Rayo Vallecano come into this match 12th in the table with 8 points, while Real Sociedad sit 8th on 10 points. Real Sociedad hold the better goal difference of the two (-4). Over their last five matches, Rayo Vallecano picked up 2 wins (D-W-L-W-L), compared to 3 for Real Sociedad (W-L-W-D-W).