Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd April 2023
Mid-placed Rayo Vallecano travel to Estadio Mestalla to face struggling Valencia in a round 27 game, which kicks-off this coming Monday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Following some poor performances in this La Liga campaign recently, Valencia desperately need points from the match against Rayo Vallecano to get back on track.
Valencia 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 13 goals, or 1.3 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.
Rayo Vallecano travel to their next La Liga match, averaging a lowly 0.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of eight goals, while also conceding ten goals. That amounts to an average of one per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.
The last time the pair played each other Rayo Vallecano came away as 2-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Monday.
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction
Valencia Form
In their previous three games, Valencia lost 1-0 against Barcelona, beat Osasuna 1-0, before losing 3-0 against Atletico Madrid. Valencia won three of their previous six matches at Estadio Mestalla in the La Liga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring eight goals to five against.
Rayo Vallecano Form
In their last three matches, Rayo Vallecano drew 0-0 with Athletic Bilbao, lost 3-0 against Celta Vigo, and drew 2-2 with Girona. Rayo Vallecano, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the La Liga.
Are Valencia good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Mestalla? It could be tight, but strength in squad and match history still makes the home side our choice in the betting market.
Rayo Vallecano claimed six wins from 15 goals scored and seven conceded in the previous five encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the La Liga. This earned them a total of 18 points. Valencia have a record of seven wins, five draws and 14 defeats in the La Liga this season. Rayo Vallecano are looking at nine wins, nine draws and eight defeats in the La Liga.
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Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano Stats
- In the last 4 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Valencia have lost 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 8 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Valencia have scored in 12 of the last 14 home matches
- In the last 11 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Rayo Vallecano away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Rayo Vallecano have not won the last 5 matches in a row
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano Squads
Valencia Squad
The 47-year-old Baraja will select the starting eleven against Rayo Vallecano from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:
Cristian Rivero (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/26), Iago Herrerin (0/0), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/10), Cristhian Mosquera (0/3), Dimitri Foulquier (0/20), Eray Coemert (1/20), Gabriel Paulista (1/14), Hugo Guillamon (1/22), Jesus Vazquez (0/8), Jose Gaya (1/20), Mouctar Diakhaby (2/18), Thierry Correia (0/20), Toni Lato (1/16), Andre Almeida (2/23), Fran Perez (0/6), Ilaix Moriba (0/18), Justin Kluivert (4/19), Nico Gonzalez (1/15), Yunus Musah (0/23), Diego Lopez (0/1), Edinson Cavani (5/15), Hugo Duro (1/20), Marcos de Sousa (1/16), Samuel Castillejo (3/20), Samuel Dias Lino (2/26).
Rayo Vallecano Squad
Below is the full team squad of Rayo Vallecano. The manager Iraola will pick his starting XI against Valencia from these players:
Diego Lopez (0/1), Mauricio Arboleda (0/0), Miguel Morro (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/25), Abdul Mumin (0/6), Alejandro Catena (1/24), Esteban Ariel Saveljich (0/0), Florian Lejeune (4/24), Mario Hernandez (0/3), Alvaro Garcia (4/24), Andres Martin (0/5), Diego Mendez (0/0), Francisco Garcia (0/26), Isi Palazon (6/25), Ivan Balliu (0/25), Mario Suarez (0/1), Oscar Valentin (0/23), Pablo Munoz (0/2), Pathe Ciss (1/24), Pep Chavarria (0/8), Salvi Sanchez (0/15), Santi Comesana (1/24), Unai Lopez (1/24), Jose Pozo (0/7), Oscar Trejo (3/24), Radamel Falcao (2/20), Raul de Tomas (0/8), Sergio Camello (5/26).
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano Team News
At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Valencia, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.
Samuel Castillejo and Nico Gonzalez nurses various injuries and won't take part for Valencia against Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Mestalla.
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano H2H
Rayo Vallecano ended up winning 2-1 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Estadio Mestalla. Neither side have been the dominant force in recent meetings between Valencia and Rayo Vallecano, as Rayo Vallecano won two of the last ten Matches, while Valencia won two matches of these ten encounters. The bookies have Rayo Vallecano to win this match at best price odds of 3/1.
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano Results
In five of the previous ten matches between Valencia and Rayo Vallecano both teams scored.
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips
Despite scoring just once in six La Liga games, Valencia hope Samuel Castillejo adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano put their faith in Oscar Trejo to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six La Liga games.
In their last 10 matches at Estadio Mestalla across all tournaments Valencia won three times, drew one and lost six times. Rayo Vallecano claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Valencia won two times in their 10 most recent league games, with Rayo Vallecano claiming three wins from a possible 10.
Both teams to not score paid out five times in the past ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano and Valencia, whereas under 2.5 goals happened four times. Valencia scored an average of 1.2 goals a game, with Rayo Vallecano averaging one goal in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Valencia, who scored an average of 0.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Rayo Vallecano, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.