Rayo Vallecano vs Las Palmas prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-11-07 20:00.
[p]Rayo Vallecano were forced to sit out the last round of La Liga action after their game away to Villarreal was postponed following the devastating floods in the region. They will now hope to pick up right where they left off, having lost just one of their last eight matches (W4, D3), albeit their last outing against sixth-tier Villamuriel (W5-0) in the Copa del Rey will likely serve as a mere confidence booster. [/p]
[p]The Red Sashes were truly tested prior to that, and passed with flying colours when securing a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Alavés in La Liga, despite being reduced to ten men on 22 minutes. What would’ve delighted manager Iñigo Pérez more than most was the clean sheet, since his team had failed to shut out their opposition in each of their eight home games before that. [/p]
[p]Hoping to burst the Rayo bubble will be Las Palmas, who find themselves heading up the dreaded relegation zone going into the weekend with just nine points to their name from 12 league matches (W2, D3, L7). Their situation could be a lot worse though if it wasn’t for a surprising pair of wins over Valencia and Girona, before being brought back down to earth with a 2-0 defeat to AtlĂ©tico Madrid on Sunday. [/p]
[p]Diego MartĂnez’s men once again find themselves as underdogs in this encounter, no thanks to the manager’s career record of just one victory over Rayo in five such meetings (D2, L2). Arguably the bigger factor in Las Palmas’ unfancied status though is their record in this part of Spain, as they’ve won only once in their last 57 top-flight visits to the Comunidad de Madrid region (D14, L42). However, that sole triumph did come here at Vallecas last season, a result that broke an eight-game winless H2H run (D4, L4). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Rayo will be hoping that Jorge de Frutos is on target, since his last ten goals have brought his side on the day eight wins, but they may have to be patient on Friday, as eight of those strikes came after half-time. Similarly, Las Palmas might look for inspiration from Alberto Moleiro, who scored in last season’s corresponding fixture, partly accounting for five of his last eight goals coming away from home.  [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams have scored in just three of the last 11 H2Hs. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]