Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano Match Analysis and Prediction

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Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano go head to head at Estadio El Sadar on Sunday, with both teams looking to bounce back from defeats.

The hosts, who are seventh in the La Liga table, will enter the contest off the back of a 1-0 defeat at Real Betis, while Rayo Vallecano suffered a 2-0 home defeat against Mallorca last time out.

Osasuna made a relatively good start to the new La Liga campaign, picking up consecutive wins over Sevilla and Cadiz, but they head into Sunday’s contest with a 1-0 loss to Real Betis.

Jagoba Arrasate’s side were promoted back to La Liga for the 2019-20 campaign, and they have managed to consolidate in the top flight once again, finishing 10th-11th and 10th in their last three campaigns.

Los Rojillos will again be looking to secure a top-half finish this season, and they have three favourable fixtures againsy Rayo Vallecano, Almeria and Getafe ahead of the international break, before the trip to Bernabeu to take on Real Madrid at the start of October.

Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano made a strong start to the new season, picking up a point at Barcelona on August 13 before claiming a 2-0 victory over Espanyol one week later.

However, Andoni Iraola’s side will enter this contest off the back of a disappointing result, having lost 2-0 at home to Mallorca last time out, with Vedat Muriqi and Lee Kang-in on the scoresheet.

The capital outfit were impressivve in La Liga last season, finishing 12th in the table upon their return to this level of football, managing to secure successive campaigns in the top flight for the first time since 2016.

Rayo had a busy summer transfer window, with Salvi Sanchez, Unia Lopez and Florian Lejeune among those arriving to boost the squad, with the club keeping hold of their key players.

Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano head to head

The two teams have previously met on 24 occasions across all competitions, where Osasuna have claimed nine victories while Rayo have won seven, and they have drawn in eight. Osasuna have scored 26 goals and conceded 28. In their last five meetings, Rayo have won one, Osasuna three with one draw.

Osasuna 1-5 Rayo Vallecano 13/08/16

Rayo Vallecano 0-3 Osasuna 10/09/17

Osasuna 1-1 Rayo Vallecano 02/02/18

Osasuna 1-0 Rayo Vallecano 02/10/21

Rayo Vallecano 0-3 Osasuna 12/02/22

Osasuna latest home form

Osasuna have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Cadiz 2-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded seven.

Osasuna 3-3 Toulouse 19/07/22

Osasuna 4-3 Huesca 23/07/22

Osasuna 1-0 Burgos 05/08/22

Osasuna 2-1 Sevilla 12/08/22

Osasuna 2-0 Cadiz 20/08/22

Osasuna latest away form

Osasuna have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their eight most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Real Betis in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded six.

Real Sociedad 1-0 Osasuna 27/07/22

Groningen 2-1 Osasuna 30/07/22

Feyenoord 1-2 Osasuna 31/07/22

Mirandes 1-2 Osasuna 05/08/22

Real Betis 1-0 Osasuna 26/08/22

Rayo Vallecano latest home form

Rayo Vallecano have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their nine most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Mallorca in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just four goals and conceded 12.

Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Real Sociedad 01/05/22

Rayo Vallecano 1-5 Villarreal 12/05/22

Rayo Vallecano 2-4 Levante 20/05/22

Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Valladolid 05/08/22

Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Mallorca 27/08/22

Rayo Vallecano latest away form

Rayo Vallecano have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Espanyol 2-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.

Birmingham City 2-2 Rayo Vallecano 23/07/22

Leganes 1-2 Rayo Vallecano 27/07/22

Manchester United 1-1 Rayo Vallecano 31/07/22

Barcelona 0-0 Rayo Vallecano 13/08/22

Espanyol 0-2 Rayo Vallecano 19/08/22

Osasuna news

Osasuna will again be missing Kike Saverio due to a tendon issue, but Ante Budimir should partner Ezequiel Avila in the final third of the field.

Manu Sanchez and Kike Garcia are pushing for spots in the first XI, but Lucas Torro and Moi Gomez should retain their places in the starting lineup.

Rayo Vallecano news

Rayo Vallecano’s Andres Martin remains unavailable for selection for this contest due to a shoulder problem, while Isi Palazon and Diego Lopez are expected to be absent once again.

Radamel Falcao is again set to lead the line for the visitors with support from Salvi Sanchez, Oscar Trejo and Alvaro Garcia.