Girona vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th December 2022

Girona take on visitors Rayo Vallecano at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in a La Liga tie this coming Thursday. Girona won the last two meetings against Rayo Vallecano, as they followed up a 2-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score.
With 22 points after 14 games, Rayo Vallecano currently rank 8th in the La Liga standings. Girona play catch-up as they recorded 16 points in 14 matches, putting them up as 13th before their upcoming clash.
Rayo Vallecano will be looking to open a further gap in the table on Girona when clashing in the La Liga on Thursday.
Girona step into their next home match on Thursday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 18 goals against. That is an average of 1.8 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet zero times in those matches.
Rayo Vallecano scored 17 goals, conceded 12 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in their last ten matches.
Girona vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction
Girona Form
In their last three matches, Girona beat Athletic Bilbao by 2-1 and Elche by 1-2, before losing against Cacereno by 2-1. Girona claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the La Liga. They also drew two and lost two, scored nine goals and conceded ten.
Few people had high hopes on behalf of Girona before the season, but current form sees them punching above expectations.
Rayo Vallecano Form
Rayo Vallecano are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Real Madrid by 3-2. This was followed by a 0-0 with Celta Vigo and a 1-3 win against CFJ Mollerussa. Rayo Vallecano claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and eight scored.
A top half finish seem very possibe for Rayo Vallecano who have been a surprise package with a string of good performances.
They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other, and with both Girona and Rayo Vallecano scoring freely over the past weeks, we expect a highly entertaining match.
Girona are looking at a record of four wins, four draws and six defeats in the La Liga this season. Rayo Vallecano have six wins, four draws and four defeats in the La Liga.
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Girona vs Rayo Vallecano Stats
- In 13 of the last 14 matches Girona played, both teams scored
- Girona have scored in the last 14 matches in a row
- Girona have conceded in 18 of the last 19 matches
- In 8 of the last 9 home matches Girona played, both teams scored
- Girona have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Rayo Vallecano have scored in 13 of the last 15 away matches
- Rayo Vallecano have not lost 8 of the last 9 matches
- Rayo Vallecano have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
- Rayo Vallecano have won 5 of the last 7 matches
- Rayo Vallecano have conceded in 7 of the last 9 away matches
Girona vs Rayo Vallecano Team News
Girona could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Rayo Vallecano.
Javier Hernandez, Juanpe, Borja Garcia and Ibrahima Kebe are missing from the squad, Girona will field against Rayo Vallecanoon Thursday.
Girona vs Rayo Vallecano H2H
Girona had a good reading on Rayo Vallecano in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 2-0, respectively. Rayo Vallecano look back on zero wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Girona. The home side has a 100% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-0-0. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Girona vs Rayo Vallecano Results
In one of the previous two matches between Girona and Rayo Vallecano both teams scored.
Girona vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips
Cristhian Stuani look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six La Liga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Alvaro Garcia adds to his three La Liga goals come this coming Thursday.
Girona claimed four wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing four of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. Rayo Vallecano won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four. Both sides have been rather generous in recent weeks, with Girona only managing a clean sheet in zero of their last 10 games on home soil. Rayo Vallecano arrive at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi having kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.
Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last two encounters between these two teams. Girona managed an average of two goals, with Rayo Vallecano averaging 0.5 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Girona witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.3 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Rayo Vallecano, who scored 1.9 times on average in those matches.