Real Sociedad to host Rayo Vallecano in Matchday 12 of LaLiga

Real Sociedad host Rayo Vallecano on 8 November 2026 at 18:15 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, in Matchday 12 of LaLiga for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Real Sociedad go into the match on the back of a series of positive results, having won their last four matches with scores of 2-1 against Levante, 6-0 against Lillestrom, 5-2 against Malaga and 3-2 against Deportivo La Coruna, interspersed with a 1-1 draw against Union Saint-Gilloise.

In contrast, Rayo Vallecano's results have been inconsistent, as they beat Recreativo Huelva 3-2 and lost 0-3 to Elche, drew 1-1 with Getafe and 1-1 with Osasuna, after beating Espanyol 2-1.

In previous meetings between the two sides, their last match was on 26 April 2026, which ended in a 3-3 draw in favour of Rayo Vallecano as hosts. Before that, Rayo Vallecano won 1-0 against Real Sociedad on 5 October 2025, the two teams drew 2-2 on 16 March 2025, Real Sociedad won 3-1 on 16 January 2025, and Rayo Vallecano won 2-1 on 18 August 2024.

Real Sociedad sit fifth in the table with 19 points from 10 matches, having achieved 6 wins, one draw and three defeats, with a goal difference of 19 scored and 18 conceded. Rayo Vallecano, meanwhile, are in sixteenth place with 9 points from 9 matches, having won two matches, drawn three and lost four, scoring 12 goals and conceding 20.