Rayo Vallecano vs Betis prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-03-16 17:30.
[p]A miserable nine-match winless run (D3, L6) has plummeted Rayo Vallecano into the pits of a fight to maintain their top-flight status. The appointment of Iñigo Pérez as manager has thus far failed to bring with it an upturn in fortunes (D2, L2), and with Rayo just four points clear of the relegation zone pre-round, improvements are quickly needed.[/p]
[p]Perhaps the easiest way to address those fears is to improve at home, where Rayo are winless since mid-September in La Liga (D7, L4). Only basement boys AlmerĂa have earned fewer points and wins on their own turf than the Red Sashes, while rather concerningly, this is their lowest overall points haul at this stage of a season since 2018/19, which ominously ended in relegation to the second tier.[/p]
[p]Real Betis are the next visitors to the Vallecas, who themselves find their season at a crossroads having lost consecutive league games. With their European campaign already over, a top-six finish is the best Manuel Pellegrini’s men can realistically achieve, but his players will certainly need to show more solidity than they did in twice squandering the lead to lose 3-2 against Villarreal last week.[/p]
[p]Los Verdiblancos have been poor on their travels for a while now, winning just twice on the road in La Liga since the opening day of the season (D6, L4). That record becomes more surprising when considering they’ve netted first in nine of their 13 away league matches this term, but that could set them on their way nicely here having avoided defeat in each of the last nine league H2Hs with Rayo at any venue (W6, D3).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Rayo striker Raúl de Tomás has twice previously scored in a home H2H against Betis, yet he’s failed to win any of his eight meetings with this opposition (D2, L6). Betis midfielder Nabil Fekir is still chasing a first goal of the campaign, and if successful, it’ll likely arrive late as each of his six strikes last term came in the second half of matches.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only Cádiz (20) have netted fewer La Liga goals than Rayo (23) this season.[/p]