niño (0.5 goals a game in 2026-27) and Germán Valera (0.2 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Rayo Vallecano, watch Sergio Camello (0.7 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Álvaro García (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

At Estadio Martínez Valero

Elche have won 6 of their last 18 at Estadio Martínez Valero.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.