Real Madrid will be aiming to make it three straight wins in all competitions when they head to Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Saturday night.
Los Blancos will enter the contest off the back of a 3-2 success over Atalanta BC in the Champions League, while they beat Girona 3-0 last weekend to get back on track in Spain's top flight.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are currently second in the La Liga table, two points behind leaders Barcelona, who have played a game more, while Rayo sit in 12th spot in the division, boasting 19 points from their opening 15 games of the campaign.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides ahead of their contest at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 44
Rayo Vallecano wins: 7
Draws: 5
Real Madrid wins: 32
These two sides have locked horns on 44 occasions throughout history, and it is Real Madrid that lead the overall head-to-head record 32 wins to Rayo Vallecano's seven, while there have only been five draws.
Real Madrid have incredibly scored 114 times in their 44 matches with Rayo Vallecano, averaging more than 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.
Rayo Vallecano have a recent home success over Real Madrid to their name, triumphing 3-2 in November 2022, and Real Madrid have only won one of the last four 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 44 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.
Last 20 meetings
Feb 18, 2024: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Nov 05, 2023: Real Madrid 0-0 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
May 24, 2023: Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Nov 07, 2022: Rayo Vallecano 3-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 26, 2022: Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Nov 06, 2021: Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Apr 28, 2019: Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 15, 2018: Real Madrid 1-0 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Apr 23, 2016: Rayo Vallecano 2-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 20, 2015: Real Madrid 10-2 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Apr 08, 2015: Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Nov 08, 2014: Real Madrid 5-1 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Mar 29, 2014: Real Madrid 5-0 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Nov 02, 2013: Rayo Vallecano 2-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 17, 2013: Real Madrid 2-0 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Sep 24, 2012: Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 26, 2012: Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Sep 24, 2011: Real Madrid 6-2 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Apr 05, 2003: Real Madrid 3-1 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Nov 09, 2002: Rayo Vallecano 2-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Last 10 La Liga meetings
Feb 18, 2024: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Nov 05, 2023: Real Madrid 0-0 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
May 24, 2023: Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Nov 07, 2022: Rayo Vallecano 3-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 26, 2022: Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Nov 06, 2021: Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Apr 28, 2019: Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 15, 2018: Real Madrid 1-0 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
Apr 23, 2016: Rayo Vallecano 2-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 20, 2015: Real Madrid 10-2 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga)
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