Real Avila vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction and Betting Tips

Real Avila will face Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio Adolfo Suárez on Thursday in the second round of the 2025-26 Copa del Rey campaign. The home side have had mixed results in the Spanish fourth tier of late and will need to make improvements ahead of their return to cup action this week.

Real Ávila hosted Avilés in their cup opener back in October and edged the third-tier club 1-0, with Vitolo scoring the winner in the second half of extra time. They now advance to the second round of the Copa del Rey for a second consecutive season and will hope to fare better than last year, when they suffered a 4-2 defeat to Real Valladolid at this stage.

Rayo Vallecano, meanwhile, were drawn against CD Yuncos in the first round of the cup and comfortably dispatched the sixth tier side in a 6-1 win, with summer signing Fran Perez taking center stage with a first-half hat-trick.

Results have declined sharply for the visitors since then, with no wins in their four subsequent domestic outings, making Thursday’s cup tie a timely chance to reset against a significantly weaker opposition.

Real Avila vs Rayo Vallecano Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

There have been 10 meetings between Avila and Vallecano. The hosts have won three of those games while the visitors have won five times, with their other two contests ending level.
The two teams last faced off in a Tercera Division clash back in February 1965 which the visitors won 4-0.
Real Avila's last win in this fixture came back in January 1951 when they thrashed Vallecano 9-2.
Vallecano have scored 13 goals in La Liga this season, the joint-fewest of any team in the top half of the table.

Real Avila vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Avila have won only one of their last five games and three of their last 10 across all competitions. They are massive underdogs heading into the midweek clash but will remain eager to give a good account of themselves.

Similarly, Los Franjirrojos are winless in their last four games and have managed just one win in their last six. However, they are by far the stronger side ahead of Thursday's game and should have little trouble winning this one.

Prediction: Real Avila 0-3 Rayo Vallecano