Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-05-17 17:00.
[p]Celta Vigo haven’t won three La Liga games in succession since May 2021, but they can potentially achieve that feat against Rayo Vallecano after Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Real Sociedad. With that latest victory, the Galicians have strengthened their grip on seventh place, and a win here would secure their spot in the the league phase of next season’s UEFA Europa League.[/p]
[p]Celta’s recent record against Rayo casts doubt over their chances of getting the victory they need, having won just two of the last ten H2Hs (D5, L3), with four of those matches finishing 0-0. If you narrow that down to the meetings played at their BalaĂdos home, the Sky Blues’ record looks considerably better, having not lost in their last six such games (W4, D2), while they’ve also won five of their last seven home league matches (D1, L1). [/p]
[p]Rayo are clinging on to eighth place and a European qualification position of their own after squandering a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with sixth-placed Real Betis on Thursday. Despite that ultimately disappointing result, they have earned seven points out of a possible nine in May so far, which has kept the chance of their first European campaign in 25 years very much alive. [/p]
[p]Rayo are the only side in La Liga with 12 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses to their name this season, but they will be looking to tip the balance in favour of the victory column here. Such an outcome would have significance beyond just improving their European hopes, as it would mean back-to-back away triumphs in La Liga for the first time since August 2023![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Alfonso González netted the winner against Sociedad and has never been on the losing side in all competitions when scoring for Celta’s first team (W5, D2). Rayo centre-back Florian Lejeune is never far away from the action, scoring twice and collecting two yellow cards across his last five appearances. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Rayo have dropped a league-high 30 points from winning positions in La Liga this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]