Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th April 2024

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

Although only separated by a few points, Osasuna will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Rayo Vallecano are favoured to maintain the lead they currently hold on Osasuna in the La Liga standings.

Rayo Vallecano are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net seven times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.7 goals per game, as they conceded 12 goals. They managed three clean sheets in these matches.

Osasuna travel to their next La Liga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 12 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Rayo Vallecano lost to 1-0 Osasuna in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Rayo Vallecano dished out the match before that.

Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

Aming to remain unbeaten, Rayo Vallecano managed to beat Real Betis 2-0, before drawing 0-0 with Celta Vigo. Most recently, they had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Getafe. 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 three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded six goals.

Osasuna Form

It is all or nothing with Osasuna following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 2-4 in an encounter with Real Madrid to which, they replied by beating Almeria0-3. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against Valencia. Osasuna claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and six scored.

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

Osasuna recorded 19 points following six wins from their last nine games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 14 goals, but also conceded seven. Rayo Vallecano are looking at a record of six wins, 13 draws and 12 defeats in the La Liga this season. Osasuna enjoy a record of 11 wins, six draws and 14 defeats in the La Liga.

Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

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

Dani Cardenas (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/31), Abdul Mumin (1/14), Alfonso Espino (0/28), Andrei Ratiu (0/9), Aridane Hernandez (0/18), Florian Lejeune (2/30), Martin Pascual (0/0), Alvaro Garcia (6/26), Diego Mendez (0/1), Isi Palazon (3/30), Ivan Balliu (0/28), Kike Perez (1/22), Miguel Crespo (0/8), Oscar Valentin (1/28), Pathe Ciss (1/25), Pep Chavarria (0/16), Randy Nteka (1/12), Unai Lopez (1/28), Bebé (2/16), Jorge de Frutos (1/29), Jose Pozo (0/2), Oscar Trejo (0/25), Radamel Falcao (1/17), Raul de Tomas (1/22), Sergio Camello (3/26).

Osasuna Squad

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

Aitor Fernandez (0/5), Dimitrios Stamatakis (0/0), Pablo Valencia (0/0), Sergio Herrera (0/27), Alejandro Catena (1/23), David Garcia (0/26), Jesus Areso (1/30), Jorge Herrando (0/12), Juan Cruz (0/21), Unai Garcia (1/8), Aimar Oroz (1/29), Iker Munoz (4/21), Johan Mojica (0/23), Jon Moncayola (0/27), Jose Arnaiz (2/21), Lucas Torro (0/21), Moi Gomez (2/24), Pablo Ibanez (1/27), Ante Budimir (16/31), Enrique Barja (0/16), Raul Garcia (3/28), Ruben Garcia (2/23), Ruben Pena (0/22).

Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna Team News

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

Sidelined with an injury, Rayo Vallecano can't field Diego Mendez on Saturday against Osasuna.

Osasuna seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Campo de Futbol de Vallecas to face Rayo Vallecano.

Jose Arnaiz won't be travelling with Osasuna this time, as he nurses an injury.

Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna H2H

Rayo Vallecano were defeated by 1-0 in their last encounter with Osasuna, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though. A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. Rayo Vallecano managed three wins, while Osasuna grabbed all three points six times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 5/4 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 11/5.

Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna Results

In the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Osasuna over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 11/8 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Ante Budimir who managed to score an impressive 16 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. Osasuna are looking to him against Rayo Vallecano, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Rayo Vallecano claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. However, they did draw five whilst losing four. Osasuna won three of their last 10 away games, with three draws and four defeats as well. Rayo Vallecano might win at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Saturday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just one games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Both teams scored four times in the last ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Osasuna, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Rayo Vallecano scored 1.3 goals on average, while Osasuna pulled 1.4 goals on average. Rayo Vallecano saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Osasuna played across all tournaments. They scored one time on average in the process.