Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st January 2024

Rayo Vallecano visit Civitas Metropolitano this coming Wednesday for a La Liga fixture with home side Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid are third in the La Liga standings after collecting 44 points from their initial 21 encounters. Rayo Vallecano trail them on 24 points after 21 rounds, leaving them as number 13 in the table.

After their success in their most recent clash, Atletico Madrid are feeling confident they can once again get the better of Rayo Vallecano this coming Wednesday and win again.

Atletico Madrid scored 16 while allowing 12 goals against in the past ten matches. They claimed four clean sheets on the way.

Rayo Vallecano scored four goals, conceded 11 and kept their opponents from scoring four times in ten matches.

Atletico Madrid won the last two meetings against Rayo Vallecano, as they followed up a 2-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 7-0 score.

Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three outings, Atletico Madrid won 0-1 against Granada, beat Sevilla by 1-0 and hammered Valencia 2-0. In their last six La Liga home matches, Atletico Madrid racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 12 and conceding five goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

In their previous three games, Rayo Vallecano lost 3-1 and 0-2 against Girona and Las Palmas, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Real Sociedad. Rayo Vallecano claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and three scored.

In current form, it is very difficult to argue against Atletico Madrid claiming yet another win. Rayo Vallecano don't look strong enough right now to push their hosts to dropping points.

Atletico Madrid scored 28 goals and conceded six in their last 11 games against teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. They collected 33 points and 11 victories. Rayo Vallecano fought their way to zero wins and four points from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in 16 goals. Atletico Madrid so far pulled off a record of 14 wins, two draws and five defeats in the La Liga this season. Rayo Vallecano have a record of five wins, nine draws and seven defeats in the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

Diego Simeone will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Rayo Vallecano from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Horatiu Moldovan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/21), Caglar Soyuncu (0/6), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/16), Jose Gimenez (0/15), Mario Hermoso (0/18), Nahuel Molina (2/18), Reinildo (0/2), Stefan Savic (0/12), Arthur Vermeeren (0/0), Axel Witsel (1/20), Koke (0/18), Marcos Llorente (3/21), Pablo Barrios (0/11), Rodrigo De Paul (0/18), Rodrigo Riquelme (2/17), Saul Niguez (0/21), Thomas Lemar (0/3), Vitolo (0/0), Alvaro Morata (13/20), Angel Correa (4/16), Antoine Griezmann (11/21), Marcos Paulo (0/0), Memphis Depay (3/11), Samuel Dias Lino (3/17).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Rayo Vallecano head coach Rodriguez will select from for his starting XI:

Dani Cardenas (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/21), Abdul Mumin (1/10), Alfonso Espino (0/19), Andrei Ratiu (0/4), Aridane Hernandez (0/12), Florian Lejeune (0/21), Martin Pascual (0/0), Alvaro Garcia (4/18), Diego Mendez (0/1), Isi Palazon (2/21), Ivan Balliu (0/18), Kike Perez (1/16), Oscar Valentin (1/19), Pathe Ciss (1/18), Pep Chavarria (0/8), Randy Nteka (1/10), Unai Lopez (1/19), Bebé (2/14), Jorge de Frutos (1/20), Jose Pozo (0/1), Oscar Trejo (0/17), Radamel Falcao (1/12), Raul de Tomas (0/15), Sergio Camello (2/17).

Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

Atletico Madrid could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday. For their upcoming match in round 20, Atletico Madrid are unable to call upon Reinildo, who is suspended.

Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Paulo, Thomas Lemar, Memphis Depay and Vitolo are all absent from the Atletico Madrid squad that faces Rayo Vallecano at Civitas Metropolitano.

Before their next match against Atletico Madrid, Rayo Vallecano have three players on their list of injured and absent this coming Wednesday. Bebé and Pathe Ciss sit this one out for Rayo Vallecano, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Atletico Madrid.

Diego Mendez won't be travelling with Rayo Vallecano this time, as he nurses an injury.

Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

Atletico Madrid ended up winning 0-7 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Civitas Metropolitano., when they once again face Rayo Vallecano. Atletico Madrid seem to have a bit of a love affair with Rayo Vallecano, as they beat them eight times in the last ten meetings. Not least in their most recent meeting, where Atletico Madrid destroyed their upcoming opponents in a 7-0 win. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/20.

Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Atletico Madrid face Rayo Vallecano as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Sergio Camello shows decent form right now for Rayo Vallecano, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the La Liga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Atletico Madrid, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Alvaro Morata also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six La Liga matches.

Atletico Madrid claimed nine wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing zero. Rayo Vallecano won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost three of these matches. Atletico Madrid managed six wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 games on home soil. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Both teams to not score paid out seven times in the past ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Atletico Madrid, whereas under 2.5 goals happened three times. Atletico Madrid scored an average of 2.1 goals a game, with Rayo Vallecano averaging 0.3 goals in this run. In the past ten matches for Atletico Madrid across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in five times of them with an average of 2.1 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals appeared in two of the last ten matches that Rayo Vallecano played across all tournaments. They scored 0.7 times on average in the process.