Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Rayo Vallecano enjoy home advantage, when visitors Athletic Club swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Rayo Vallecano are number 13 in the table on 16 points after 13 matches. Athletic Club rank as number 5 with 23 points after 14 matches played.
Team form: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club
Rayo Vallecano Form
Rayo Vallecano have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Deportivo Alaves. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Las Palmas, before handing over another win to Sevilla in a 1-0 defeat. Rayo Vallecano claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded eight.
Athletic Club Form
In their last three matches, Athletic Club drew 1-1 with Real Valladolid, beat Real Sociedad by 1-0 and beat Elfsborg by 3-0. In their last six away matches in the LaLiga, Athletic Club won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 34 of the last 36 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Rayo Vallecano home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Athletic Club away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Athletic Club away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club
Jorge de Frutos is the most prolific LaLiga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Athletic Club look to Alex Berenguer, hoping he can add to his current total of two LaLiga goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club
Full-time result
Rayo Vallecano claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Athletic Club won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Athletic Club didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games. Athletic Club have not lost to Rayo Vallecano in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Athletic Club scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Rayo Vallecano managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Athletic Club played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.
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