Rayo Vallecano vs Girona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th March 2023

Rayo Vallecano take on Girona for a match in the La Liga this coming Saturday at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

Rayo Vallecano approach the next La Liga round as number seven in the table, having claimed 35 points this season so far. With 25 games behind them, Girona amassed 30 points, placing them as number 12 before their next fixture.

Both Rayo Vallecano and Girona came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas? We'll find out on Saturday.

Rayo Vallecano scored seven goals, conceded ten and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Girona head into this match on 1.6 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 16, while also conceding 15 goals. This amounts to 1.5 on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring once.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday.

Rayo Vallecano vs Girona Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

A solitary draw point prevents Rayo Vallecano from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Cadiz, before drawing 0-0 with Athletic Bilbao. They came up empty-handed once again when Celta Vigo ran out as 3-0 winners. Rayo Vallecano claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the La Liga, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored four and conceded five goals.

Girona Form

Girona have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-3 win against Athletic Bilbao. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-2 against Getafe, before handing over all three points in a 0-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid. In their last six away matches in the La Liga, Girona won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

Girona could find it tough to break down the defensive barriers put up by Rayo Vallecano at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Saturday. The home side doesn't score much themselves, though, and we aim for the under 2.5 goals betting market.

Rayo Vallecano took 26 points from their last 15 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 20 times and conceding 14. Girona scored 15 goals and conceded 20 in their last 12 encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. This lead to two wins and ten points. Rayo Vallecano show off a record of nine wins, eight draws and eight defeats in the La Liga this season. Girona put eight wins, six draws and 11 defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Girona Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Iraola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Girona from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Diego Lopez (0/1), Mauricio Arboleda (0/0), Miguel Morro (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/24), Abdul Mumin (0/5), Alejandro Catena (1/23), Esteban Ariel Saveljich (0/0), Florian Lejeune (4/23), Mario Hernandez (0/2), Alvaro Garcia (4/23), Andres Martin (0/5), Diego Mendez (0/0), Francisco Garcia (0/25), Isi Palazon (5/24), Ivan Balliu (0/25), Mario Suarez (0/1), Oscar Valentin (0/22), Pablo Munoz (0/2), Pathe Ciss (1/23), Pep Chavarria (0/8), Salvi Sanchez (0/14), Santi Comesana (1/23), Unai Lopez (1/23), Jose Pozo (0/7), Oscar Trejo (2/23), Radamel Falcao (2/20), Raul de Tomas (0/7), Sergio Camello (5/25).

Girona Squad

Here is the full team squad of Girona. The 47 year-old Michel will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Juan Carlos (0/10), Lluc Matas (0/0), Paulo Gazzaniga (0/15), Toni Fuidias (0/0), Alexander Callens (0/2), Arnau Martinez (2/21), Bernardo (0/14), Javier Hernandez (1/13), Juanpe (0/12), Miguel Gutierrez (1/23), Santiago Bueno (0/24), Valery Fernandez (0/18), Yan Couto (0/14), Aleix Garcia (1/25), Borja Garcia (1/7), David Lopez (2/13), Ibrahima Kebe (0/0), Ivan Martin (3/12), Joel Roca (0/4), Oriol Romeu (1/21), Reinier (1/9), Ricard Artero (0/1), Rodrigo Riquelme (4/24), Toni Villa (1/21), Viktor Tsigankov (1/6), Yangel Herrera (2/16), Cristhian Stuani (6/20), Valentin Castellanos (6/24).

Rayo Vallecano vs Girona Team News

Girona are juggling with four absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Rayo Vallecano.

Girona need to do without Reinier, Javier Hernandez, Juanpe and Ibrahima Kebe, who are not fit enough to travel to Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

Rayo Vallecano vs Girona Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Girona H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Rayo Vallecano played Girona. The pair split the points in a 2-2 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Rayo Vallecano picked up four wins in their previous ten matches against Girona, while the latter claimed four wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 23/10.

Rayo Vallecano vs Girona Results

In two of the previous three matches between Rayo Vallecano and Girona both teams scored.

Rayo Vallecano vs Girona Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, Florian Lejeune will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Girona hope Valentin Castellanos can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two La Liga goals in his last six La Liga games.

Rayo Vallecano claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Girona won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Rayo Vallecano claimed a less than impressive three wins in 10 league matches, with Girona winning four of theirs.

Over 2.5 goals came up two times in the previous three encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Girona, as Rayo Vallecano scored one goal on average per game and Girona averaging 2.01 goals. Both teams scored in two times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Girona, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.