Rayo Vallecano and Elche meet in a relegation battle on matchday 10

Rayo Vallecano and Elche meet at the Estadio de Vallecas on Saturday 24 October at 14:00, in the 10th round of LaLiga EA Sports. The fixture has been billed as a direct battle to stay up and will be shown live on Movistar LaLiga.

Rayo head into the game after drawing with Getafe. Elche, meanwhile, will be looking to climb out of the relegation zone: Marca reports that the club have taken five points from their last nine matches and that a win would move them clear for the first time since August.

In the standings, Rayo Vallecano are 14th with 9 points after 8 matches, while Elche sit 18th with 7 points after 9 games. The gap between them is 2 points. Rayo have won 2 of their 8 matches, drawing 3 and losing 3; Elche have 1 win, 4 draws and 4 defeats from 9 games. Across their last five league matches, the sides have contrasting records: Rayo have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, while Elche have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Their home and away records offer another perspective on the fixture. Rayo are unbeaten in 3 home games, with 2 wins and 1 draw, scoring 6 goals and conceding 4. Away from home, Elche have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in 5 matches, with 7 goals scored and 6 conceded. Elche have yet to win at home, recording 1 draw and 3 defeats in 4 games. Rayo, meanwhile, are without a win in 5 away matches, having drawn 2 and lost 3.

Across all their league matches, Rayo have scored 12 goals and conceded 17 in 8 games. Elche have scored 11 and let in 17 in 9 matches. The Vallecas meeting therefore brings together sides separated by 2 points, with a win particularly valuable to Elche in their bid to get out of the relegation zone.