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La Liga: Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the La Liga round 17 match between Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Rayo Vallecano go up against Osasuna on Friday for an exciting La Liga meeting at Estadio El Sadar.

Osasuna are number 14 in the La Liga table with 16 points after 16 matches. Rayo Vallecano rank as number 10 with 20 points after 16 matches played.

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Team form: Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano

Osasuna Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Osasuna, who have two points to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Villarreal, followed by a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad. They picked up a point again in the latest round after a 1-1 draw with Cadiz. Osasuna just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six La Liga matches at the Estadio El Sadar. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Athletic Bilbao, they came out empty-handed in a 4-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 0-2 win against Yeclano. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Celta Vigo. Rayo Vallecano only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the La Liga. In these six matches, they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by seven goals to three.

Betting facts for Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano played across all competitions.

  • In the last 7 matches in a row Osasuna played, both teams scored
  • Osasuna have not won 13 of the last 15 matches
  • In the last 4 home matches in a row Osasuna played, both teams scored
  • Osasuna have not won 9 of the last 10 home matches
  • In 9 of the last 11 Osasuna home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Rayo Vallecano have not lost 12 of the last 14 matches
  • Rayo Vallecano have not lost 10 of the last 12 away matches
  • Rayo Vallecano have scored in 8 of the last 10 matches
  • In 4 of the last 5 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Rayo Vallecano have not won 4 of the last 5 matches

Players under the radar: Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano

Ante Budimir found the target four times in his previous six La Liga matches, whereas Bebé just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Full-time result

Osasuna have not lost to Rayo Vallecano in five consecutive home meetings. Estadio El Sadar witnessed Osasuna winning one of their 10 latest home matches across all tournaments. They drew four and lost five in this run. Rayo Vallecano won four of their previous 10 games away, drew four and lost two.

Both teams to score

Osasuna have scored in four consecutive home meetings with Rayo Vallecano. Both teams have scored in the last six Osasuna games in La Liga. Of the previous 10 outings, Rayo Vallecano scored the opening goal six times, whereas Osasuna were first on target in four of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Osasuna conceded a goal in their previous six La Liga matches on the bounce. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Osasuna saw five of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Rayo Vallecano, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.

Suggested bet: Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano

The match between Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this La Liga game.

Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano: Who wins the game?

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