Racing de Ferrol vs Rayo Vallecano Predictions and Betting Tips | January 3rd 2025

Racing de Ferrol will host Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio de A Malata on Friday night in the last 32 of the 2024-25 Copa del Rey campaign. The hosts will hope to pick up an unlikely win against a stronger side in their opening game of the year.

Racing Ferrol needed an 86th-minute winner to defeat Primera Federacion side Barakaldo 2-1 in the last round of the Copa del Rey after a comfortable 3-1 win over CD Cuarte in the opening round. They were knocked out by Sevilla at this stage last season and will hope to go a step further on Friday.

Rayo Vallecano are high on confidence heading into the domestic cup fixture thanks to their five-game unbeaten streak that has featured draws against Real Madrid, Villarreal and Real Betis. The visitors, who went out in the last 16 last season, cruised to a 5-0 victory over CD Villamuriel in this season’s opening round but had to fight back from a two-goal deficit to beat Unionistas 3-2 in the next round.

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Racing de Ferrol vs Rayo Vallecano Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have met on 24 previous occasions going into Friday's match. Racing Ferrol have won eight of those meetings, and six matches ended in draws while Rayo Vallecano have won the remaining 10.
• The two teams last faced off in a La Liga 2 clash back in March 2007 which ended goalless.
• The hosts are undefeated in their last four games in this fixture, a run stretching back to 1975.
• Racing de Ferrol have the joint-worst offensive record in La Liga 2 this season with only 14 goals scored in 21 matches.
• Rayo have conceded 21 goals in the Spanish top flight this season, the second-fewest of any team in the bottom half of the pile.

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Racing de Ferrol vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Racing de Ferrol are slight underdogs going into Friday's fixture and will need to be at their best to force a draw and leave the result to be determined on penalties.

Rayo are in good form at the moment and will fancy their chances against significantly weaker opposition. They are undefeated in their last four games on the road and should extend that streak here.

Prediction: Racing Ferrol 1-2 Rayo Vallecano

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Racing de Ferrol vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Rayo Vallecano to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts’ last five matches have featured more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Both teams have gotten on the scoresheet in five of the visitors' last six games)