Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 1 match between Girona and Rayo Vallecano and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Girona start the season as favourites to land the LaLiga crown. They launch their title bid this coming Friday at home in an opening day fixture with Rayo Vallecano at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.
Form: Girona vs Rayo Vallecano
Girona Form
In their last three matches, Girona won 0-1 against Real Valladolid, before losing 3-2 against Real Sociedad and 0-4 to Atletico Madrid. Girona just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded ten goals.
Rayo Vallecano Form
Rayo Vallecano go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against Real Betis. They went on to beat Celta Vigo by 1-2, before sharing the spoils with Mallorca in a 0-0 draw. Rayo Vallecano managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding nine times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Girona and Rayo Vallecano
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Girona and Rayo Vallecano. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Girona have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Girona have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Girona have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Girona matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Girona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 31 of the last 33 Rayo Vallecano away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Rayo Vallecano away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Girona vs Rayo Vallecano
With another LaLiga season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Girona and Rayo Vallecano. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Betting markets: Girona vs Rayo Vallecano
Full-time result
Girona claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Rayo Vallecano won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four of the games in this run. Rayo Vallecano didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games. Girona have not lost to Rayo Vallecano in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Girona scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Rayo Vallecano scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Girona managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Girona, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Rayo Vallecano, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.
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