Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Racing Santander come to Campo de Futbol de Vallecas for the LaLiga match this coming Saturday, Rayo Vallecano will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Rayo Vallecano have only one point on their account at the moment, as they have only managed to draw once in three rounds of the season. Racing Santander account for four points from three games, earning them a place as number 10 in the table.
Team form: Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander
Rayo Vallecano Form
Only a single draw prevents Rayo Vallecano from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Sevilla, before drawing 1-1 with Deportivo Alaves. They came up empty-handed once again when Barcelona ran out as 5-2 winners. Rayo Vallecano won three of their previous six matches at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas in the LaLiga. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring nine goals to five against.
Racing Santander Form
In their last three matches, Racing Santander drew 2-2 with Villarreal, lost 1-0 against Getafe and beat Elche 3-2. Racing Santander didn’t manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 11 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats for Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander
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 Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander played across all tournaments.
- In 21 of the last 23 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Rayo Vallecano home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Racing Santander have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 7 Racing Santander away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Racing Santander away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Racing Santander have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Racing Santander matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander
Sergio Camello look like value in the goal scoring market with five strikes to his name in six LaLiga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Yassir Zabiri adds to his three LaLiga goals come on Saturday.
Popular betting markets: Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander
Full-time result
Rayo Vallecano won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. They drew four and lost one as well, while Racing Santander won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five. Rayo Vallecano are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 10 matches without defeat. Amazingly, Racing Santander failed to keep a clean sheet in their 19 last matches. Rayo Vallecano have beaten Racing Santander in 5 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Racing Santander got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Rayo Vallecano games Of the previous 10 outings, Rayo Vallecano scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in four of their last 10 games. Rayo Vallecano have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Racing Santander.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Racing Santander, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves. Rayo Vallecano scored at least once in their previous 10 matches.
