Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 13 Apr 2025

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
1	Athletic Club	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:0	0
13	Rayo Vallecano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:0	0

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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 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.

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 2 - 0 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

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

Total

9.90 6.40 3.50

Home

9.00 6.00 3.00

Away

8.70 5.10 3.60

Rayo

Total

9.40 5.40 4.00

Home

8.80 4.90 3.90

Away

11.10 4.90 6.20

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-100

Under 9.5

-138

Athletic Corners

Over 5.5

-125

Under 5.5

-110

Rayo Corners

Over 3.5

+110

Under 3.5

-150

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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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Full-Time Result

1

-110

X

+220

2

+375

Half-Time Result

1

+162.5

X

-100

2

+400

Double Chance

1X

-549

12

-275

X2

-120

Draw No Bet

1

-300

2

+225

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-105

2 Hcp +0.5

-105

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-175

Over 2.5

+137.5

Both Teams to Score

Yes

+105

No

-143

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 Team Page Rayo Vallecano Team Page