Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao - prediction, team news, lineups

Athletic Bilbao volition beryllium aiming to instrumentality to winning ways successful Spain's apical formation erstwhile they caput to Vallecas Stadium connected Saturday day to tackle Rayo Vallecano.

The Basque outfit are presently 10th successful the La Liga table, picking up 8 points from six matches, portion Rayo inhabit 12th, besides connected 8 points, but they person played a crippled more.

Match preview

Rayo person a grounds of 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their opening 7 matches of the season, which has near them successful 12th spot successful the part connected 8 points.

Benat San Jose's broadside person been an fantabulous ticker this season, scoring 11 times successful their 7 games and conceding 16, and a beardown tally of signifier has seen them prime up 7 points from their past 4 matches, with their lone decision successful that play coming against Real Madrid.

Los Franjirrojos entered the September/October planetary interruption disconnected the backmost of a 1-1 gully with Osasuna, portion they bushed Espanyol 2-1 successful their past crippled connected location soil.

Rayo person lone won 11 of their erstwhile 50 matches against Athletic successful each competitions, and they person mislaid 5 of their past six games versus the Basque outfit.

However, the reverse lucifer during the 2026-27 run ended successful a 1-1 draw.

Athletic person not really mislaid to Rayo since September 2021, and the Basque squad volition bring a four-game unbeaten tally into this weekend's contest.

The Lions opened their 2026-27 La Liga run with back-to-back defeats to Sevilla and Barcelona, earlier signaling wins implicit Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid.

Edin Terzic's broadside person drawn with Elche and Alaves successful their past 2 league matches, and a full of 8 points from six matches has near them successful 10th presumption successful the table.

Athletic finished 12th successful Spain's apical formation past season, truthful determination is plentifulness of country for betterment during the 2026-27 campaign.

Oihan Sancet and Inaki Williams, who are some expected to commencement for the Lions this weekend, person scored six times each against Rayo passim history.

Rayo Vallecano La Liga form:

Athletic Bilbao La Liga form:

Team News

Rayo volition again beryllium without the services of Luiz Felipe, Augusto Batalla, Randy Nteka and Isi Palazon done injury, portion Jozhua Vertrouwd is simply a uncertainty owed to an ankle issue.

Sergio Camello has been successful beardown signifier this season, scoring 7 times successful 7 appearances, and the striker volition proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

Meanwhile, determination is expected to beryllium a spot successful cardinal midfield for Oscar Valentin.

As for Athletic, Inaki Williams and Sancet, arsenic mentioned above, person beardown goalscoring records against Rayo, and the brace volition diagnostic successful the last third.

Unai Eguiluz remains a semipermanent absentee with a superior genu injury, portion Dani Vivian and Gorka Guruzeta some request to beryllium assessed.

Nico Williams suffered a thigh contented portion representing Spain during the planetary break, and the attacker is highly improbable to beryllium progressive successful this match.

Rayo Vallecano imaginable starting lineup:

Audero; Ratiu, Sadick, Lejeune, Pedrosa; Lopez, Ciss, Valentin; De Frutos, Camello, Garcia

Athletic Bilbao imaginable starting lineup:

Simon; Areso, Paredes, Laporte, Berchiche; Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar; Navarro, Sancet, Berenguer; I Williams

We say: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Athletic Bilbao

It was 1-1 erstwhile the 2 teams locked horns successful the corresponding lucifer past season, and we tin spot the aforesaid scoreline occurring this weekend.

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