Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction and Betting Tips | 7th December 2025 

Espanyol host Rayo Vallecano at the RCDE Stadium in La Liga on Sunday as they aim to extend their winning run in the competition to three games.

Having narrowly avoided a relegation last season, the Catalan side have made a strong run in the 2025-26 season thus far, winning seven of their 14 clashes.

With 24 points in the bag, Los Periquitos are in sixth position in the league standings and they are currently in contention for European places too.

Back-to-back losses to Alaves and Villarreal last month threatened to derail their momentum, but Espanyol picked themselves up in emphatic fashion.

They overcame Sevilla 2-1 before finding a late winner against Celta Vigo in their next for a 1-0 victory. However, their momentum was puncured again this week when Atletico Baleares knocked them out of the Copa del Rey second round by inflicting a shock 1-0 loss.

Rayo Vallecano could sense an opportunity here and return to winning ways after three draws from their three games in La Liga, preceded by a loss.

Since beating Alaves on 26 October, Los Franjirrojos were crushed 4-0 by Villarreal, before seeing a triumvirate of stalemates against Real Madrid (0-0), Real Oviedo (0-0) and Valencia (1-1).

The slump in form has seen them drop to ninth position in the league table with 17 points from 14 games.

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Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been 43 clashes between the sides in history, with Espanyol winning 20 times over Rayo Vallecano and losing on 11 occasions.
• Espanyol have won their last three consecutive games to Rayo Vallecano, including a stunning 4-0 win away from home in La Liga, back in April this year. They had lost the previous five.
• There hasn't been a draw between these sides in their last nine clashes. The last stalemate between them came in September 2018 (2-2).
• The Red Sashes haven't won their last four La Liga games.

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Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

The Periquitos are the better side right now, winning their last two games in La Liga, while the Red Sashes have gone their last four without one.

Moreover, the former have also turned the tables in the head-to-head record lately, beating the Madrid outfit three times in a row. Given the contrasting form of these teams, it could be four for Espanyol soon.

Prediction: Espanyol 2-1 Rayo Vallecano

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Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Espanyol to win

Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes