Valladolid – Rayo Vallecano Prediction & Picks (04.03.2018)

Real Valladolid and Rayo Vallecano face in Municipal Stadium José Zorrilla, in a match for the 29th round of the Second Division. Rayo Vallecano won home (4-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 10-08-2017. The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 4 matches. But the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 01-28-2017, for the Second Division, which ended with the victory of Real Valladolid by (2-1). José Arnáiz (63 ‘) and Juan Villar (67’) scored the goals of the game, for Real Valladolid, and Manucho Gonçalves (3 ‘), for Rayo Vallecano. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 9th and 2nd of the league table, it is actually a match between the 4th classified in home games and the 3rd as a visitor.

Valladolid:

After 12 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in the 9 th position, with 42 points won. In their last match, they lost with Córdoba out by (2-1), after in the previous match they won by (3-2) at home, in a match against Huesca. This is a stronger team in his home stadium, where he has won 31 points, against only 11 in his away matches. For the championship, Real Valladolid won 22 points out of 30 possible, after 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, record a sequence of 5 wins in their last home games. In their home league matches the most frequent end result at halftime was 1-0 (5 out of 14 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 14 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 28 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and never got the comeback.

The Valladolid defeated the leader and then lost to a team in the relegation zone, being that these oscillations end up hurting his life in the fight for a place in the area of ​​the playoffs of promotion. Now, it is clear that he will need to rediscover the path of victories, but for his bad luck he will have ahead of the best team of the championship and that will all complicate. If you really want to add all three points you must be focused from the start of the game, knowing how to make a firm mark and attack with efficiency, since this way you would have more chances of obtaining a favorable score. For this game the technician Luis César Sampedro will not be able to count on Deivid, the one that is in the medical department, besides Luismi, the one that will fulfill a suspension.

Rayo Vallecano:

The away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 50 points won, after 13 wins, 11 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Cultural Leonesa, by (2-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Huesca, by (3-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 19 points in away matches and 31 at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 15 conceded at home, against 30 goals scored and 16 conceded at home. For the league, Rayo Vallecano won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 28 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 8 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The determination of Rayo Vallecano was fundamental to achieve good results and hopes to keep it this way, because it is now in the area of ​​direct access and does not intend to leave this place. Therefore, he expects to maintain the concentration and the quality of his performances, regardless of where to play or who his opponent is, since this way he can continue to obtain markers that are favorable to him. For this match coach Michel will not be able to count on Óscar Trejo, who is in the medical department.