Rayo Vallecano vs Elche Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd October 2022

The La Liga game at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Monday sees visitors Elche facing home side Rayo Vallecano. Rayo Vallecano lost to 2-1 Elche in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Rayo Vallecano dished out the match before that.
The hosts are currently 12th in the La Liga standings with seven points after six rounds. Elche are trailing behind them on one points, which makes them 20th in the rankings ahead of their next game.
With both Rayo Vallecano and Elche coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.
Rayo Vallecano go into their next La Liga match, averaging a humble 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 19 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Elche average 0.5 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of five goals. They conceded an average of 2.3 per game, for a total of 23 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring zero times.
Rayo Vallecano vs Elche Prediction
Rayo Vallecano lost two of their last three matches, as they went down 2-1 in a meeting with Osasuna. They replied by beating Valencia 2-1, before losing again, this time 3-2 against Athletic Bilbao. Rayo Vallecano only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas in the La Liga. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 14 goals.
Few people saw Rayo Vallecano at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.
Elche lost their previous three matches by 4-0 against Villarreal, 1-4 against Athletic Bilbao and 3-0 against Barcelona. Elche claimed just one win from the last six away games in the La Liga. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to one.
Rayo Vallecano find it tough these days to get a goal in, but Elche are equally lacklustre in front of goal currently, and going with under 2.5 goals in the betting market is the obvious choice.
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Rayo Vallecano vs Elche Stats
- Rayo Vallecano have not won 13 of the last 15 home matches
- Rayo Vallecano have conceded in 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In the last 3 matches in a row Rayo Vallecano played, both teams scored
- In 5 of the last 7 home matches Rayo Vallecano played, both teams scored
- Rayo Vallecano have not won 6 of the last 8 matches
- Elche have conceded in 16 of the last 18 matches
- Elche have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches
- Elche have lost 7 of the last 9 matches
- Elche have not won 8 of the last 9 matches
- Elche have not won 7 of the last 8 away matches
Rayo Vallecano vs Elche Team News
Rayo Vallecano seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Monday.
Salvi Sanchez and Andres Martin are all absent from the Rayo Vallecano squad that faces Elche at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.
Elche face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Monday against Rayo Vallecano.
Names like Fidel, Pedro Bigas and Omar Mascarell most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Rayo Vallecano.
Rayo Vallecano vs Elche H2H
Elche won 2-1 the last time, they faced Rayo Vallecano, who won the match before that, when Rayo Vallecano claimed a 2-1 win. Rayo Vallecano have a 33% win rate in the against Elche, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 2-0-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Rayo Vallecano vs Elche Results
Rayo Vallecano vs Elche Betting Tips
Isi Palazon found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Ezequiel Ponce just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Rayo Vallecano won only once in their last 10 outings at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas, but they drew four and lost five in this run. Elche won two, drew zero and lost eight of their last 10 games away from home. Rayo Vallecano might win at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas this coming Monday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just zero games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.
In the last six encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Elche over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Rayo Vallecano averaged 1.33 goals a game. Elche scored an average of 1.66 goals in these, while both teams scored three times. Rayo Vallecano witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged one goals a game. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Elche played across all tournaments this season. They scored 0.6 times on average in the process.