Getafe – Rayo Vallecano SOCCER PICKS
Getafe and Rayo Vallecano face Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, in a match for the 25 th round of the First Division. Getafe won out by (1-2), the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 10-20-2018. The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, in 25 -02-2017, for the Second Division, Getafe won by (1-0). Chechu Dorado (90 ‘Autogolo) scored the only goal of the game. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 5 th and 18 th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 10 th best team in home matches and the 14 th best in away matches.
Getafe:
The home team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 9 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Celta de Vigo, by (3-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Eibar, by (2-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. For the championship, Getafe won 16 points out of 30 possible, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (5 out of 11 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 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Getafe comes to this game with a draw, 2-2, in the displacement to Eibar, totaling in this way the third game followed without losing in this competition: Mata and Foulquier scored the team’s goals. In this game against the fans, coach Pepe Bordalás must benefit from the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Maksimovic is a key player in the home team. On the other hand, Jaime Mata and Jorge Molina are the best artillery of Getafe, both with 9 goals scored. For this day the local coach can not count on Bruno González, suspended, plus Bergara and Diedhiou, both injured.
Rayo Vallecano:
The away team is currently in the 18 th position, with 23 points won, after 6 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Espanyol, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost at home against Atlético Madrid by (0-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 7 goals scored and 14 conceded in away matches, against 20 goals scored and 27 conceded at home. In the last 10 away league matches Rayo Vallecano has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 24 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 14 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Rayo Vallecano comes to this game with a defeat, by 0-1, in the reception to Atletico de Madrid, adding in this way the third consecutive game without beating in this competition. In this game away from home, the team under the command of Míchel must use the usual strategy, benefiting a low block and rapid transitions: Adrián Embarba is the main intervener in the counterattack. It is important to emphasize that Rayo Vallecano exhibits serious weaknesses in defensive defensive balls and defensive organization. For this game the coach can count on all his players.
