La Liga, Round 5Real MadridREA 12/09/2026 20:00 Rayo VallecanoRAYTable of ContentsReal Madrid v Rayo Vallecano La Liga previewReal Madrid v Vallecano La Liga team newsReal Madrid v Rayo Vallecano predicted line upsReal Madrid v Vallecano stats, La Liga formWhere to watch Real Madrid v Vallecano: TV channel, live online streamsReal Madrid v Rayo Vallecano predictionLa Liga tableReal Madrid v Rayo Vallecano La Liga previewJose Mourinho reiterated his support for Vinicius Junior ahead of Real Madrids clash with Rayo Vallecano as Los Blancos aim to get back to winning ways in LaLiga. Madrid suffered what could prove to be a damaging first defeat of the campaign in their previous league encounter, Troy Parrotts goal condemning them to a 1-0 loss at Real Betis as Kylian Mbappe missed a last-minute penalty.Jose Mourinhos men bounced back in the Champions League as they saw off his former team Inter Milan 2-1 in their Champions League opener, but Vinicius was booed by sections of the fans at the Santiago Bernabeu as the Brazilian struggled to influence the game.Even at this early stage in the season, Madrid can ill-afford to lose any more ground in what will likely be a two-horse title race with unbeaten Barcelona.With Barca not in action until Sunday when they travel to Levante, a home game against Rayo, who have not won at the Bernabeu for over 30 years, offers an opportunity to put some pressure on their arch rivals by drawing level on points.And Mourinho, who defended Vinicius after the win over Inter, is confident the forward will find his best form and aid Madrid in their cause of attempting to beat Barca to the title and pursuing European glory.In Portugal, there is a proverb that I dont know if it exists in Spain: you only throw stones at trees that bear fruit, Mourinho told his pre-match press conference. What hasVini done here in recent years? How many Champions Leagues has he won, and how many goals has he scored? What has he done here in the last five or six years? He is a tree that bears a lot of fruit, and people throw stones because they want the fruit. They want the best of Vinicius, and the best will come. Against Benfica [last season], he single-handedly decided the tie. That Vinicius will come, but at this moment, he hasnt been at that level yet. This is a Vini who is working harder than ever. In this era of data, he is very close to his top speed. He broke his record this season in terms of balls recovered and also in the defensive third He will arrive soon.Several of Madrids stars will be hopeful of impressing against Saturdays opponents Rayo, though Los Blancos required a 100th-minute goal from Mbappe to win this fixture 2-1 last season.Rayo claimed their first win over the new season last time out as they twice came from behind to beat newly promoted Racing Santander 3-2.But only one team, Elche (11), has shipped more goals than Rayo this season, with Benat San Joses side conceding 10 times in four games. Unless Rayos defence makes a marked improvement, it is difficult to see them threatening to claim a stunning result against their neighbours.Real Madrid v Vallecano La Liga team newsEder Militao (muscle), Rodrygo (knee), Raul Asencio (thigh) and Ferland Mendy (hip) remain out for Madrid, however, Bernardo Silva, Arda Guler and Eduardo Camavingaare set to return to the squad after missing the win over Inter through suspension.Andriy Lunin should be back in the squad for Madrid following an illness.Augusto Batalla (leg), Jozhua Vertrouwd (hamstring), Luiz Felipe (thigh), Isi Palazon (muscle) all miss out for Rayo, who will also need to check on the fitness of Marash Kumbulla (muscle).Jorge de Frutos is suspended for the visitors.Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano predicted line upsReal Madrid: Courtois; Dumfries, Konate, Huijsen, Cucurella; Valverde, Bernardo; Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius; MbappeRayo Vallecano: Cardenas; Ratiu, Lejeune, Ciss, Pedrosa; Lopez, Valentin, Diaz; Tsitaishvili, Camello, A GarciaReal Madrid v Vallecano stats, La Liga formMadrid are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Vallecano (W3 D4) and have won each of their last two 2-1 as hosts of the fixtureTheir only defeat in the last 10 editions of the fixture since April 2019 was a 3-2 away loss in La Liga in November 2022Los Blancos have not lost at home to Vallecano in 18 meetings in all competitions (W13 D5) since a 2-1 defeat in La Liga in January 1996, when Guilherme Alves scored twiceFour of their last six encounters with Vallecano have been draws, with one of the two goalless stalemates along the way arriving at the Bernabeu in November 