Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano: result 1-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 25, 2025 at 05:30 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano?
Athletic Club won 1-0 on August 25, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 66′Oihan SancetAthletic Club (pen.)
Official lineup for Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1- 21Maroan Sannadi
- 10Nico Williams
- 7Álex Berenguer
- 9I. Williams
- 16Ruíz de Galarreta
- 18Mikel Jauregizar
- 17Yuri
- 4Aitor Paredes
- 3Dani Vivian
- 12Jesús Areso
- 1Unai Simón
Rayo Vallecano
4-4-1-1- 19Jorge de Frutos
- 4Pedro Díaz
- 18Álvaro García
- 17Unai López
- 6P. Ciss
- 7Isi Palazón
- 3Pep Chavarría
- 5Luiz Felipe
- 24F. Lejeune
- 2A. Rațiu
- 13A. Batalla
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Rayo Vallecano have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2025 | Sevilla(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Arsenal(away) | 0-3 | Emirates Cup |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Liverpool(away) | 2-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 26, 2025 | PSV Eindhoven(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Alaves(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | Neman(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Girona(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 10, 2025 | Sunderland(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 2, 2025 | West Brom(away) | 2-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 26, 2025 | PEC Zwolle(away) | 5-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Athletic Club wins, 1 draw, 0 Rayo Vallecano wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2025 | Athletic Club 3-1 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| May 25, 2024 | Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Athletic Club 4-0 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
| Mar 5, 2023 | Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Athletic Club 3-2 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano on Apr 13, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Athletic Club score 0.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rayo Vallecano score 1.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6 | 4/15 | 7/15 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1.5 | 1.3 | 6 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Athletic Club sit 15th in La Liga (9 points from 8 matches) and Rayo Vallecano sit 17th (9 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 17 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 9 |
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