Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st March 2024

Celta Vigo enjoy home advantage, when visitors Rayo Vallecano swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the La Liga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

As Celta Vigo are highly expected to claim the victory against Rayo Vallecano, they should be able to finish the round ahead of their upcoming opponent. It is safe to say though, that the visitors will want to get some more distance to the hosts after this game.

Celta Vigo go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 15. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Rayo Vallecano are currently not the most scoring team in the La Liga, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 14 times, an average of 1.4 per game. They managed two clean sheets in these.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Celta Vigo played Rayo Vallecano. The pair split the points in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo beat Almeria by 1-0, lost 4-0 against Real Madrid, before defeating Sevilla 1-2. Celta Vigo claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored five and conceded five goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Cadiz brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Deportivo Alaves. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Real Betis by a 2-0 scoreline. Rayo Vallecano only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the La Liga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by eight goals to four.

Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet at Abanca Balaidos

Celta Vigo won 16 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won four, scored 11 and let in seven goals. Rayo Vallecano earned ten points from their last seven games against teams placed in the bottom six of the La Liga table. They scored eight goals in those matches, but also allowed five goals against on their way to two wins. Celta Vigo are looking at a record of six wins, nine draws and 14 defeats in the La Liga this season. Rayo Vallecano enjoy a record of six wins, 11 draws and 12 defeats in the La Liga.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

Claudio Gonzalez 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):

Ivan Villar (0/10), Vicente Guaita (0/20), Carl Starfelt (1/22), Carlos Dominguez (0/15), Javi Dominguez (0/0), Javi Rodriguez (0/0), Javier Manquillo (0/6), Joseph Aidoo (0/6), Kevin Vazquez (0/11), Manuel Sanchez (0/23), Mihailo Ristic (0/11), Oscar Mingueza (2/29), Roberto Costa (0/0), Unai Nunez (1/29), Carlos Dotor (0/16), Fran Beltran (0/24), Hugo Alvarez (0/0), Hugo Sotelo (0/12), Jailson (0/7), Jonathan Bamba (2/21), Luca de la Torre (1/26), Renato Tapia (0/18), Williot Swedberg (0/0), Anastasios Douvikas (4/24), Carles Perez (1/10), Franco Cervi (0/13), Iago Aspas (5/26), Joergen Strand Larsen (10/29), Miguel Rodriguez (0/11), Tadeo Allende (1/6).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Below is the full team squad of Rayo Vallecano. The manager Perez will pick his starting XI against Celta Vigo from these players:

Dani Cardenas (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/29), Abdul Mumin (1/12), Alfonso Espino (0/27), Andrei Ratiu (0/7), Aridane Hernandez (0/18), Florian Lejeune (2/29), Martin Pascual (0/0), Alvaro Garcia (6/25), Diego Mendez (0/1), Isi Palazon (3/28), Ivan Balliu (0/26), Kike Perez (1/22), Miguel Crespo (0/6), Oscar Valentin (1/26), Pathe Ciss (1/23), Pep Chavarria (0/14), Randy Nteka (1/11), Unai Lopez (1/26), Bebé (2/15), Jorge de Frutos (1/27), Jose Pozo (0/1), Oscar Trejo (0/24), Radamel Falcao (1/16), Raul de Tomas (1/22), Sergio Camello (3/24).

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

Celta Vigo could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Sunday.

Williot Swedberg and Joseph Aidoo nurses various injuries and won't take part for Celta Vigo against Rayo Vallecano at Abanca Balaidos.

Rayo Vallecano just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Celta Vigo at the Abanca Balaidos.

Diego Mendez is too injured to face Rayo Vallecano.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Celta Vigo played Rayo Vallecano. The pair split the points in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Celta Vigo go into their upcoming match against Rayo Vallecano with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-4-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Results

In the last ten matches between Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 23/20 with bookies.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Iago Aspas is the most prolific La Liga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Rayo Vallecano look to Florian Lejeune, hoping he can add to his current total of two La Liga goals in his latest games.

Celta Vigo won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Abanca Balaidos. They drew two and lost five as well, while Rayo Vallecano won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six. Celta Vigo have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at Abanca Balaidos. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just two wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

The last ten encounters between Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Celta Vigo averaging 1.8 goals a game. Rayo Vallecano scored one goal on average in these, as both teams scored three times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Celta Vigo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Rayo Vallecano's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.