LaLiga: Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 31 match between Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Rayo Vallecano go up against Athletic Club this coming Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at San Mames.

Athletic Club approach the next LaLiga round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 54 points this season so far. With 30 games behind them, Rayo Vallecano amassed 40 points, placing them as number 9 before their next fixture.

Form: Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano

Athletic Club Form

Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, Athletic Club are on the lookout for a win again. Against Osasuna it finished 0-0, before a draw with Villarreal in a 0-0 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 0-0 against Rangers. Athletic Club claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the LaLiga, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 13 and conceded two goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

In their last three matches, Rayo Vallecano drew 2-2 with Real Sociedad, won 0-2 against Deportivo Alaves, and lost 0-4 against Espanyol. Rayo Vallecano claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano

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 Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano

Pedro Diaz shows decent form right now for Rayo Vallecano, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Athletic Club, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Nico Williams also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

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Full-time result

Athletic Club claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Rayo Vallecano won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Athletic Club are on a streak of 12 home matches without defeat. Athletic Club have beaten Rayo Vallecano in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Athletic Club scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Rayo Vallecano scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Athletic Club have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Rayo Vallecano managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Athletic Club were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Athletic Club have scored in 14 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 Athletic Club, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Rayo Vallecano’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Athletic Club’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.