Athletic Club Bilbao
Football Spain - La Liga San Mames Sun 13 Apr 15:00
Rayo Vallecano
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table
We Expect Athletic to Deliver the Goods

It’s great to get attractive odds of -133 for a home win when Athletic Club go up against Rayo. We think that the hosts will have the upper hand and the Full-Time Result market is a way of getting the best value.

6 Victories for Athletic in Previous 8 H2H Games

Athletic Club played Villarreal on their travels in their last La Liga game. It was a 0-0 draw at Estadio de la Ceramica. Ernesto Valverde's team had 43% possession and recorded four shots on target.

On Thursday night, Athletic played out a goalless draw when visiting Scottish Premiership side Rangers in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final stage.

Rayo Vallecano lost when they were last in action. In a home game at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas, they were turned over 4-0 by Espanyol. The Madrid club dominated possession with 69% of the ball and racked up five shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Athletic have won three on the spin against Rayo. In their last clash, visitors Athletic secured a 2-1 victory at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. The previous 8 H2H meetings have involved six Athletic wins, a single draw and one Rayo victory.

La Liga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
10 Athletic Club logo Athletic Club 20 7 3 10 19 28 -9 19:28 24
13 Rayo Vallecano logo Rayo Vallecano 20 5 7 8 16 25 -9 16:25 22
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Athletic Club – Last 10 League Games

Athletic have 3 wins, 1 loss and 6 draws, averaging 1.5 goals from 5.3 shots on goal and 15.5 attempts. Los Leones have averaged 52.7% possession, 424.9 passes and 6.4 corners per match, conceding 0.6 goals and 3.5 corners from 3.1 shots on goal and 8.3 attempts.

Oihan Sancet is the top goalscorer with 6, Nico Williams has 3, with Yeray Alvarez and two other players on 1. Alex Berenguer is the top assists maker on 3, with goalie Unai Simon managing 5 clean sheets.

Rayo Vallecano – Last 10 League Games

Rayo have won 4, lost 4 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.0 goals from 14.0 attempts and 5.3 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 57.0% possession, 457.2 passes, 5.4 corners awarded and 4.0 corners against them, while they’ve conceded 1.2 goals from 10.1 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal.

Pedro Diaz has top scored with 3, while Pathe Ciss and Randy Nteka are next best on 2. Alvaro Garcia has had 5 assists, with Augusto Batalla notching 3 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Athletic Club confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Unai Simon (GK), Andoni Gorosabel, Daniel Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Adama Boiro, Mikel Jauregizar, Benat Prados, Alvaro Djalo, Unai Gomez, Alex Berenguer, Gorka Guruzeta.

Rayo Vallecano confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Augusto Batalla (GK), Andrei Ratiu, Florian Lejeune, Aridane Hernandez, Alfonso Espino, Pathe Ciss, Gerard Gumbau, Jorge de Frutos, Pedro Diaz, Pep Chavarria, Alvaro Garcia.

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction & Betting Tips

If you agree with our verdict that Athletic Club will have the edge in this La Liga clash, then you can back the home team at -133. We’re expecting a nice potential return with this match winner bet.

The football experts at Sportsgambler.com always keep close tabs on team news. We also use a form guide for our betting tips along with checking out the stats that are going to help inform our final decision.

Key Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano league stats:

  • Athletic have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Athletic have won the last 3 games between these teams.
Athletic to Win Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 57.1% chance of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 60-65%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Those looking for tastier odds about a win for Athletic can take a look at the Match Result & Total market. You can combine your match winner pick with an Under / Over goals prediction for more juice.

Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Athletic Athletic logo 2 - 0 Rayo logo Rayo

Athletic are available at +700 to win by a 2-0 scoreline. Correct score betting allows us to bet at bigger odds and it’s also a fun type of wager.

Corners Prediction

Rayo Over 3.5 Corners +110 BetMGM logo

Rayo Vallecano have covered the 3.5 corners line in five consecutive games, with Athletic conceding over 3.5 corners in their past three matches. We think this presents a convincing argument and we’ll bet on Rayo to cover the Team Corners line which is on offer at odds of +110.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Athletic Logo Athletic
Total
9.50 4.80 4.70
Home
9.50 6.80 2.70
Away
9.50 4.30 5.20
Rayo Logo Rayo
Total
10.90 5.90 5.00
Home
9.80 6.20 3.60
Away
10.20 4.60 5.60
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Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Odds

Athletic Club are the -110 favourites and that means a 52% chance of winning this La Liga match according to the betting odds at the bookies. For those wanting to back Rayo Vallecano, you will find +375 about this outsider.

Under 2.5 Goals is currently the betting favourite and a bet on this option would mean you need no more than two goals to be scored.

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Team Stats
Athletic Club logo Athletic Club League Stats
Rayo Vallecano logo Rayo Vallecano League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups & Team News

It’s good to know about any injuries and this is reflected in our Athletic vs Rayo team news, with this leading to predicted and confirmed lineups.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest La Liga squads.

