Ace Football previews the Conference League game between Rayo Vallecano and Samsunspor who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Rayo Vallecano enjoy home advantage, when visitors Samsunspor 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 Samsunspor
Rayo Vallecano Form
Rayo Vallecano have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Sevilla, a 1-3 victory over Samsunspor, and a 1-1 draw with Levante. Rayo Vallecano won three of their previous six matches at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas in the Conference League. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring eight goals to two against.
Samsunspor Form
Samsunspor collected one win from their last three matches, as Fenerbahce won by 3-2. Rayo Vallecano were too strong as well, winning 1-3, before Samsunspor won 2-1 against Kayserispor. Samsunspor claimed two wins against one draw and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Conference League. The scoreline from these matches reads four goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Rayo Vallecano and Samsunspor
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 Samsunspor played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Rayo Vallecano matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rayo Vallecano have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Conference League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Rayo Vallecano have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Conference League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Samsunspor matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Samsunspor away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Samsunspor away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Samsunspor away matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Samsunspor away matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Rayo Vallecano vs Samsunspor
Rayo Vallecano against Samsunspor is also a battle between Alvaro Garcia and Marius Mouandilmadji with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has six Conference League goals in their last six games respectively.
Betting markets: Rayo Vallecano vs Samsunspor
Full-time result
Rayo Vallecano won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. They drew five and lost one as well, while Samsunspor won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four. Rayo Vallecano did not lose any of their last 7 matches.
Both teams to score
Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Samsunspor scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Samsunspor managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Samsunspor, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves. Rayo Vallecano were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.
