Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Rayo Vallecano
Match Time & Date:
18/02/2024
14:00
Prediction: 0-2
Real Madrid
Sparkles will be flying when Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid face each other in the local derby at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. Los Vallecanos aim to put an end to their three-game losing run, but they will have a mountain to climb in the Madrid derby. Pep Chavarria limped off with injury in a 2-1 loss to Mallorca, with Andrei Ratiu being ready to step up.
Los Blancos, on the other hand, rolled over Girona 4-0 at the weekend to cement top position in the standings. Carlo Ancelotti’s men aim to move closer to winning their 36th La Liga trophy and even though influential midfielder Jude Bellingham misses out with injury, we are tempted to put our money on the league leaders. All Joselu, Luka Modric, and Fran Garcia are pushing for a start as Ancelotti should rest several first-team regulars following the Champions League clash with Leipzig. The likes of Rudiger, Alaba, and Militao are likely to miss the game with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Daniel Carvajal):
Dani Carvajal is a Spanish footballer who is a product of Real Madrid’s youth academy. After making 68 appearances for Castilla, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen in 2012 and he was producing outstanding performances with the Bundesliga outfit in the 2012/2013 season.
In the summer of 2013 he returned to Real Madrid as los Blancos exercised their buy-back option and the pacey full back has been playing for the Spanish giants ever since. Carvajal won two Champions League trophies with Real Madrid (2013/2014, 2015/2016), but he has yet to win the La Liga trophy with the capital club. Dani has five caps for Spain U21 and he played his fifth game for the senior team against Macedonia in the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
He made his Spain debut on 4 September, 2014 in a 1-0 loss France in Paris. Speaking of his individual honours, he was named in the Champions League team of the season (2013/2014). Dani Carvajal has a contract with Real Madrid which expires on 30 June, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Rayo Vallecano):
Rayo Vallecano is a Spanish football club from the Valleas neighbourhood in Madrid and are founded in the year 1924. The club is playing in the Primera Division since 2011 after being in active in the lower divisions for a longer period of time. Rayo Vallecano currently plays it’s home games in the Teresa Rivero Stadium which is also known as the Nuevo Vallecas stadium and holds a capacity of 15 500 seats. The Nuevo Vallecas stadium is one of the smallest ones in the Primera Division. The club colors of Rayo Vallecano are white and red and is also known as Los Vallecanos. Rayo Vallecano is known for it’s ultra’s which are radical left winged political sided.
In the clubs history Rayo Vallecano never won any big prizes. The biggest achievement was in 2000 when the club qualified for the UEFA Cup after winning the Fair Play spot. Rayo Vallecano was one of the biggest surprises in Europe that season and even managed to get to the quarter finals where Rayo got eliminated by Deportivo Alaves. There are a lot of famous players that played for Rayo Vallecano during their career such as: Julen Lopetegui, Jordi Figueras, Victor Onokpo and Ismael Urzaiz.
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