Ace Football previews the Conference League round Semi Finals match between Rayo Vallecano and Strasbourg and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Rayo Vallecano enjoy home advantage, when visitors Strasbourg swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Conference League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Rayo Vallecano vs Strasbourg
Rayo Vallecano Form
Rayo Vallecano collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 3-1 against AEK Athens. They retaliated in a 1-0 win against Espanyol, before drawing 3-3 with Real Sociedad. Rayo Vallecano won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Conference League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored nine goals and conceded three times.
Strasbourg Form
Strasbourg suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Rennes in a 0-3 defeat. Nice also proved too hard to handle as they won 0-2, before Strasbourg were able to strike back in a 2-3 win against Lorient.
Betting stats for Rayo Vallecano and Strasbourg
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Rayo Vallecano and Strasbourg. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 18 of the last 20 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Rayo Vallecano matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Rayo Vallecano have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Conference League while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Rayo Vallecano have won 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Conference League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Strasbourg matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Strasbourg have won 4 of the last 5 away matches in the Conference League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 5 Strasbourg away matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Strasbourg away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Strasbourg have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
Players in form: Rayo Vallecano vs Strasbourg
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Alfonso Espino, who is performing well for Rayo Vallecano. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Conference League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Strasbourg.The visitors will be looking to Martial Godo to find the net once again, after managing three Conference League goals for Strasbourg in recent matches.
Popular markets: Rayo Vallecano vs Strasbourg
Full-time result
Rayo Vallecano claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Strasbourg won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost two of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Strasbourg got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Rayo Vallecano managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Strasbourg, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.
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