Rayo Vallecano vs Elche Preview

Rayo Vallecano host Elche at the Estadio de Vallecas on Friday evening in a La Liga fixture with genuine relegation overtones for both clubs.

Rayo head into this one having lost their most recent outing — a 1-0 defeat away at Barcelona in the league on March 22. Prior to that, they lost 1-0 at home to Samsunspor in the Conference League on March 19 — a result that will have stung on their own patch. Earlier in this run, a 1-1 home draw with Levante, a 3-1 win away at Samsunspor in the Conference League, and a 1-1 draw away at Sevilla complete a sequence of two losses, two draws and one win — a side that has been inconsistent across all competitions. With 28 league goals scored, a goal difference of -7 and 35 conceded, Rayo are a team that creates chances but leaks goals at a rate that has kept them anchored in the lower reaches of the table.

Elche travel to Madrid having won their most recent outing — a 2-1 home win over Mallorca on March 21. Prior to that, they lost 4-1 away at Real Madrid on March 14 and 2-1 away at Villarreal on March 8. Earlier in this run, a 2-2 home draw with Espanyol and a 2-1 defeat away at Athletic Club complete a sequence of one win, one draw and three losses — a side sitting in serious trouble at the bottom of La Liga. Despite their attacking output of 38 goals scored, Elche have conceded 46 — the worst defensive record between these two sides — and a goal difference of -8 tells the story of a side that cannot keep clean sheets. The win over Mallorca keeps their survival hopes alive but only barely, and they need to back it up away from home.

The head-to-head record favours Elche, who have won three of the last five meetings, with Rayo claiming two wins and no draws. Most recently, Elche won 4-0 at home in December 2025 — a hammering that will linger in Rayo memories. Elche also won 4-0 at home in April 2023. Rayo’s two wins in this run both came at home — 2-1 in October 2022 and 2-1 in October 2021.

Spanish supporters can watch on Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD and M+ LALIGA TV from 20:00 GMT on Friday. UK and Irish fans can stream on Premier Sports Player and LaLigaTV. Viewers in the United States can watch on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV and the ESPN App. Australian supporters can watch on beIN Sports 2 and beIN Sports Connect.

Rayo Vallecano Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Barcelona	1-0	Rayo Vallecano	Spanish LALIGA	Mar 22, 2026
L	Rayo Vallecano	0-1	Samsunspor	Conference League	Mar 19, 2026
D	Rayo Vallecano	1-1	Levante	Spanish LALIGA	Mar 16, 2026
W	Samsunspor	1-3	Rayo Vallecano	Conference League	Mar 12, 2026
D	Sevilla	1-1	Rayo Vallecano	Spanish LALIGA	Mar 8, 2026

Elche Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Elche	2-1	Mallorca	Spanish LALIGA	Mar 21, 2026
L	Real Madrid	4-1	Elche	Spanish LALIGA	Mar 14, 2026
L	Villarreal	2-1	Elche	Spanish LALIGA	Mar 8, 2026
D	Elche	2-2	Espanyol	Spanish LALIGA	Mar 1, 2026
L	Athletic Club	2-1	Elche	Spanish LALIGA	Feb 20, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Elche	4-0	Rayo Vallecano	Dec 21, 2025	Spanish LALIGA
Elche	4-0	Rayo Vallecano	Apr 29, 2023	Spanish LALIGA
Rayo Vallecano	2-1	Elche	Oct 3, 2022	Spanish LALIGA
Elche	2-1	Rayo Vallecano	Feb 18, 2022	Spanish LALIGA
Rayo Vallecano	2-1	Elche	Oct 17, 2021	Spanish LALIGA

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
Spain	Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD, M+ LALIGA TV
United Kingdom	Premier Sports Player, LaLigaTV
Ireland	Premier Sports Player, LaLigaTV
United States	ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Australia	beIN Sports 2, beIN Sports Connect
Germany	DAZN Germany, DAZN2 Germany
Italy	DAZN Italia
Norway	Viaplay Norway, TV 2 Play
Sweden	TV4 Play
Portugal	DAZN1 Portugal, DAZN Portugal