Rayo Vallecano vs Granada Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th May 2024

Rayo Vallecano face Granada at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current La Liga campaign.

Rayo Vallecano approach the next La Liga round as number 16 in the table, having claimed 35 points this season so far. With 35 games behind them, Granada amassed 21 points, placing them as number 19 before their next fixture.

Rayo Vallecano came away with three points from the latest encounter with Granada. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Wednesday.

Rayo Vallecano have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly five goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.5 goals per game, in which they conceded ten goals, or one goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Granada are currently not the most scoring team in the La Liga, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 19 times, an average of 1.9 per game. They managed two clean sheets in these.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Rayo Vallecano came away as 0-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Wednesday.

Rayo Vallecano vs Granada Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

A single point is all Rayo Vallecano have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 3-0 and 0-1 against Villarreal and Almeria respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Valencia. Rayo Vallecano claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the La Liga. They also drew three and lost one, scored six goals and conceded four.

Rayo Vallecano are closer to the relegation zone than they would have wished for at this late stage of the season. They are still capable of pulling clear though and securing another season in the top flight.

Granada Form

In their last three matches, Granada won 3-0 win against Osasuna, lost 3-0 against Sevilla and lost 0-4 against Real Madrid. Granada came through their last six away games in the La Liga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to five.

Granada are closer to the relegation zone than they would have wished for at this late stage of the season. They are still capable of pulling clear though and securing another season in the top flight.

Rayo Vallecano find it tough these days to get a goal in, but Granada are equally lacklustre in front of goal currently, and going with under 2.5 goals in the betting market is the obvious choice.

Rayo Vallecano won 11 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored eight and let in six goals. Granada earned eight points from their last eight games against teams placed in the bottom six of the La Liga table. They scored nine goals in those matches, but also allowed 11 goals against on their way to two wins. Rayo Vallecano have a record of seven wins, 14 draws and 14 defeats in the La Liga this season. Granada have a record of four wins, nine draws and 22 defeats in the La Liga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Granada Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

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

Dani Cardenas (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/35), Abdul Mumin (1/18), Alfonso Espino (0/29), Andrei Ratiu (0/10), Aridane Hernandez (0/18), Florian Lejeune (2/34), Martin Pascual (0/0), Alvaro Garcia (6/29), Diego Mendez (0/1), Isi Palazon (4/34), Ivan Balliu (0/31), Kike Perez (1/22), Miguel Crespo (0/12), Oscar Valentin (1/32), Pathe Ciss (1/28), Pep Chavarria (1/20), Randy Nteka (1/15), Unai Lopez (1/32), Bebé (2/18), Jorge de Frutos (1/33), Jose Pozo (0/2), Oscar Trejo (0/29), Radamel Falcao (1/20), Raul de Tomas (1/24), Sergio Camello (3/29).

Granada Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Granada players that the manager Jose Ramon Sandoval will choose from for the upcoming game:

Adrian Lopez (0/0), Augusto Batalla (0/17), Marc Martinez (0/0), Raul Fernandez (0/4), Bruno Mendez (1/15), Carlos Neva (0/34), Faitout Maouassa (0/5), Ignasi Miquel (1/34), Jesus Vallejo (0/3), Kamil Piatkowski (0/7), Miguel Rubio (1/16), Miki Bosch (0/0), Ricard Sanchez (3/30), Victor Diaz (0/4), Facundo Pellistri (2/12), Gerard Gumbau (0/32), Gonzalo Villar (1/32), Kamil Jozwiak (0/11), Lassina Sangare (0/0), Martin Hongla (0/12), Oscar Melendo (0/24), Raul Torrente (0/14), Sergio Ruiz (0/32), Antonio Puertas (0/26), Jose Maria Callejon (0/23), Lucas Boye (5/28), Matias Arezo (0/13), Myrto Uzuni (11/34), Pablo Saenz (0/0), Theodor Corbeanu (1/8).

Rayo Vallecano vs Granada Team News

Rayo Vallecano just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Granada at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

Diego Mendez sit this one out for Rayo Vallecano due to an injury.

Granada have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday.

Names like Lucas Boye, Victor Diaz, Jesus Vallejo and Raul Fernandez most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Rayo Vallecano.

Rayo Vallecano vs Granada Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Granada H2H

The last time the pair played each other Rayo Vallecano came away as 0-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Wednesday. Rayo Vallecano have been slightly more successful than Granada in recent meetings. With a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Rayo Vallecano has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/17.

Rayo Vallecano vs Granada Results

Of the last ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano Granada over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 11/10 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Granada Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, Isi Palazon will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Granada hope Lucas Boye 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 a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Granada won zero of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost eight of the games in this run. Rayo Vallecano are no doubt looking for goals on Wednesday, since Granada have been unable to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams scored four times in the last ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Granada, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Rayo Vallecano scored 1.9 goals on average, while Granada pulled one goal on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Rayo Vallecano’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Granada's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.