Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 36 match between Valencia and Rayo Vallecano and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Valencia face Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Mestalla in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current LaLiga campaign.
Team form: Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano
Valencia Form
Valencia have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Girona by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-2 against Atletico Madrid, before achieving a 0-1 win against Athletic Club. Valencia won three of their previous six matches at Estadio Mestalla in the LaLiga. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring eight goals to ten against.
Rayo Vallecano Form
In their three most recent outings, Rayo Vallecano won 0-2 and 0-1 against Getafe and Strasbourg, before drawing 1-1 against Girona. Rayo Vallecano only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by eight goals to five.
Betting stats for Valencia and Rayo Vallecano
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Valencia and Rayo Vallecano played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Rayo Vallecano away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rayo Vallecano have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano
Umar Sadiq look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six LaLiga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Sergio Camello adds to his three LaLiga goals come this coming Thursday.
Popular markets: Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano
Full-time result
Valencia claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Rayo Vallecano won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Rayo Vallecano have not lost to Valencia in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Valencia scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Rayo Vallecano only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Rayo Vallecano will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday with Valencia managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to six clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Valencia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 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 1.4 goals in these matches.
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