Valladolid – Rayo Vallecano SOCCER PICKS
Real Valladolid and Rayo Vallecano face in Municipal Stadium José Zorrilla, in a match for the 18th round of the First Division. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates a total equilibrium between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 04-03-2018, for the Segunda División, which ended in a draw by (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by Jaime Mata (48 ‘), for Real Valladolid, and Raúl de Tomás (55′), for Rayo Vallecano. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Real Valladolid:
The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 21 points won, after 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Atlético Madrid, by (2-3). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Athletic Club, by (1-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 16 conceded. For the championship, Real Valladolid won 8 points out of 24 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 home matches.
For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 4 games ago. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 8 matches they played ended with Under 1,5 goals. This is a team that marks few times is first and only managed to open the scoring in 4 of its last 17 games for the First Division, of these 4 came to rest in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in all. In 17 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 10 matches where they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (46’-60 ‘).
Valladolid is a club that never managed to be a champion of the First Division, having as conquest of greater expression throughout its history the Liga Adelante (second national division), conquered by three times, the last time in 2006/07. In the current season, the team, which has just promoted from the Liga Adelante (second national division), has been campaigning more than expected, since it has won 21 of the 51 points it has played so far and is in the middle part of the table, five points behind the sixth classified. In the last five games that Valladolid played at home, for more than one competition, four of them scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this confrontation, by playing at home, Valladolid will score goals and will make another game open in their stadium.
Rayo Vallecano:
After 3 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses, the away team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 13 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Real Madrid, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Levante, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 25 suffered. For the league, Rayo Vallecano won 4 points out of 24 possible points, after 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 8 away matches.
In this competition, he has lost the last 5 games away and has not won any of the last 6 appearances as a visitor. In the matches played outside their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘1-0 (3 in 9 matches) and at the end of the match 1-0 (3 in 9 matches). The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition.
