Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano, LaLiga
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Estadio Municipal de Anoeta
Our model, until the team news
Predicted line-ups
Real Sociedad
4-4-2
Rayo Vallecano
4-3-3
1Remiro
17Gómez
19Sarr
6Martín
2Aramburu
11Guedes- 4Gorrotxategi
18Soler- 12Ochieng
10Oyarzabal- 9Óskarsson
- 25Audero
17Pedrosa
- 24Lejeune
- 15Sadick
- 2Rațiu
8López- 4Díaz
6Ciss- 14Tsitaishvili
- 10Camello
- 19de Frutos
Bench
24Sučić- 7Barrenetxea
- 21Herrera
5Zubeldia- 13Marrero
8Turrientes- 22Fort
Bench
- 36Gnangoro
20Balliu- 9Alemão
7Isi
33Vertrouwd- 1Cárdenas
21Pérez
Real Sociedad
From 15 games this season; 4-4-2, the shape in 90% of them, weighted to recent games.
Close calls
- Aramburu or Fort
- Ochieng or Sučić
- Óskarsson or Sučić
Out or doubtful
- ZakharyanInjured, expected back Back in training
- BeitiaInjured, expected back Back in training
Injury and suspension news read for this game.
Rayo Vallecano
From 11 games this season; 4-3-3, the shape in 58% of them, weighted to recent games.
Close calls
- Rațiu or Balliu
- Tsitaishvili or Gnangoro
Out or doubtful
- Álvaro GarcíaInjured, expected back early December
- ValentínInjured, expected back late November
- KumbullaDoubtful
- BatallaInjured, expected back early January
Injury and suspension news read for this game.
Our guess from each side's line-ups this season, recent form, the opponent and the injury news. The confirmed line-ups replace it about an hour before kick-off. Photos: Giovanni Batista Rodriguez from San Sebastian-Donostia, Espa / CC BY-SA 2.0 · pantkiewicz / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paté kroute / CC0 · Estevoaei / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valencia CF / CC BY 3.0 · Антон Зайцев / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MaestroDash / CC0 · Ivan_Balliu.jpg : Foto realizada por Javier Segura (@castroq / CC BY 2.0 · RCD Espanyol de Barcelona / CC BY-SA 2.0
Last 5 games
Coming in form
Real Sociedad
5th in the table
- W
- W
- W
- L
- D
- Goals
- 15–6
- xG for / against
- 9.8–7.6
- xG difference per game
- +0.44
Rayo Vallecano
12th in the table
- D
- D
- L
- W
- W
- Goals
- 8–7
- xG for / against
- 10.1–6.1
- xG difference per game
- +0.79
From our model
Our call
Our call
2–1
Frozen at kick-off, never changed afterwards. A model estimate, not betting advice.
- RSO 56%
- Draw 24%
- RAY 20%
Likeliest scores
2–0
10%
2–1
10%
1–1
9%
Even the likeliest score happens in only about 1 game in 8, so here are the top three.
- Real Sociedad's xG is up to 2.09 a game over their last 5, from 1.48 across the season
- Real Sociedad have scored 14 from 10.4 xG in their last 5
- Last meeting: Rayo Vallecano 3-3 Real Sociedad (26 Apr 2026)
This season
Players to watch
Real Sociedad
- Óskarsson3 goals3 goals, 0 assists, 4.6 xG in 9 games
- Oyarzabal2 goals, 2 assists2 goals, 2 assists, 2.4 xG in 11 games
Rayo Vallecano
- Camello7 goals, 2 assists×77 goals, 2 assists, 3.3 xG in 10 games
- Álvaro García3 goals, 2 assists3 goals, 2 assists, 2.8 xG in 10 games
Recent meetings
Head to head
These two have not met in the games we hold.