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# Rayo Vallecano host Athletic Club in matchday eight of LaLiga

Rayo Vallecano meet Athletic Club on 10 October at 15:00 Damascus time in matchday eight of LaLiga for the 2026/27 season.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 9 October 2026، 03:01 ، updated 22:19 Saudi time

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Rayo Vallecano host Athletic Club in matchday eight of LaLiga

[Rayo Vallecano](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/rayo-vallecano-219) host [Athletic Club](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/athletic-club-217) on 10 October 2026 at 15:00 Damascus time, in a match played as part of matchday eight of [LaLiga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/laliga-16) for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

Regarding the overall standings, Athletic Club sit in tenth place with 8 points from 6 matches, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2, scoring 7 goals and conceding 6. Rayo Vallecano sit in twelfth place, also with 8 points but from 7 matches, after winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 3, scoring 11 goals and conceding 16 during that run.

Rayo Vallecano's results in recent rounds have been mixed, as they drew 1-1 away to Osasuna on 19 September, and beat Espanyol 2-1 at home on 15 September, before losing 1-4 away to Real Madrid on 12 September. They also beat Racing Santander 3-2 on 5 September, and lost 2-5 to Barcelona on 31 August.

Athletic Club, meanwhile, achieved more stable results recently, drawing 0-0 at home with Alaves on 19 September, and also drawing 1-1 with Elche on 12 September, before beating Atletico Madrid 3-0 on 5 September, and beating Celta Vigo 2-0 away on 30 August, while losing 0-2 to Barcelona on 27 August.

In the head-to-head record between the two sides, the last meeting between them was on 28 February 2026, which ended in a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano's ground. Before that, Athletic Club won 1-0 at home on 25 August 2025, and also won 3-1 on 13 April 2025, while Athletic Club also won away at Rayo Vallecano's ground 2-1 on 1 December 2024, and won 1-0 on 25 May 2024.

In terms of absences, Rayo Vallecano will be without the efforts of both Augusto Martin Batalla Barga and Luiz Felipe, who are injured until the date of the match. Meanwhile, Athletic Club will be without both Unai Egiluz and Nico Williams due to injury until the date of the match.

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