LaLiga: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 26 match between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Rayo Vallecano welcome Athletic Club on Saturday in the LaLiga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 26 match.

Form: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club

Rayo Vallecano Form

In their last three matches, Rayo Vallecano lost 2-1 against Real Madrid, won 3-0 against Atletico Madrid, before drawing 1-1 against Real Betis. Rayo Vallecano only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Real Sociedad, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Real Oviedo in a 1-2 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Elche in their most recent outing. Athletic Club claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts 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.

Players in form: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club

Isi Palazon is the most prolific LaLiga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Athletic Club look to Gorka Guruzeta, hoping he can add to his current total of four LaLiga goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Rayo Vallecano claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing one. Athletic Club won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four of the games in this run. Athletic Club were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Athletic Club have not lost to Rayo Vallecano in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Rayo Vallecano only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Athletic Club scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 8 consecutive Athletic Club games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Rayo Vallecano managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Athletic Club kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Athletic Club played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals themselves during this run. Athletic Club conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.