Spanish La Liga - Rayo Vallecano VS Real Madrid prediction
Spanish La Liga - Rayo Vallecano VS Real Madrid
Match Time:15-12-2024 04:00 Sunday (GMT+8)
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Rayo Vallecano
The home team will be without the services of Pelayo Fernandez and Raul de Tomas. But, apart from the duo, everyone else is fully fit to take part in this fixture. Having put up a strong display against Valencia last time out in their 1-0 win, it won’t be a surprise if the home side line up with exactly the same players.
Rayo Vallecano will stick to the 4-2-3-1 formation, where Augusto Batalla will take charge in goal. Andrei Ratiu and Pep Chavarria will be the full-backs for the home team, while Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin will feature in the heart of the defence.
In the centre of the park, Pathe Ciss will partner Oscar Valentin. The duo will not only shield the back line but also look to ensure that the Real Madrid midfielders do not get to dictate the pace of the game.
Isi Palazon will be the creative midfielder with Jorge de Frutos and Alvaro Garcia Rivera providing the much-needed width to their attacks. Randy Nteka will lead the line for Rayo Vallecano against Real Madrid on Saturday.
Real Madrid
Vinicius Junior’s goal on his return was a boost for Real Madrid. However, they ended up suffering a fresh injury blow in the game against Atalanta, as Kylian Mbappe was subbed off with a problem in the thigh of his left leg.
The French international will be unavailable for this fixture, and he has joined David Alaba, Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal on the sidelines.
Los Blancos could also line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, where Thibaut Courtois should continue in goal. Lucas Vazquez and Fran Garcia should be the full-backs, with Aurelien Tchouameni set to continue in the heart of the defence alongside Antonio Rudiger.
As for the midfield unit, Dani Ceballos could start alongside Federico Valverde as the double pivot. They will look to ensure Real Madrid dictate the pace of the game. Jude Bellingham will be the number ten with Brahim Diaz and Vinicius on the flanks. Meanwhile, Rodrygo should lead the line for Real Madrid against Rayo Vallecano in the absence of Mbappe.
Rayo Vallecano possible starting lineup:
Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Mumin, Chavarria; Ciss, Valentin; De Frutos, Palazon, A Garcia; Nteka
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Vazquez, Tchouameni, Rudiger, F Garcia; Ceballos, Valverde; Brahim, Bellingham, Vinicius; Rodrygo
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Real Madrid have an excellent recent record against Rayo Vallecano and have won 22 out of the last 29 matches between the two teams, as opposed to Rayo Vallecano's three victories.
After a run of 17 consecutive defeats against Real Madrid in La Liga, Rayo Vallecano have lost only three of their last seven such games in the competition.
Real Madrid are winless in three of their last four matches away from home against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga - they had won 13 of the 17 such games preceding this run.
Rayo Vallecano have lost 31 of their 42 matches against Real Madrid in La Liga - the highest number of defeats they have suffered against a single opponent in the history of the competition.
Prediciton: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Real Madrid
Real Madrid will not be at full-strength on Saturday, and Rayo are capable of making this a very tricky match for Los Blancos; it would not be a shock to see the points shared this weekend, but we just have a feeling that Ancelotti's side will be able to navigate their way to all three points in order to move to the top of the division.
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