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

Real Madrid will resume their 2025-26 La Liga campaign with a home fixture against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday afternoon.

Los Blancos will enter the match off the back of a shock 4-2 defeat to Benfica in the Champions League, with the capital outfit failing to make the top eight in the overall table, so a playoff is required before their last-16 fate is determined.

Alvaro Arbeloa's side were 2-0 winners over Villarreal in Spain's top flight last weekend, though, and they currently sit second in the La Liga table, one point behind the leaders Barcelona.

Rayo, meanwhile, have lost each of their last three matches in all competitions, including their last two in La Liga, which has seen them drop into 16th spot in the table.

The visitors will be looking over their shoulder at a vital stage of the season, with only one point separating them from the relegation zone.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and past meetings between the two sides ahead of their contest on Sunday afternoon.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 47

Rayo Vallecano wins: 7

Draws: 7

Real Madrid wins: 33

These two sides have locked horns on 47 occasions throughout history, and it is Real Madrid that lead the overall head-to-head record with 33 wins to Rayo Vallecano's seven, while there have only been seven draws.

Real Madrid have incredibly scored 119 times in their 47 matches with Rayo Vallecano, averaging 2.5 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 two of the last seven 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 46 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.