Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano Match Analysis and Prediction

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La Liga returns to the fold this weekend as Rayo Vallecano hosts Valencia at Estadio de Mestalla in the 15th round of the Spanish competition. We expect an exciting showdown between these two rivals on November 27^th 2021 at 18:15 EAT.

The home side has been in an inconsistent form and is currently in the 10^th place with 18 points after 14 matches played while the visiting side is in a slight better form which places them in the sixth place with 23 points after the same number of matches as the host.

Coming into this game, Valencia shared spoils 0-0 with Real Sociedad in their previous match. In that game, Valencia managed 38% possession and eight shots on goal with three on target while Real Sociedad got nine shots with two of them on target.

Rayo Vallecano heads in to this game in high spirits following 3-1 La Liga win against Mallorca in their last game. In that match, they had 53% possession, 15 shots with six on target and goals scored by Sergi Guardiola (16′), Álvaro García (20′) and Óscar Trejo (63′). Mallorca got 11 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Abdón Prats (89′).

Only Real Madrid has averaged more goals per game than Valencia so far in the league since the Bats averaged 2.93 goals per game until now. On the other hand Rayo Vallecano is not that far off with 2.64 goals per game. Therefore, goals over 2.5 are to be expected in this game.

Valencia has a single win from their last six fixtures, and this sole victory had come against the struggling Villarreal while Vallecano has only two loses three wins and a draw in their previous six matches.

Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano head to head

The hosts has a good record playing against this opponent, out of the 28 matches played since 1993 Valencia has 16 victories, Vallecano has six victories and they have drawn in six encounters.