La Liga: Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the La Liga round 20 match preview for Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano who meet up on Wednesday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Rayo Vallecano could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The current standings in La Liga naturally favor Atletico Madrid, but Rayo Vallecano won’t be short on motivation.

Atletico Madrid are third in the La Liga standings after collecting 44 points from their initial 21 encounters. Rayo Vallecano trail them on 24 points after 21 rounds, leaving them as number 13 in the table.

Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid are enjoying their football currently. Their past three games ended in a victory, starting with a 0-1 win against Granada. They went on to beat Sevilla by 1-0, before also getting the better of Valencia in a 2-0 victory. Atletico Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Civitas Metropolitano, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 12 times, while letting in five themselves.

Rayo Vallecano Form

In their previous three games, Rayo Vallecano lost 3-1 and 0-2 against Girona and Las Palmas, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Real Sociedad. In their last six away matches in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and three scored.

Betting facts for Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

It has been a superb season for Alvaro Morata so far as he managed to score 13 goals during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target five times in his last six games, and Atletico Madrid may rely on his abilities against Rayo Vallecano. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Wednesday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

Atletico Madrid have not lost to Rayo Vallecano in 10 consecutive home meetings. Diego Simeone’s side sailed through their 10 most recent outings at home with nine wins, while they drew one. Rayo Vallecano won five of their previous 10 outings away from home across all tournaments, whilst they drew two and lost three.

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid have scored in 12 consecutive home meetings with Rayo Vallecano. They have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings. Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal of the game in three of their last 10 games.

Total goals

In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Atletico Madrid saw five of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in two of the last ten matches that Rayo Vallecano played across all tournaments. They scored 0.7 times on average in the process.

Betting tip: Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

Here we present a free betting tip for this La Liga match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano.

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