Real Betis is taking a trip to Estadio de Vallecas (Madrid) for a clash with Rayo Vallecano in week 20 of the 2021-2021 La Liga this weekend. Showdown schedules for kickoff on 9th of January 2021 at 16:00 EAT.
Rayo Vallecano is 6th on the league table with 30 points from 19 matches. The team has nine wins, three draws and seven losses so far in the league. However, they have not had constant wins in their recent matches scoring six out of their last ten matches and have won four matches.
Los Franjirrojos, will be hoping similar positive results after the 0-1 Copa Del Rey win versus CD Mirandés in their previous fixture. In that match, Rayo Vallecano had 59% possession, 16 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Andrés Martín (67′). CD Mirandés on the other end managed nine shots with two of them on target.
Real Betis is thriving 4th in league table with 31 points from 19 matches. The Seville-based outfit won four straight matches between November 21 and December 12 before losing their last two in the league.
Betis travel in high spirits following a 0-3 Copa Del Rey victory against Real Valladolid in their last outing. In that game, Real Betis had 48% possession, 19 shots with nine of them on target and goals scored by William Carvalho (24′), Nabil Fekir (27′) and Borja Iglesias (50′). Real Valladolid managed nine shots with five of them on target.
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Betis head to head
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Betis’s head to head record shows that they have had 26 meetings since 1995, Rayo Vallecano 10 victories, Real Betis has eight victories and eight matches ended in stalemates.
- Real Betis 3-2 Vallecano24/10/21
- Vallecano 4-2 Real Betis 23/01/20
- Vallecano 1-1 Real Betis 31/03/19
- Real Betis 2-0 Vallecano 09/12/18
- Real Betis 2-2 Vallecano 27/02/16
Home
- Mirandes 0-1 Vallecano
- Atletico 2-0 Vallecano
- Vallecano 2-0 Alaves
- Bergantinos 1-3 Vallecano
- Villarreal 2-0 Vallecano
Away
- Valladolid 0-3 Real Betis
- Real Betis 0-2 Celta Vigo
- Bilbao 3-2 Real Betis
- Talavera 2-4 Real Betis
- Real Betis 4-0 Real Sociedad
Rayo Vallecano team news
Rayo will be without the services of Martin Merquelanz, Alvaro Garcia and Unai Lopez through injuries this weekend.
Real Betis team news
As for Betis, Willian Jose and Martin Montoya will both miss the contest through injury, but Guido Rodriguez is back suspension.
Prediction and odds
We are backing shared spoils at the end of this game considering that the two sides have been inconsistent in the La Liga, however they both won in their previous Copa Del Rey fixtures and it won’t be easy for one side to get over the other here.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Both teams to score
