Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-01-18 17:30.
[p]After an encouraging start to the campaign, Osasuna have hit a worrying run of form of late, failing to win any of their last seven La Liga matches (D4, L3). Hopes of European qualification have subsequently taken a hit, but Los Rojillos will be confident of resurrecting those ambitions on home soil where they’ve accrued 18 of their 25 points this term, with only four La Liga sides having managed more on their own turf pre-round.[/p]
[p]That record has every chance of continuing against next opponents Rayo Vallecano as Osasuna have won each of their last five home H2Hs in La Liga – their best-ever such winning streak against this opponent. Their only top-flight home defeat to Rayo came back in 2003, but with boss Vicente Moreno losing all four of his touchline meetings with this opposition in La Liga, another one could perhaps be on the cards.[/p]
[p]Rayo will journey to El Sadar with great confidence given their ongoing five-match unbeaten run in La Liga (W2, D3). They were perhaps fortunate to beat Celta Vigo 2-1 last time out given that they faced 23 shots – their joint-most in a La Liga game since December 2015 – with victory lifting them above Osasuna on goal difference![/p]
[p]Iñigo Pérez’s men should be confident travellers given that they’ve earned marginally more points on the road than at home in the league this season (13/25). Rayo’s away matches have often been tight with just 16 total goals across their ten such outings, but entertainment is far from their primary goal here as the Red Sashes chase a third successive top-flight H2H win for the first time ever.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Osasuna’s RubĂ©n GarcĂa has scored both his goals this term on home soil – he’s chasing what would be a career-high fourth strike against Rayo. The visitors’ Sergio Camello has hit a purple patch, assisting two goals in his last three league matches for Rayo, which is as many as he provided in his previous 59 such games.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ten of the last 12 top-flight H2Hs were won by the home side on the day.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]