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See live & upcoming matchesMatchday 10 of LaLiga puts Rayo Vallecano and Elche together at the Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 13:00 BST. Rayo arrive five days after a 1-1 draw away to Getafe, Elche seven days after a 0-0 at Villarreal, and the two sides have met once before in our records, in April. Our full preview and the prediction are below, and you can make your own call on the Rayo Vallecano vs Elche match page.
Beñat San José's Rayo Vallecano have won 2 of their last 2 home games and 0 of their last 4 away. That is the whole story of their start, and it is why a home fixture reads better for them than the 8 points from their last 6 suggests.
Nothing they play in stays quiet. Both sides have scored in all 6 of those matches, there were 3 or more goals in the game in 4 of them, and Rayo have not kept a clean sheet once. They have also failed to score in none of the 6, which is the flip side: 10 goals scored, 14 conceded, including a 2-5 at FC Barcelona and a 1-4 at Real Madrid. The home wins were tighter - 2-1 against Espanyol, 3-2 against Real Racing Club.
Martín Anselmi's Elche have drawn 3 of their last 6 and won 1, a 3-1 at Espanyol. Six points, 8 goals scored and 8 conceded. They are in the relegation places, according to TeleElx.
The recent shape is clear enough. Two clean sheets in those 6 games, two blanks of their own, back-to-back goalless draws against Villarreal and Celta Vigo. When Elche have been beaten they have gone down scoring - 2-3 at home to Real Madrid, 2-3 at home to Real Sociedad - so the goalless run is the change, not the norm. One oddity: they have won 0 of 3 at home and 1 of 3 away.
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