Villarreal come into this match 9th in the table with 8 points, while Rayo Vallecano sit 12th on 8 points. Villarreal hold the better goal difference of the two (1). Over their last five matches, Villarreal picked up 2 wins (W-W-L-L-L), compared to 2 for Rayo Vallecano (D-W-L-W-L).