Recreativo de Huelva vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction & Preview
Recreativo de Huelva and Rayo Vallecano meet in the first round of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, a single-leg tie at the Estadio Nuevo Colombino in Huelva with the winner going straight through to the next round. Kick-off is 20:00 GMT. Jesús Galván's Segunda Federación side against Beñat San José's LaLiga team, one match, no replay.
- Fixture: Recreativo de Huelva v Rayo Vallecano
- Competition: Copa del Rey, first round
- Date: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
- Venue: Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva
- Format: single leg, winner advances
- Match page: Recreativo de Huelva vs Rayo Vallecano
What Recreativo de Huelva's record shows
Our record of Recreativo de Huelva's last six matches is two wins, three draws and one defeat, worth nine points, with eight goals scored and six conceded. Much of that run is pre-season work: a 0-0 away to Mérida AD on 22 August 2026, 66 days before this tie, then 1-1 away to CD Extremadura and 1-1 away to Bollullos CF.
The Mérida game is the only clean sheet in the six. They also beat Dos Hermanas CF 1971 3-1 at home and lost 0-1 at home to Real Betis.
The competitive result in the set is the one that says most about them: a 3-2 home win over Xerez Deportivo FC in Segunda Federación, 177 days before this match. Huelva is where they do their damage - two wins from three at home, none from three away - and they failed to score in two of the six.
Rayo Vallecano arrive off a 0-3 home defeat
Rayo Vallecano lost 0-3 at home to Elche in LaLiga three days before this Copa del Rey tie, and drew 1-1 away at Getafe eight days before it. That is one point from the two games immediately preceding a cup trip to a lower-division side.
The wider picture is six matches of two wins, two draws and two defeats, eight points, eight goals scored against twelve conceded. No clean sheets in any of the six. They shipped two or more three times, including a 1-4 defeat away to Real Madrid, and three or more goals were scored in the game in four of the six.
San José's side have won two of three at home and none of three away, with the away set reading 1-1 at Getafe, 1-1 at Osasuna and that night at the Bernabéu. The two wins both came at Vallecas, 2-1 against Espanyol and 3-2 against Real Racing Club, and neither was comfortable.
Team news for Recreativo de Huelva vs Rayo Vallecano
Recreativo de Huelva are without Leandro, Hugo and Jero Lario, while Ale Marín and Segura are back in contention for Galván (Huelva Hoy). Rayo Vallecano are missing Luiz Felipe and Augusto Batalla through injury, with Andrei Ratiu and Randy Nteka listed as doubts (Sports Mole).
Where this tie gets decided
Recreativo's route into it is obvious from Rayo's numbers. No clean sheet in six and both sides scoring in five of those six means the Segunda Federación side will get a sight of goal at some point on Tuesday. Rayo have not stopped anyone yet.
The problem is at the other end. Recreativo have scored two or more in only two of their six, and one of those was a friendly against Dos Hermanas CF 1971. Scoring once will not be enough against a team that has put three past Real Racing Club and two past Espanyol this season.
If you fancy calling this one, the live match list has it alongside everything else kicking off this week.
Recreativo de Huelva vs Rayo Vallecano prediction
Rayo Vallecano should beat Recreativo de Huelva in the Copa del Rey first round at the Estadio Nuevo Colombino on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, but not by the margin a division gap suggests. Rayo have conceded twelve in six and kept nobody out, and Recreativo have won two of their three at home. The 0-3 loss to Elche three days earlier says a side still sorting itself out, though two wins from three at Vallecas show they can score freely enough to settle a tie like this.
Our prediction: Recreativo de Huelva 1-2 Rayo Vallecano
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