Conference League: Strasbourg vs Rayo Vallecano – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Conference League game between Strasbourg and Rayo Vallecano who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Strasbourg enjoy home advantage, when visitors Rayo Vallecano swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Conference League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Strasbourg vs Rayo Vallecano

Strasbourg Form

Strasbourg have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-3 victory against Lorient. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Rayo Vallecano, before handing over another win to Toulouse in a 1-2 defeat. Strasbourg claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Conference League. They also drew two but remained undefeated, as they scored 11 and conceded four goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 3-3 draw against Real Sociedad. A 1-0 win against Strasbourg followed, before they beat Getafe by 0-2. Rayo Vallecano won twice, while also recording one draw, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Conference League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Strasbourg and Rayo Vallecano

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

Players in form: Strasbourg vs Rayo Vallecano

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Julio Enciso, who is performing well for Strasbourg. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Conference League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Rayo Vallecano.The visitors will be looking to Alexandre Zurawski to find the net once again, after managing three Conference League goals for Rayo Vallecano in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Strasbourg vs Rayo Vallecano

Full-time result

Strasbourg claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Rayo Vallecano won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Strasbourg only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Rayo Vallecano scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Strasbourg on the scoreboard this coming Thursday with Rayo Vallecano managing just a single five clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Strasbourg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Rayo Vallecano, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.