Getafe vs Rayo Vallecano prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-08-23 19:30.
[p]After ending last season with five successive defeats, expectations that Getafe would make a positive start to the new La Liga campaign were low considering their tough trip to Athletic Club. However, José Bordalás’ men, just as they did 12 months ago against Barcelona, defied the odds on opening day to rescue a point and stop the rot in impressive fashion.[/p]
[p]Bordalás will want to build on that result, but home fans at the Coliseum have become accustomed to disappointment having seen the Azulones fail to win any of their previous five league matches there (D1, L4). The visit of Rayo Vallecano is unlikely to restore any faith given that Getafe have scored just once in five league H2Hs (D4, L1), while their overall record in this fixture on home soil in the top-flight also leaves a lot to be desired (W1, D3, L5).[/p]
[p]There’s plenty of reason for optimism in the Rayo camp then, after Iñigo Pérez’s men arguably secured the result of the opening weekend by winning 2-1 away at Real Sociedad. Heading into his first full season in charge, Pérez was keen to give his players “the credit they deserve” for such an upset, made all the more impressive by the fact they only escaped relegation by five points last term.[/p]
[p]That was despite opening their campaign with successive away victories, a feat they’ll look to replicate as they make the short trip to Getafe. Winning this fixture 2-0 after scoring in each half last season should ensure confidence, but this is a game that’s usually tight, as that was the only time in this fixture’s top-flight history on Getafe soil that there’s been more than a one-goal margin of victory![/p]
[p]Players to watch: New Getafe signing Chrisantus Uche marked his debut for the club by netting the equaliser against Athletic for his first senior goal of his career. Also on target on matchday one was Jorge De Frutos – all three of his goals for Rayo have come in second-half victories for his side.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Getafe haven’t avoided defeat in their first two league games of a season since 2020/21.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]