Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction: Choosing Bets on the Basque Team

In the Spanish Cup, Real Sociedad will be facing Rayo Vallecano at home in the last eight. The game will kick off on 16 January at 21:30. Bookies think the Basques will win easily. Telecomasia is offering a prediction for the match and some important stats.

Real Sociedad

After the November international break, Real Sociedad played 11 matches, losing to Atlético and Celta, but beating Betis 2:0, Leganés 3:0, Villarreal 1:0 and drawing with Las Palmas 0:0. In the Europa League, they beat Ajax 2:0 and Dynamo Kyiv 3:0 at home. In the Copa, they beat Jove, Conquense, and Poferradina. Now, the Basques are in 7th place in the La Liga standings with 28 points. Real Sociedad's home statistics are 13th in the division, +4=2-4, 10:9 goal difference.

Rayo Vallecano

After the break, Rayo played nine matches in La Liga: losing to Sevilla and Atlético, securing 1:0 away over Valencia, 2:1 at home over Celta, and sealing draws with Real Madrid (3:3), Villarreal (1:1), and Betis (1:1). In the Copa, the visitors beat Unionistas 3:2 and Ferrol 3:1. In the La Liga standings, Rayo is in 9th place with 25 points, 9 points ahead of Espanyol, the team from the relegation zone. Rayo's away statistics are 8th in the division, +3=4-3, 8:8 goal difference.

H2H Meetings

The first round of La Liga between the two teams ended in a 2:1 win for the Madrid club. Real Sociedad and Rayo have played against each other 54 times in total, with a record of +22=16-16, 87:65 for the Basque team. Real Sociedad has played 29 matches, with 55% of those being home wins, 24% draws and 21% away wins, giving them a goal difference of 53:25.

Stats Betting

• Real Sociedad has won 55% of their home matches against Rayo.
• Rayo has not lost in seven previous meetings.
• Both teams have scored in five recent matches involving Rayo.
• RS didn't concede in two recent matches.

Bookmakers' Offers

The home team is considered the favourite by 1xbet analysts. The chances of Real Sociedad winning are 1.71. If you fancy Rayo, you can get odds of 5.45. A 3.58 odds are given for a draw. The odds suggest that about 3 goals will be scored in the match. You can bet on the total over 2.5 goals at 2.30 and on the total under 2.5 goals at 1.64.

Expert Betting Tips

The teams have already faced each other in the first round of La Liga, which the Basques won 2:1, although that match was held in Madrid. After the Christmas break, Real Sociedad has managed two shutouts, but the Bees have also had two usual victories. We think the match is going to be tough and not very effective, and we won't be surprised if the outcome is decided by a single goal. We're rooting for the hosts here, and we think the Basques will make it to the quarterfinals.

Prediction:

W1 for 1.70

W1 & TU (3.5) for 2.17

CS 1:0 for 5.50