Valencia C. F. - Rayo Vallecano: 19:00 kickoff at Mestalla
Valencia C. F. - Rayo Vallecano arrives at Mestalla on Thursday, 14 May at 19:00 in jornada 36 of LaLiga EA Sports, with the clubs separated by one point. Valencia is 12th with 42 points, while Rayo Vallecano sits 10th on 43.
Valencia comes in after beating Athletic Club, and Rayo arrives after drawing against Girona. The match is part of a tight mid-table fight, and the gap is small enough that one result can shuffle the order immediately.
Mestalla and the margin
Valencia has won 11 league matches, drawn nine, and lost 15, while scoring 40 goals and conceding 48. Rayo has matched that scoring total with 40 goals, but has allowed one fewer, 47, across 11 wins, 10 draws, and 14 losses.
The recent series leans Rayo’s way. Valencia has won only two of its last 14 league meetings against Rayo Vallecano, with nine draws and three defeats in that stretch, and it has not won any of its last four LaLiga matches against the same opponent.
Rayo Vallecano’s recent edge
Rayo has also taken points from its last four league visits to Mestalla, including one win and three draws. That run fits the wider pattern: Valencia has drawn its two most recent matches against Rayo, and its last four league meetings with the Madrid club produced three draws and one defeat.
Form points in the same direction. Valencia has won four of its last seven league matches at Mestalla, while Rayo has suffered only two defeats in its last 13 league matches. From jornada 24 onward, Rayo would be the third-best team in the league by points, behind Barcelona and Villarreal.
DAZN, Radio MARCA, MARCA.com
Fans can watch the match live on television through DAZN. It can also be followed through Radio MARCA and MARCA.com, giving viewers and listeners a straight route to the 19:00 start without needing anything else from the schedule.
For Valencia, the task is simple: turn a one-point chase into a move up the table. For Rayo, the chance is to keep building on a run that has already carried it into 10th and made Mestalla a useful stop before the final stretch of jornada 36.