Athletic Club Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rayo Vallecano Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Athletic Club Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Unai Simon
2 Andoni Gorosabel 3 Daniel Vivian 4 Aitor Paredes 32 Adama Boiro
23 Mikel Jauregizar 24 Benat Prados
11 Alvaro Djalo 20 Unai Gomez 7 Alex Berenguer
12 Gorka Guruzeta
13 Augusto Batalla
2 Andrei Ratiu 24 Florian Lejeune 5 Aridane Hernandez 22 Alfonso Espino
6 Pathe Ciss 15 Gerard Gumbau
19 Jorge de Frutos 4 Pedro Diaz 3 Pep Chavarria
18 Alvaro Garcia

Rayo Vallecano Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Athletic Club Substitutes

  • 5Yeray Alvarez
  • 6Mikel Vesga
  • 8Oihan Sancet
  • 9Inaki Williams
  • 10Nico Williams
  • 13Julen Agirrezabala
  • 14Unai Nunez
  • 15Inigo Lekue
  • 16I. Ruiz de
  • 18Oscar de Marcos
  • 21Maroan Sannadi
  • 28Peio Canales

Rayo Vallecano Substitutes

  • 1Dani Cardenas
  • 7Isi Palazon
  • 8Oscar Trejo
  • 9Raul de Tomas
  • 11Randy Nteka
  • 12Sergi Guardiola
  • 17Unai Lopez
  • 20Ivan Balliu
  • 21Adrian Embarba
  • 23Oscar Valentin
  • 27Pelayo Fernandez

Previous Athletic Club Lineups

17 Aug La Liga
Athletic Club 3-2 Sevilla
25 May La Liga
Athletic Club 0-3 Barcelona
18 May La Liga
Valencia 0-1 Athletic Club
15 May La Liga
Getafe 0-2 Athletic Club
11 May La Liga
Athletic Club 1-0 Alavés
08 May Europa League
Man United 4-1 Athletic Club

Previous Rayo Vallecano Lineups

21 Aug Europa Conference League
Neman Grodno 0-1 Rayo Vallecano
15 Aug La Liga
Girona 1-3 Rayo Vallecano
24 May La Liga
Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Mallorca
18 May La Liga
Celta Vigo 1-2 Rayo Vallecano
15 May La Liga
Rayo Vallecano 2-2 Real Betis
09 May La Liga
Las Palmas 0-1 Rayo Vallecano

Injuries & Suspensions

Athletic Club Injury Table
Type Name Info
Inigo Lekue Red card (direc
Unai Gomez Red card (direc
Gorka Guruzeta 2nd yellow (Red
Inaki Williams Lower leg
Yuri Berchiche Hamstring
Nico Williams Groin
Alex Berenguer Foot
Aymeric Laporte Muscle
Julen Agirrezabala Hamstring
Maroan Sannadi Knee
Unai Eguiluz Cruciate ligame
Benat Prados Knee
Yeray Alvarez Doping
Rayo Vallecano Injury Table
Type Name Info
Oscar Valentin Red card (direc
Ivan Balliu Other
Unai Lopez Other
Abdul Mumin Knee
Luiz Felipe Other
Andrei Ratiu Lower leg
Unai Lopez Other
Team Squads

Athletic Club Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Ernesto Valverde

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Yuri Berchiche 17 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Inaki Williams 9 F 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aitor Paredes 4 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mikel Jauregizar 18 M 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Unai Simon 1 G 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0

Rayo Vallecano Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Inigo Perez

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Pathe Ciss 6 M 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Florian Lejeune 19 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Andrei Ratiu 2 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Augusto Batalla 13 G 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pep Chavarria 3 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Spain FlagLa Liga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 20 16 1 3 54:22 49
2 Real Madrid 20 15 3 2 43:17 48
3 Villarreal 19 13 2 4 37:19 41
4 Atlético Madrid 20 12 5 3 35:17 41
5 Espanyol 20 10 4 6 23:22 34
6 Real Betis 20 8 8 4 33:25 32
7 Celta Vigo 20 8 8 4 28:20 32
8 Elche 20 5 9 6 27:26 24
9 Real Sociedad 20 6 6 8 26:28 24
10 Athletic Club 20 7 3 10 19:28 24
11 Girona 20 6 6 8 20:34 24
12 Osasuna 20 6 4 10 21:24 22
13 Rayo Vallecano 20 5 7 8 16:25 22
14 Sevilla 20 6 3 11 26:32 21
15 Mallorca 20 5 6 9 24:30 21
16 Getafe 20 6 3 11 15:26 21
17 Valencia 20 4 8 8 19:31 20
18 Alavés 20 5 4 11 16:25 19
19 Levante 19 3 5 11 21:32 14
20 Real Oviedo 20 2 7 11 11:31 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 10 9 1 0 23:7 28
2 Barcelona 9 9 0 0 28:5 27
3 Real Madrid 10 9 0 1 23:6 27
4 Villarreal 10 8 1 1 23:7 25
5 Elche 11 5 5 1 19:10 20
6 Osasuna 10 6 2 2 18:11 20
7 Real Betis 10 6 1 3 20:11 19
8 Espanyol 11 6 1 4 13:14 19
9 Mallorca 10 4 4 2 14:13 16
10 Athletic Club 10 5 1 4 10:11 16
11 Alavés 10 4 3 3 12:10 15
12 Celta Vigo 11 3 5 3 16:13 14
13 Valencia 10 3 5 2 12:9 14
14 Real Sociedad 10 4 2 4 15:15 14
15 Rayo Vallecano 9 2 6 1 7:6 12
16 Girona 10 3 3 4 9:17 12
17 Getafe 10 3 2 5 8:9 11
18 Sevilla 10 3 1 6 14:16 10
19 Real Oviedo 10 1 5 4 3:11 8
20 Levante 8 0 3 5 8:18 3