Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd April 2023
Real Sociedad enjoy home advantage, when visitors Rayo Vallecano swing by this coming Saturday for a La Liga clash.
Real Sociedad approach round 30 as number four in the La Liga table with 51 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, Rayo Vallecano have amassed 40 points, placing them as number eight in the standings.
Real Sociedad came away with three points from the latest encounter with Rayo Vallecano. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Saturday.
Real Sociedad scored nine goals, conceded ten and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Rayo Vallecano scored ten goals, conceded 12 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.
The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Real Sociedad came away with a 0-2 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Reale Seguros Stadium.
Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction
Real Sociedad Form
Real Sociedad lost two of their last three matches, as they went down 2-0 in a meeting with Villarreal. They replied by beating Getafe 2-0, before losing again, this time 2-0 against Athletic Bilbao. Real Sociedad claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded three goals.
Rayo Vallecano Form
In their last three matches, Rayo Vallecano drew 1-1 with Valencia, lost 1-2 against Atletico Madrid and beat Osasuna 2-1. Rayo Vallecano won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and four scored.
Both Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano are having a hard time finding their way to the net. With the teams clashing in this round 30, we find a low scoring match is the natural pick.
Real Sociedad have taken 18 points from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won five of these matches with a scoreline of 13 goals to 14. Rayo Vallecano won three of their last 13 matches against teams from the top half of the La Liga table, scoring 12 and conceding 18 goals. They collected 13 points from these. Real Sociedad so far pulled off a record of 15 wins, six draws and eight defeats in the La Liga this season. Rayo Vallecano have a record of ten wins, ten draws and nine defeats in the La Liga.
Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano Stats
- In 28 of the last 30 Real Sociedad home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Real Sociedad matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Real Sociedad home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Real Sociedad matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Sociedad have not lost 10 of the last 11 home matches
- In 14 of the last 15 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Rayo Vallecano away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 matches in a row Rayo Vallecano played, both teams scored
- In 6 of the last 7 Rayo Vallecano away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Rayo Vallecano have not won 8 of the last 9 matches
Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano Squads
Real Sociedad Squad
The 51-year-old coach of the home team, Imanol Alguacil, will select the lineup against Rayo Vallecano from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:
Alex Remiro (0/29), Andoni Zubiaurre (0/0), Unai Marrero (0/0), Aihen Munoz (0/16), Alex Sola (0/10), Andoni Gorosabel (0/19), Aritz Elustondo (0/18), Diego Rico (0/18), Jon Pacheco (0/11), Robin Le Normand (0/26), Urko Gonzalez (0/0), Ander Guevara (0/7), Ander Martin (0/0), Asier Illarramendi (1/18), Benat Turrientes (0/6), Brais Mendez (7/28), David Silva (1/22), Igor Zubeldia (1/23), Jon Magunazelaia (0/0), Martin Merquelanz (0/0), Martin Zubimendi (1/27), Mikel Merino (1/24), Mikel Oyarzabal (3/15), Pablo Marin (0/9), Robert Navarro (0/17), Alexander Soerloth (9/25), Ander Barrenetxea (2/14), Carlos Fernandez (1/15), Mohamed-Ali Cho (0/14), Takefusa Kubo (6/26), Umar Sadiq (3/5).
Rayo Vallecano Squad
Below is the full team squad of Rayo Vallecano. The manager Iraola will pick his starting XI against Real Sociedad from these players:
Diego Lopez (0/1), Mauricio Arboleda (0/0), Miguel Morro (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/28), Abdul Mumin (0/9), Alejandro Catena (1/27), Esteban Ariel Saveljich (0/0), Florian Lejeune (4/26), Mario Hernandez (0/3), Alvaro Garcia (4/27), Andres Martin (0/6), Diego Mendez (0/0), Francisco Garcia (1/29), Isi Palazon (7/28), Ivan Balliu (0/28), Mario Suarez (0/1), Oscar Valentin (0/26), Pablo Munoz (0/2), Pathe Ciss (1/25), Pep Chavarria (0/10), Salvi Sanchez (0/17), Santi Comesana (2/27), Unai Lopez (1/26), Jose Pozo (0/7), Oscar Trejo (3/27), Radamel Falcao (2/22), Raul de Tomas (0/10), Sergio Camello (5/29).
Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano Team News
Real Sociedad might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Rayo Vallecano.
Alex Sola, Carlos Fernandez, Umar Sadiq and Martin Merquelanz are all absent from the Real Sociedad squad that faces Rayo Vallecano at Reale Seguros Stadium.
Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups
Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano H2H
The last time these two teams squared up, Real Sociedad ran out 0-2 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Reale Seguros Stadium. Rayo Vallecano look back on two wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Real Sociedad. The home side has a 40% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 4-4-2. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano Results
In the last ten matches between Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 23/18 with bookies.
Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Real Sociedad, Takefusa Kubo has been good for them over the course of the season with six goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Rayo Vallecano, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.
In their last 10 matches at Reale Seguros Stadium across all tournaments Real Sociedad won five times, drew four and lost one times. Rayo Vallecano claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Real Sociedad won only three of their previous 10 league outings, while Rayo Vallecano two wins in their previous 10.
Over 2.5 goals came up six times in the previous ten encounters between Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano, as Real Sociedad scored 1.8 goals on average per game and Rayo Vallecano averaging 1.4 goals. Both teams scored in seven times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in zero of Real Sociedad’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Rayo Vallecano, who managed to score one time in those matches.
