Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 32 match between Rayo Vallecano and Valencia and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
With both Rayo Vallecano and Valencia sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off on Saturday at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this LaLiga campaign.
Ranked as number 10 in the LaLiga standings, Rayo Vallecano, have so far collected 40 points this season, while Valencia collected 37 points. This puts them up as number 13 after 31 rounds.
Team form: Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia
Rayo Vallecano Form
Rayo Vallecano managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-2 victory against Deportivo Alaves. They went on to lose 0-4 against Espanyol, before getting dumped in a 3-1 defeat against Athletic Club. 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 two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded nine goals.
Valencia Form
Valencia are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Mallorca got left behind in a 1-0 win, before Real Madrid got hammered in a 1-2 victory. Sevilla was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for Valencia. Valencia managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew four as well as losing one, while scoring 14 time and letting in nine.
Betting facts for Rayo Vallecano and Valencia
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 Valencia played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Rayo Vallecano matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Rayo Vallecano home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Rayo Vallecano home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Rayo Vallecano matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Valencia away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Valencia have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Valencia have won the last 3 matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring less than 2.5 goals
In-form players: Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia
Pedro Diaz look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six LaLiga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Diego Lopez adds to his four LaLiga goals come on Saturday.
Betting markets: Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia
Full-time result
Rayo Vallecano claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Valencia won three, drew five and lost two of their last 10 games away. Valencia didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games.
Both teams to score
Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Valencia scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Valencia played. Valencia will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Rayo Vallecano managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Valencia have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Rayo Vallecano when playing at away ground.
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 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Valencia, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
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