Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of La Liga clash

Real Madrid returned to winning ways in La Liga with a convincing 4-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano on September 12, 2026.

Jose Mourinho's side had suffered a 1-0 defeat to Real Betis in their previous league outing and welcomed Rayo to the Santiago Bernabeu trailing Barcelona by three points.

Picking up where they left off against Inter Milan, Los Blancos ran riot in the first half, racing into a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappe, Alvaro Carreras, and Jude Bellingham.

Sergio Canello pulled one back five minutes into the second half, extending Madrid's run without a clean sheet to three matches, before Mbappe rounded off the scoring in stoppage time.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides following their latest encounter.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 49

Rayo Vallecano wins: 7

Draws: 7

Real Madrid wins: 35

These two sides have locked horns on 49 occasions throughout history, and it is Real Madrid that lead the overall head-to-head record with 35 wins to Rayo Vallecano's seven, while there have only been seven draws.

Real Madrid have incredibly scored 125 times in their 49 matches with Rayo Vallecano, averaging 2.55 goals per game against their capital opponents, while Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading goalscorer in this fixture with 12.

Both league matches between the two sides during the 2023-24 campaign actually finished level, with the pair playing out a goalless draw at Bernabeu in November 2023 before it finished 1-1 in the reverse fixture in February 2024.

Their last meeting at the home of Rayo also ended in a draw, with the pair sharing the points in a 0-0 stalemate in November 2025, in what can only be described as a dull affair.

The hosts cannot be faulted for their defensive approach in that clash, especially as they restricted forwards such as Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior to low-quality chances.

Rayo have a recent success over Real Madrid to their name, triumphing 3-2 in November 2022, and Real Madrid have only won four of the last nine league meetings between the two sides.

Real Madrid's biggest-ever win over Rayo Vallecano came in December 2015, when they incredibly recorded a 10-2 victory, and all but two of their 49 fixtures throughout history have taken place in La Liga.

Rayo Vallecano only have six league wins over Real Madrid to their name, with five of those coming on home soil.

Los Franjirrojos' only La Liga win at Bernabeu came back in January 1996, when Guilherme Alves netted a brace in a 2-1 success over a Real Madrid side that found the back of the net through their legendary forward Raul.

The last game between the two sides in September 2026 ended in a 4-1 victory for Real Madrid.