Valladolid vs Rayo Vallecano prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-10-04 16:30.
[p]Since beating Espanyol in their La Liga opener, Valladolid’s return to the top-flight has quickly soured. Paulo Pezzolano’s men have endured a seven-match winless streak since (D2, L5), their worst such run in La Liga since a streak of 15 games without a win between March 2021 and August 2022. Ominously, that run spans across two seasons that both ended in relegation – a fate they’ll be desperate to avoid this time around.[/p]
[p]The visit of Rayo Vallecano therefore arrives at a terrible time for the hosts, as they’ve lost three of the last four La Liga H2Hs (W1), with two of those defeats coming on home soil. They’ve never lost three straight La Liga H2Hs at home, and they should be encouraged by their solid form at Estadio José Zorrilla this term (W1, D2, L1), where they have picked up for all five of their La Liga points and conceded just two of their league-high 17 goals.[/p]
[p]Such defending could present a problem for Rayo Vallecano, who have netted just nine times in their eight La Liga matches so far. Despite their lack of firepower, Iñigo Pérez’s men have enjoyed a solid start to the season (W2, D4, L2), entering the round in a mid-table position thanks to a four-match unbeaten run (W1, D3).[/p]
[p]The last three of those ended level, but after holding two of last season’s top-four (AtlĂ©tico Madrid and Girona) to draws, Rayo were left disappointed at a 1-1 stalemate with newly-promoted club LeganĂ©s. The travelling fans will certainly expect more against another newcomer here, though a return of just one win (D5, L7) from their last 13 league trips – a run that saw them fail to score on eight separate occasions eight times – means there could be trepidation too.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Half of Valladolid’s league-low four goals this season have been scored by Raúl Moro, and with three of his last four first team goals being match openers, they could certainly do with another. Sergio Camello has also netted twice this season, but Valladolid fans may remember him for scoring the last time these sides met in May 2023.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: After three successive stalemates, Rayo could be held to four consecutive league draws for just the second time in the last decade.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]