Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-03-15 17:30.
[p]After suffering narrow La Liga losses to Barcelona (1-0), Villarreal (1-0) and Real Madrid (2-1) in recent weeks, Rayo Vallecano are desperately clinging onto their hopes of a return to UEFA competition. Seventh place could be worth a Conference League play-off round position if anyone but their next opponents Real Sociedad win the Copa del Rey, so there’s still plenty to play for.[/p]
[p]Rayo are yet to beat any club starting this round above them in the table, but five wins from eight La Liga home games (D2, L1) against those below them should spur them on to end their longest-ever winless run at home to Sociedad in the top-flight (D4, L2). That drought spans more than a decade, but boss Iñigo Pérez might be more concerned about potentially failing to win five straight league games as Rayo boss for the first time. [/p]
[p]Following a 1-0 loss at home to Sevilla last weekend, Sociedad are in the middle of a logjam that had just four points separating seventh from 14th at the start of the round. A 4-1 thumping and UEFA Europa League exit at the hands of Manchester United in midweek means focus can now fully switch to securing continental football of some description next season.[/p]
[p]Imanol Alguacil’s side are on their joint-longest losing streak in La Liga away matches since 2011 (L5), failing to score four times in that run. That’s why they go into this contest as narrow outsiders, and with four losses from as many La Liga away games as underdogs this season, the odds are firmly stacked against La Real. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Sociedad are one of five clubs Adri Embarba has scored three goals against, two of which came last season while he was playing for AlmerĂa. Sociedad talisman Mikel Oyarzabal can top that with five goals from his ten H2Hs in all competitions, including a brace on his trip to Vallecas last season. Â [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Rayo’s last 15 La Liga games were either drawn or decided by a single-goal margin.  [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]