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La Liga: Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano – Recommended bets

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Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the La Liga match between Valencia and Rayo Vallecano. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

Valencia welcome Rayo Vallecano for a clash in La Liga at Estadio Mestalla on Monday.

With 26 games played each, the two sides sit 10 points and 11 positions apart in the La Liga table. Rayo Vallecano are in eighth with 36 points. Valencia are second-bottom in 19th, having recorded a mere 26 points.

Form: Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano

Valencia Form

Valencia are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Barcelona by a 1-0 score, before winning 1-0 against Osasuna. They were back on the losing side in a 3-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid. In their last six La Liga home matches, Valencia have three wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost two. They scored eight and conceded five goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

In their last three matches, Rayo Vallecano drew 0-0 with Athletic Bilbao, lost 3-0 against Celta Vigo, and drew 2-2 with Girona. Andoni Iraola’s side, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn two and lost two in their last six away in La Liga.

Betting stats and facts 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 most recent games that Valencia and Rayo Vallecano played across all competitions.

  • In the last 4 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
  • Valencia have lost 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In the last 8 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Valencia have scored in 12 of the last 14 home matches
  • In the last 11 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Rayo Vallecano away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Rayo Vallecano have not won the last 5 matches in a row

Players to watch: Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano

Having scored just once in six La Liga matches, Samuel Castillejo hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Monday. Simultaneously, Rayo Vallecano hope to see Oscar Trejo adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six La Liga outings.

Full-time result

Valencia claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Rayo Vallecano won three of their last 10 games away, drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Valencia have not lost to Rayo Vallecano in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Valencia scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Rayo Vallecano got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Rayo Vallecano should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Monday, as Valencia only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Rayo Vallecano claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Valencia have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Rayo Vallecano.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Valencia, who scored an average of 0.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Rayo Vallecano’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.

The match between Valencia 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.

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