Prediction: Real Madrid to win 3-0
Best Odds: 13/2
Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano will lock horns with each other in La Liga next weekend. The match between Alvaro Arbeloa’s side and Inigo Perez’s team will be held at Estadio Bernabeu and is scheduled to kick off at 1pm UK time on Sunday.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid have recovered their form following the departure of Xabi Alonso as the manager and are now doing well under new boss Alvaro Arbeloa. Los Blancos are very much in the race for the La Liga title and could also win the UEFA Champions League.
Madrid are currently second in the La Liga table with 51 points from 21 matches, just a point behind leaders and defending champions Barcelona. Los Blancos have won five of their seven UEFA Champions League games so far this season and are third in the League Stage table.
Madrid will take on Benfica away from home in Portugal in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday before taking on Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Bernabeu in La Liga this weekend. It came after a 2-0 victory over Villarreal on the road in the league, which followed a 6-1 hammering of AS Monaco at home in the UEFA Champions League.
Team News:
Real Madrid are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Bernabeu in La Liga. Thibaut Courtois will be in goal and will have Federico Valverde, Raul Asencio, Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras in front of him in defence. Arda Guler, Eduardo Camavinga and Jude Bellingham will be the three midfielders. Franco Mastantuono, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior will be the three forwards.
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano are a modest club in Spain who are just happy to be part of the top flight in Spanish football. Rayo, though, did extremely well last season, as they ended up as high as eighth in the La Liga table.
Under head coach Inigo Perez, Rayo, though, are struggling at the moment and are in real danger of getting relegated to the Segunda Division. Los Franjirrojos are 16th in the La Liga table right now with 22 points from 21 matches, a point above the relegation zone.
Rayo Vallecano will head into the La Liga match against Real Madrid at Estadio Bernabeu next weekend on the back of a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Osasuna at home. It came after a 3-0 loss to Celta de Vigo on the on the road in the league, which followed a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Alaves in the Copa del Rey.
Team News:
Rayo Vallecano are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Real Madrid. Augusto Batalla will be in goal and will have Pacha Espino, Florian Lejeune, Pathe Ciss and Pep Chavarría in front of him in defence. Oscar Valentin and Pedro Diaz will be the two holding midfielders. Carlos Martin, Isi Palazon and Alvaro Garcia will be deployed in attacking midfield, with Jorge de Frutos leading the line for Rayo.
Key Factors to Consider
- Real Madrid have scored 45 goals and conceded 17 goals in 21 La Liga matches so far this season.
- Real Madrid have lost only 2 of their 21 La Liga matches so far this season.
- Kylian Mbappe has scored 21 goals and given 4 assists in 20 La Liga matches for Real Madrid so far this season.
- Rayo Vallecano have lost 3 of their last 6 La Liga games.
- Rayo Vallecano have won just 5 of their 21 La Liga games so far this season.
Conclusion
Rayo Vallecano have been hugely disappointing so far this season, and it is very likely that they will suffer a heavy defeat to Real Madrid at Estadio Bernabeu in La Liga next weekend.
Prediction: Real Madrid to win 3-0
Best Odds: 13/2
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