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LaLiga: Rayo Vallecano vs Mallorca – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 19 match between Rayo Vallecano and Mallorca and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Rayo Vallecano enjoy home advantage, when visitors Mallorca 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 14 in the table on 19 points after 18 matches. Mallorca rank as number 16 with 18 points after 18 matches played.

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Form: Rayo Vallecano vs Mallorca

Rayo Vallecano Form

In their last three matches, Rayo Vallecano lost 4-0 against Elche, drew 1-1 against Getafe, before winning 1-3 against Granada. 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.

Mallorca Form

Mallorca only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Deportivo La Coruna. Then a 1-1 draw with Valencia followed, before Girona claimed a 1-2 victory. Mallorca only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to six.

Betting facts for Rayo Vallecano and Mallorca

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 Mallorca played across all tournaments.

  • In 11 of the last 12 Rayo Vallecano home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 11 of the last 12 Rayo Vallecano home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 16 of the last 18 Mallorca away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Mallorca away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Mallorca matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 Mallorca away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In the last 3 Mallorca matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players on top: Rayo Vallecano vs Mallorca

Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Jorge de Frutos will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Mallorca hope Vedat Muriqi can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.

Betting markets: Rayo Vallecano vs Mallorca

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. Mallorca won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Rayo Vallecano did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Mallorca have not lost to Rayo Vallecano in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Mallorca scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten 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 two of the last 10 games, Mallorca kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

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 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Mallorca, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.