LaLiga: Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Celta Vigo come to Campo de Futbol de Vallecas for the LaLiga match this coming Friday, Rayo Vallecano will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Rayo Vallecano are placed 12th with 22 points after 18 matches. Celta Vigo occupy a position as 11th in the league on 24 points.

Team form: Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 1-1 against Villarreal. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Real Betis in a 1-1 encounter, before beating Ferrol in a 1-3 encounter. Rayo Vallecano only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas in the LaLiga. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-0 against Sevilla, before beating Real Sociedad 2-0. Another win followed, this time by 2-3 against Racing Santander. Celta Vigo only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to five.

Betting facts for Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo

Look no further than Isi Palazon, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Rayo Vallecano in the LaLiga, while Iago Aspas managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Celta Vigo in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo

Full-time result

Rayo Vallecano claimed a modest three 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 four. Celta Vigo won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Celta Vigo have not lost to Rayo Vallecano in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Celta Vigo got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Celta Vigo will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Friday with Rayo Vallecano managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Rayo Vallecano’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Celta Vigo, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.5 times goals per game themselves.