Elche CF vs Rayo Vallecano: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Elche CF play Rayo Vallecano in La Liga (Spain). The match date is 21 December 2025 at 18:30. Final score: 4:0.

Current form

Elche CF: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Rayo Vallecano: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Elche CF scores 1.29 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Rayo Vallecano scores 1.08 and concedes 1.16. League average: 2.69 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Elche CF 71%, Rayo Vallecano 45%. Over 2.5: Elche CF 58%, Rayo Vallecano 37%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Rayo Vallecano has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.29. Elche CF: 10.8 shots per match, Rayo Vallecano: 14.0.

Match halves

Elche CF: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.76. Rayo Vallecano: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.58.

Goals by minute

Elche CF: 61-75 (11 goals). Rayo Vallecano: 31-45+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

La Liga: 2.69 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
3 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

46Possession (%)54
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
18Shots18
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
6Shots on target8
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
1.85xG2
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
4Corners5
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
42Dangerous attacks43
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
15Fouls11
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
4Cards3
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Elche CFRayo Vallecano
1.29Goals scored / match1.08
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
1.5Goals conceded / match1.16
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
58%Average possession53%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
3.82Shots on target / match4.84
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.79Shots per match13.97
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
3.82Shots on target4.84
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
12%Shot conversion7.7%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
58%Possession53%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
1.29xG for1.55
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
1.53xG against1.4
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

Shooting quality

Elche CF: BalancedRayo Vallecano: Balanced
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
Accuracy (shots on target)35%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.22

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Rayo Vallecano is 120% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Elche CF · 2.2 pts / match - Rayo Vallecano

Elche CF
LDLWD
Season result split
26% W34% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-13-15
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-8-2
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Rayo Vallecano
WDDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
32% W37% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-14-12
1.32 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-10
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LLWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Elche CF is 19% better for: goals scored per match.

1.29 goals / match - Elche CF · 1.08 goals / match - Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano is 29% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Elche CF · 1.16 goals / match - Rayo Vallecano

Elche CF scoring profile: very strong

Elche CF scores in 87% of matches (33 of 38 matches), while Rayo Vallecano keeps a clean sheet in 32% (12 of 38 matches).

Rayo Vallecano scoring profile: very strong

Rayo Vallecano scores in 68% of matches (26 of 38 matches), while Elche CF keeps a clean sheet in 21% (8 of 38 matches).

49Goals scored (season)41
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
57Goals conceded (season)44
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
2.79Average goals in match2.24
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
5Goals scored (last 5)8
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
7Goals conceded (last 5)3
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

How often they score at least...

87%1 goal68%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
32%2 goals26%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
8%3 goals13%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
3%4 goals0%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal68%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
45%2 goals24%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
24%3 goals18%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
3%4 goals5%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time13%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
3%BTTS in both halves5%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
18%Scored in both halves18%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
80%BTTS - last 560%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Elche CF - half-time state
21% leading53% draw26% trailing
Rayo Vallecano - half-time state
26% leading39% draw34% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.16Points per match (1st half)1.18
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
1.16Average goals (1st half)1
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
58%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
53%No goal before half-time63%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

After half-time (2nd half)

1.16Points per match (2nd half)1.34
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.58
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.66
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
1.63Average goals (2nd half)1.24
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
37%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano
42%No goal after half-time50%
Elche CFRayo Vallecano

Elche CF - second-half results

29% W29% R42% P
44
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rayo Vallecano - second-half results

34% W32% R34% P
45
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Elche CF - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.60
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Rayo Vallecano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.20
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Elche CF
ScoredConceded
6
12
0-15
7
5
16-30
7
7
31-45
8
7
46-60
11
8
61-75
10
18
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Rayo Vallecano
ScoredConceded
2
6
0-15
6
6
16-30
11
7
31-45
5
6
46-60
7
7
61-75
10
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.52
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-60%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Elche CF

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Rayo Vallecano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.88
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (La Liga).

Teams vs league

Elche CFLigaRayo Vallecano
Average goals in match 2.792.69 2.24
Both teams scored 71%57% 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%50% 37%
Clean sheets 21%24% 32%
Goal before half-time 63%70% 71%
Goal after half-time 87%82% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.69
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / match
1.12
Away goals / match
+40%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Elche CF 0 - 0 - 1 Rayo Vallecano. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Elche CF vs Rayo Vallecano?

The La Liga match finished Elche CF 4:0 Rayo Vallecano. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Elche CF vs Rayo Vallecano?

Elche CF score 1.29 goals per game on average and Rayo Vallecano 1.08. The La Liga average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Elche CF's matches and 45% of Rayo Vallecano's.

What form are Elche CF and Rayo Vallecano in?

Over the last 5 games Elche CF have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Rayo Vallecano 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Elche CF vs Rayo Vallecano?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Elche CF vs Rayo Vallecano: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.