Match Information
Match Overview
Rayo Vallecano host Celta Vigo at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on October 31 in Regular Season - 11 of La Liga. The match brings together a side in 16th place and a side in 9th, so the table gives this fixture real weight for both clubs early in the campaign.
Form is the main storyline. Rayo Vallecano have not won in their last four league matches. They drew 1-1 at Osasuna on September 19, drew 0-0 with Athletic Club on October 10, drew 1-1 at Getafe on October 19, and then lost 3-0 at home to Elche on October 24. Their last league win in the data came on September 15, a 2-1 home victory over Espanyol. They have scored just two goals in their last four league matches and conceded four, and the Elche result was their heaviest of the run.
Celta Vigo arrive with more momentum, though their league results have been mixed. They beat Alaves 2-1 at home on October 18, drew 0-0 at Elche on October 11, and drew 0-0 at home with Real Betis on October 25. They also carry European workload. They lost 2-1 to Juventus in the UEFA Europa League on October 15 and won 2-1 at Celtic on October 22. That adds schedule context, with Celta playing three times between October 15 and October 22 alongside their league commitments.
Neither club has any reported unavailable players. Both managers, Beñat San José for Rayo Vallecano and Claudio Giráldez for Celta Vigo, should have full squads to choose from, so selection will be a tactical decision rather than a forced one.
The head-to-head record also matters. Celta won the most recent meeting 3-0 on January 18, 2026. Rayo will look to answer a run of poor results on home soil, while Celta look to turn a solid league position into further points.
Predicted Lineups
Rayo Vallecano
E. Audero; I. Balliu, F. Lejeune, Mujaid Sadick, Adrià Pedrosa; Pedro Díaz, P. Ciss, Unai López; Jorge de Frutos, Sergio Camello, Álvaro García
Celta Vigo
I. Radu; Javi Rodríguez, Yoel Lago, Marcos Alonso; Javi Rueda, Aleix Febas, I. Moriba, Javi Galán; Hugo González, Pablo Durán, Hugo Álvarez
Team Form Analysis
Rayo Vallecano
League Position: 16Rayo Vallecano Form Analysis
Rayo Vallecano's recent form shows a downward trajectory. Their last five La Liga matches produced one win, three draws and one loss. The win was a 2-1 home victory over Espanyol on September 15. They have gone four league matches without a win since then, a run that includes draws against Osasuna (1-1), Athletic Club (0-0) and Getafe (1-1).
Attacking output has been limited. Across those five matches Rayo scored five goals, but only two of them came in the last four games. They failed to score against Athletic Club on October 10 and against Elche on October 24.
Defensively, they conceded seven goals across the five matches. Three of them came in the 3-0 home defeat to Elche, the heaviest result in the sequence. Before that, the matches against Osasuna, Athletic Club and Getafe were tight, with a maximum of one goal conceded each time.
Two of the five games were at home and three were away, and the home record in that spell is one win, one draw and one defeat. That mix makes the result against Elche stand out, and it gives Rayo a clear motivation to respond at Vallecas.
Celta Vigo
League Position: 9Celta Vigo Form Analysis
Celta Vigo's last five matches across competitions produced two wins, two draws and one loss. In La Liga, they have not lost in their last three: a 0-0 draw at Elche on October 11, a 2-1 home win over Alaves on October 18, and a 0-0 home draw with Real Betis on October 25.
Their European matches add context to the schedule. Celta lost 2-1 at home to Juventus in the Europa League on October 15, then won 2-1 at Celtic on October 22. They played those two games within a short window around their league fixtures, which is relevant to squad rotation.
Attacking output has been modest in the league, with two goals in three matches, both against Alaves. The defensive record is stronger. Celta conceded one goal in those three league games and kept two clean sheets, against Elche and Betis.
The opposition was varied, from Juventus and Celtic in Europe to Betis, Alaves and Elche in La Liga. Celta's 9th-place position is consistent with a side that has been hard to beat in the league lately, though they have drawn more often than they have won.
Head-to-Head
Rayo Vallecano
Celta Vigo
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-18 | Celta Vigo | 3 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 2025-09-21 | Rayo Vallecano | 1 - 1 | Celta Vigo |
| 2025-05-18 | Celta Vigo | 1 - 2 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 2025-01-10 | Rayo Vallecano | 2 - 1 | Celta Vigo |
| 2024-03-31 | Celta Vigo | 0 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 2023-12-11 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 - 0 | Celta Vigo |
| 2023-03-11 | Celta Vigo | 3 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 2022-11-10 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 - 0 | Celta Vigo |
| 2022-02-05 | Celta Vigo | 2 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 2021-11-01 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 - 0 | Celta Vigo |
Memorable Matches
The most recent meeting stands out. On January 18, 2026, Celta Vigo won 3-0 against Rayo Vallecano, the biggest margin in the recent run of fixtures between the sides. Celta also won 3-0 on March 11, 2023.
Rayo hold some notable results of their own. On May 18, 2025, they won 2-1 away at Celta, and on January 10, 2025, they won 2-1 at home against the same opponents. Those were consecutive victories for Rayo.
The rivalry has also produced plenty of stalemates. Of the ten meetings in the data, five finished 0-0, including the matches on November 1, 2021, November 10, 2022, December 11, 2023 and March 31, 2024. The September 21, 2025 meeting ended 1-1. Matches between these sides have often been tight.
Venue Factor
The Campo de Futbol de Vallecas hosts this fixture, and Rayo Vallecano's recent home results offer a mixed picture. In the data provided, they beat Espanyol 2-1 on September 15, drew 0-0 with Athletic Club on October 10, and lost 3-0 to Elche on October 24
Injury Concerns
Rayo Vallecano
Celta Vigo
