Rayo Vallecano vs Deportivo Alavés — Prediction, Stats & Tips

A competitive La Liga opening clash at Vallecas. Both Rayo and Alavés carry card risk — combined 150 yellows last season. Palazón and Álvaro García create from wide for Rayo. Alavés's Kike García is t…

← La Liga 2026/27 — Matchday 1
Thu 20 Aug 2026 · 21:00 CEST
Rayo Vallecano crest

Rayo Vallecano

vs

📍 Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid

Ala

Deportivo Alavés

🔮 Result lean: Rayo slight home advantage
📅 Stats based on La Liga 2026/27 — Matchday 1 · Last updated: 20 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC

⚡ Key notices

  • 🟡Álvaro García (Rayo) — 7 yellow cards this season, highest card risk in this fixture
  • 🔥Rayo have won 3 of their last 5 (recent form across competitions) — strong momentum
  • 🚩Corners: Rayo most corners at Vallecas
  • 🎯Kike García (Alavés) — 24 shots on target this season, key shot threat
  • 🔄Super Sub angle: Cards markets may carry Super Sub protection at Spanish bookmakers.

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Rayo vs Alavés at a glance

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Result lean

Rayo slight home advantage

🎯

Shots potential

Medium

🚩

Corners potential

Medium

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Cards potential

High

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Super Sub relevance

High

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🔮 Our prediction

Rayo vs Alavés

Result

Rayo slight home advantage

Corners

Rayo most corners at Vallecas

Cards

Over 4.5 total cards — physical Vallecas clash

A competitive La Liga opening clash at Vallecas. Both Rayo and Alavés carry card risk — combined 150 yellows last season. Palazón and Álvaro García create from wide for Rayo. Alavés's Kike García is the away goal threat. Cards and BTTS are the primary angles in this physical Madrid derby.

Yellow cardsMedium risk

Over 4.5 total cards

Rayo have 78 yellow cards last season — among La Liga's highest. Alavés also carry 72. A physical Vallecas derby atmosphere points to a high-card fixture.

BTTSMedium risk

Both teams to score

Both Rayo and Alavés score and concede regularly. Vallecas produces open attacking football. BTTS has strong support from both teams' goal profiles.

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Competition

La Liga 2026/27 — Matchday 1

Kick-off

Thu 20 Aug 2026 · 21:00 CEST

Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid

Corners lean

Rayo most corners at Vallecas

Result lean

Rayo slight home advantage

Team stats

Rayo vs Alavés — comparison

StatRayoAlavésEdge
Corners per game (prev season avg)4.64.2Rayo
Yellow cards (prev season)7872Alavés
Goals scored (prev season)4442Rayo
Goals conceded (prev season)5658Rayo

Top scorers: Rayo Vallecano

Rayo
IP

Isi Palazón

Midfielder · 10A · 2560 min

8 ⚽
ÁG

Álvaro García

Midfielder · 8A · 2700 min

6 ⚽

Top scorers: Deportivo Alavés

Alavés
KG

Kike García

Forward · 4A · 2500 min

11 ⚽
TC

Tomás Conechny

Midfielder · 7A · 2400 min

4 ⚽

Yellow cards: Rayo Vallecano

Rayo
ÁG

Álvaro García

Midfielder · 30 fouls · 2700 min

7 🟡
IP

Isi Palazón

Midfielder · 26 fouls · 2560 min

6 🟡

Yellow cards: Deportivo Alavés

Alavés
TC

Tomás Conechny

Midfielder · 28 fouls · 2400 min

6 🟡
KG

Kike García

Forward · 14 fouls · 2500 min

3 🟡

Shots on target: Rayo Vallecano

Rayo
IP

Isi Palazón

Midfielder · 8G 10A

18 🎯
ÁG

Álvaro García

Midfielder · 6G 8A

14 🎯

Shots on target: Deportivo Alavés

Alavés
KG

Kike García

Forward · 11G 4A

24 🎯
TC

Tomás Conechny

Midfielder · 4G 7A

12 🎯

Corner takers: Rayo Vallecano

Rayo
IP

Isi Palazón

Midfielder · 2560 min

12 🚩

Corner takers: Deportivo Alavés

Alavés
TC

Tomás Conechny

Midfielder · 2400 min

8 🚩
KG

Kike García

Forward · 2500 min

2 🚩

Player comparison

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PlayerTeamMinYC 🟡GASoT 🎯FoulsCorners 🚩
ÁG

Álvaro García

Midfielder

Rayo270076814300
IP

Isi Palazón

Midfielder

Rayo25606810182612
TC

Tomás Conechny

Midfielder

Alavés240064712288
KG

Kike García

Forward

Alavés2500311424142

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What the stats say — Rayo vs Alavés

A competitive La Liga opening clash at Vallecas. Both Rayo and Alavés carry card risk — combined 150 yellows last season. Palazón and Álvaro García create from wide for Rayo. Alavés's Kike García is the away goal threat. Cards and BTTS are the primary angles in this physical Madrid derby.

Result lean: Rayo slight home advantage

Corners: Rayo most corners at Vallecas

Cards: Over 4.5 total cards — physical Vallecas clash

Frequently asked questions — Rayo vs Alavés

What is the prediction for Rayo Vallecano vs Deportivo Alavés?

Rayo slight home advantage

Which team gets more corners — Rayo or Alavés?

Rayo most corners at Vallecas

What is the cards prediction for Rayo vs Alavés?

Over 4.5 total cards — physical Vallecas clash

When does Rayo vs Alavés kick off?

Thu 20 Aug 2026 · 21:00 CEST at Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid.

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Player intel

Players to watch

IP

Isi Palazón

Rayo · Midfielder

🟡 Card risk⚽ Goal threat🎨 Creator
Apps30
Goals8
Assists10
Shots on target18
SoT / game0.6
Yellow cards6
Fouls26
KG

Kike García

Alavés · Forward

⚽ Goal threat
Apps34
Goals11
Assists4
Shots on target24
SoT / game0.7
Yellow cards3
Fouls14
ÁG

Álvaro García

Rayo · Midfielder

🟡 Card risk🎨 Creator
Apps32
Goals6
Assists8
Shots on target14
SoT / game0.4
Yellow cards7
Fouls30
TC

Tomás Conechny

Alavés · Midfielder

🟡 Card risk🎨 Creator
Apps28
Goals4
Assists7
Shots on target12
SoT / game0.4
Yellow cards6
Fouls28

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🎯🎯 Shots angle

Kike García — primary shot threat

Kike García (Alavés) has 24 shots on target from 34 appearances — averaging 0.7 per game. Strong candidate for bookmaker shots-on-target markets.

🟡🟡 Cards angle

Álvaro García — card risk

Álvaro García (Rayo) has picked up 7 yellows and committed 30 fouls (0.9/game). The La Liga 2026/27 — Matchday 1 averages 4.6 yellow cards per game — making this a card-heavy environment.

🚩🚩 Corners angle

Rayo dominate corners

Rayo average 4.6 corners per game vs Alavés's 4.2. Rayo most corners at Vallecas

⚽⚽ Goals angle

Attack vs leaky defence

Rayo Vallecano have scored 44 goals while Deportivo Alavés have conceded 58. Rayo slight home advantage

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