Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at 14:00 in Vallecas, with the teams separated by a single point in the table.
- Mallorca will be without captain Antonio Raíllo and midfielder Manu Morlanes, and Jagoba Arrasate called for "eleven warriors" while signaling tactical and lineup adjustments.
- Rayo enters on an eight-match league run without a win and faces pressure to collect three points to ease relegation concerns.
- Iñigo Pérez highlighted a scoring drought—just eight league goals, the second fewest—and said he is working on the squad’s confidence and details at home.
- Arrasate downplayed reliance on the winter market, stressing improvement with current players, as Rayo integrates forward Carlos Martín on loan from Atlético Madrid.