2023Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the history of the fixture with 12 goals, putting Madrids all-time top scorer ahead of the player second to him on that list, Karim Benzema, who has 11Vallecano have scored in six of their last eight meetings with Madrid, including four of the last five for a total of six goalsThey are yet to keep a clean sheet in four matches this season and have one in their last eight Liga games, although they have conceded one goal or fewer in four of those contests, with only Barcelona putting more than two past themEspanyol and Sevilla (67 each), Real Sociedad (62) and Racing Club (60) are the only sides to have committed more fouls in this seasons Liga than Vallecano (58)Only Elche (12) have conceded more goals than Vallecano (10), while Getafe and Sevilla are the only sides who can match their total of two red cards in the 2026/27 top flightWith four goals in five games, Sergio Camello is the second-top scorer in this seasons division behind Barcelonas Raphinha (6) Recent Results : Real Madrid UEFA Champions League Real Madrid REA W 2 1 2026-09-08 Inter INT La Liga Real Betis BET L 1 0 2026-09-04 Real Madrid REA La Liga Real Madrid REA W 4 0 2026-08-30 Malaga MAL La Liga Real Madrid REA W 4 1 2026-08-26 Real Sociedad RSO La Liga Espanyol ESP W 1 2 2026-08-22 Real Madrid REA Recent Results : Rayo Vallecano La Liga Rayo Vallecano RAY W 3 2 2026-09-05 Racing Santander SAN La Liga Barcelona BAR L 5 2 2026-08-31 Rayo Vallecano RAY La Liga Rayo Vallecano RAY D 1 1 2026-08-20 Alaves ALA La Liga Sevilla SEV L 2 1 2026-08-15 Rayo Vallecano RAY Where to watch Real Madrid v Vallecano: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Saturday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on Disney Plus.Live streaming on a vast range of devices is available on the Disney Plus app. Subscriptions in the UK cost between �5.99 and �14.99 monthly or �99.90-�149.90 annually.Heres the full list of La Liga international broadcasters.Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano predictionA high-scoring affair looks likely given Rayos capacity to entertain, but dont expect them to show the defensive solidity required to take something from the Bernabeu. Match PredictionReal Madrid 3 2 Rayo Vallecano La Liga table La Liga 2026 Spain #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Barcelona44001721512 W W W W 2 Alaves4310103710 W W D W 3 Real Madrid430110379 L W W W 4 Real Betis43015509 W L W W 5 Deportivo La Coruna42208538 W W D D 6 Sevilla42117617 D L W W 7 Atletico Madrid42117617 L W D W 8 Osasuna421156-17 L W W D 9 Real Sociedad521268-27 W D W L L 10 Athletic Club42026516 W W L L 11 Levante41215505 D W D L 12 Espanyol41126514 D L L W 13 Racing Santander411278-14 L W L D 14 Rayo Vallecano4112710-34 W L D L 15 Getafe411225-34 D L W L 16 Celta Vigo503225-33 D D L L D 17 Villarreal402268-22 L L D D 18 Malaga402217-62 D L D L 19 Elche4013512-71 L L L D 20 Valencia401319-81 L L L D Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Champions League league stage Position 5 : Europa League league stage Position 6 : ECL Playoffs Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Topics Adria Pedrosa Alemao Alvaro Carreras Alvaro Garcia Andrei Ratiu Andriy Lunin Antonio Rudiger Arda Guler Augusto Batalla Aurelien Tchouameni Bernardo Silva Brahim Diaz Carlos Espi Dani Cardenas Dean Huijsen Denzel Dumfries Eder Militao Eduardo Camavinga Emil Audero Endrick Federico Valverde Ferland Mendy Florian Lejeune Fran Perez Giorgi Tsitaishvili Ibrahima Konate Isi Palazon Ivan Balliu Jorge de Frutos Jose Mourinho Jude Bellingham Kylian Mbappe LaLiga Luiz Felipe Marash Kumbulla Marc Cucurella Mujaid Sadick Oscar Valentin Pathe Ciss Pedro Diaz Pelayo Fernandez Randy Nteka Raul Asencio Rayane Belaid Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid CF Rodrygo Sergio Camello Thiago Thibaut Courtois Trent Alexander-Arnold Unai Lopez Vinicius Junior Yan Diomande Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read BREAKING: Real Madrid star Guler agrees new contract Jon Fisher 10th September, 2026 Barcelona chief Laporta warns Real Madrid boss Mourinho not to overstep the mark in criticism of referees Jon Fisher 9th September, 2026 Win tickets to a Champions League game with bet365 Jon Fisher 9th September, 2026 Vinicius Jr jeered again by Real Madrid fans but Jose Mourinho leaps to his defence Jon Fisher 9th September, 2026 Real Madrid 2-1 Inter Milan: Report, result and goals as Mbappe and Valverde secure victory Cian Cheesbrough 8th September, 2026 WATCH: Mbappe fires Real Madrid in front vs Inter Milan after sloppy Curtis Jones mistake Cian Cheesbrough 8th September, 2026
