Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th April 2024

Villarreal appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Rayo Vallecano in round 33 of the La Liga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Estadio de la Ceramica this coming Sunday.

Villarreal approach round 33 as number 9 in the La Liga table with 42 points on their account so far. With 32 rounds behind them, Rayo Vallecano have amassed 34 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.

While Villarreal could be closing on the top 6 with a win here, Rayo Vallecano will be hoping to add some distance to the lower regions. Of these two possible scenarios, the former definitely looks more likely than the latter.

When it comes to goal-scoring Villarreal could be more prolific, scoring 18 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.8 goals per game in which, they conceded ten times. This is an average of one a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.

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 11 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Villarreal played Rayo Vallecano. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 1-2 against Atletico Madrid, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Athletic Club. Their latest match brought a 1-2 win in their encounter with Almeria. Villarreal claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the La Liga. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded five.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 0-0 against Celta Vigo. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Getafe in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Osasuna in a 2-1 win. Rayo Vallecano are winless in their last six away games in the La Liga, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded eight goals while scoring two themselves.

Villarreal are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Estadio de la Ceramica against visitors Rayo Vallecano.

Villarreal took 27 points from their last 16 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 26 times and conceding 21. Rayo Vallecano claimed two wins and 13 points from their last 16 encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga, while scoring 11 goals to 25 against. Villarreal are looking at a record of 11 wins, nine draws and 12 defeats in the La Liga this season. Rayo Vallecano have a record of seven wins, 13 draws and 12 defeats in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 58-year-old coach of the home team, Marcelino Garcia, 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:

Filip Joergensen (0/31), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/11), Aissa Mandi (1/15), Alberto Moreno (1/24), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Daniel Budesca (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/7), Jorge Cuenca (3/24), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/18), Raul Albiol (0/23), Stefan Lekovic (0/0), Yerson Mosquera (0/10), Alejandro Baena (2/29), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (3/27), Denis Suarez (0/0), Etienne Capoue (1/28), Francis Coquelin (0/13), Manuel Trigueros (0/11), Ramon Terrats (0/14), Santi Comesana (2/22), Alexander Soerloth (15/28), Alfonso Pedraza (1/17), Bertrand Traore (0/7), Gerard Moreno (10/29), Goncalo Guedes (2/11), Ilias Akhomach (2/25), Jorge Pascual (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (6/24), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

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

Dani Cardenas (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/32), Abdul Mumin (1/15), Alfonso Espino (0/28), Andrei Ratiu (0/9), Aridane Hernandez (0/18), Florian Lejeune (2/31), Martin Pascual (0/0), Alvaro Garcia (6/26), Diego Mendez (0/1), Isi Palazon (4/31), Ivan Balliu (0/29), Kike Perez (1/22), Miguel Crespo (0/9), Oscar Valentin (1/29), Pathe Ciss (1/26), Pep Chavarria (1/17), Randy Nteka (1/12), Unai Lopez (1/29), Bebé (2/17), Jorge de Frutos (1/30), Jose Pozo (0/2), Oscar Trejo (0/26), Radamel Falcao (1/18), Raul de Tomas (1/23), Sergio Camello (3/27).

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

Villarreal are sweating on the fitness of no less than seven players before their match on Sunday. Alfonso Pedraza gets a day off from the Villarreal squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Eric Bailly, Alfonso Pedraza, Ramon Terrats, Daniel Parejo, Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez are missing from the squad, Villarreal will field against Rayo Vallecanothis coming Sunday.

Rayo Vallecano just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Villarreal at the Estadio de la Ceramica.

Diego Mendez won't be travelling with Rayo Vallecano this time, as he nurses an injury.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

It finished all square on when Villarreal last faced Rayo Vallecano. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Villarreal go into their upcoming match against Rayo Vallecano with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-2-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Results

Of the last ten encounters between Villarreal Rayo Vallecano over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Alexander Soerloth so far as he currently has 15 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net six times in his last six games, leaving Villarreal hoping he delivers against Rayo Vallecano this coming Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica across all tournaments Villarreal won four times, drew four and lost two times. Rayo Vallecano claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Villarreal on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened three times for Rayo Vallecano in their last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Villarreal averaging 1.7 goals a game. Rayo Vallecano scored 1.3 goals on average in these, as both teams scored seven times in this run. Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Rayo Vallecano's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.