Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Rayo Vallecano will be aiming to build on back-to-back wins over Girona and Leganes when they take on Real Valladolid in the La Liga round 23. Los Vallecanos have found their best form of late and they are surely capable of extending their winning run against the relegation strugglers. Randy Nteka serves a one-game ban, with Sergio Camello likely to step up.
La Pucela, on the other hand, suffered a heavy 5-1 loss to Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica. As Real Valladolid are not regarded as good travellers, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the in-form hosts. The good news for the visiting team is that midfielder Mario Martin is back from suspension. In the first half of the season, Rayo Vallecano defeated Real Valladolid 2-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
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.