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LaLiga: Rayo Vallecano vs Getafe – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 18 match between Rayo Vallecano and Getafe and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Rayo Vallecano enjoy home advantage, when visitors Getafe swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Rayo Vallecano are number 15 in the table on 18 points after 17 matches. Getafe rank as number 11 with 20 points after 17 matches played.

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Team form: Rayo Vallecano vs Getafe

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano went through their last three matches with a 0-0 draw against Real Betis, a 3-0 win against Drita and a 4-0 defeat against Elche. Rayo Vallecano just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded three goals.

Getafe Form

Getafe lost their previous three matches by 0-1 against Espanyol, 3-1 against Burgos CF and 4-0 against Real Betis. Getafe only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 12 goals to two.

Betting stats for Rayo Vallecano and Getafe

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 Rayo Vallecano and Getafe played across all tournaments.

  • In 10 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 13 of the last 15 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 10 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 8 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 57 of the last 59 Getafe matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 30 of the last 32 Getafe away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 28 of the last 30 Getafe matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 15 of the last 17 Getafe away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Getafe matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5

Players on top: Rayo Vallecano vs Getafe

Despite scoring just once in six LaLiga games, Rayo Vallecano hope Nobel Mendy adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Getafe put their faith in Mauro Arambarri to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six LaLiga games.

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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 five of the games, whilst losing one. Getafe won three of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost seven of the games in this run. Rayo Vallecano have not lost to Getafe in 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Getafe scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Rayo Vallecano have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Getafe have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Getafe managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Getafe have not scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Rayo Vallecano.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rayo Vallecano, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Getafe’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches. Getafe did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games