Rayo Vallecano vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-08-27 19:30.
It’s been a dream start to the La Liga season for Rayo Vallecano, who are one of just three teams who’ve won their opening two league games of the season. A pair of 2-0 victories on the road, most recently against newly-promoted Granada, have already endeared new coach Francisco to the fans ahead of his bow at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas.
Rayo now face arguably their sternest test so far, as Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid make the short journey across the Spanish capital. Facing elite opposition is unlikely to faze them though, given that The Red Sashes have lost just two of their last ten matches on home soil (W5, D3), while they remain one of two sides who are yet to concede a goal after two rounds this term.
Visitors AtlĂ©tico have also enjoyed an unbeaten start to the season (W1, D1), but the momentum of their 3-1 victory over Granada on matchday one was dented somewhat by a bore draw with Real Betis – a match that featured just one shot on target from either side. Despite the disappointing nature of that performance, avoiding defeat here would guide Simeone’s men to a three-game unbeaten start for the fourth time in five seasons.
They’ll certainly be confident of achieving just that as Atléti are unbeaten in six visits to Rayo, a run that includes a four-match ongoing win streak. The Mattress Makers are truly dominant in this fixture, unbeaten in 12 straight H2Hs (W10, D2) with their last defeat coming over a decade ago in February 2013!
Players to watch: Winger Isi PalazĂłn could be the man to make an early impact for Rayo as seven of his last ten goals have served as match openers. AtlĂ©ti will likely depend on Antoine Griezmann for their goals as he’s struck nine of them against Rayo – only against Valencia and Athletic Bilbao has he netted more.
Hot stat: Rayo are without a draw in any of their last 13 La Liga matches (W6, L7).