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Conference League: Hacken vs Rayo Vallecano – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Conference League round 2 match between Hacken and Rayo Vallecano and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Hacken hope to live up to their early billing as the Conference League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Rayo Vallecano over to the Gamla Ullevi for a round 2 match.

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Form: Hacken vs Rayo Vallecano

Hacken Form

Hacken go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Shelbourne. They went on to beat Brommapojkarna 1-3, before sharing the spoils with Sirius in a 1-1 draw.

Rayo Vallecano Form

In their last three matches, Rayo Vallecano first beat KF Shkendija 2-0, then Real Sociedad by 0-1 and finally Levante by 0-3.

Betting stats for Hacken and Rayo Vallecano

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Hacken and Rayo Vallecano. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • In 5 of the last 7 Hacken matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

In-form players: Hacken vs Rayo Vallecano

With another Conference League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Hacken and Rayo Vallecano. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

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Full-time result

Hacken claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Rayo Vallecano won six of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost four of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Hacken scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Rayo Vallecano scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Rayo Vallecano have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Hacken managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hacken, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Rayo Vallecano’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.