Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano square off against each other in a small Madrid derby on day 13 of the new La Liga campaign. Los Blancos aim to build on a 2-1 win over Elche, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at los Vallecanos. Vinicius Junior, who is enjoying a season to remember, will be the man to watch in the home team, while Karim Benzema returns from injury. All Mariano Diaz, Rodrygo, and Federico Valverde are sidelined with injuries.
Rayo Vallecano, on the other hand, played out a goalless draw with Celta Vigo in their last league match. Los Vallecanos are a real force to be reckoned with at home, but given their anything but good away record, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Carlo Ancelotti’s troops. Forward Martin Merguelanz should be the only absentee in the away side.
Highlighted Player (Karim Benzema):
Striker Karim Benzema came through his youth club Bron Terraillon in Olympique Lyon were he went through all the youth teams.
On January 15, 2005 Benzema made his debut for the first team of Lyon that season but did not have much playing time. In the 2007-2008 season he was indeed a permanent fixture in the team and he got his break . He grew that season right into a crowd favorite and clubs like Arsenal, Juventus, Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan showed interest in him.
Benzema in 2008 (like 2005, 2006, and 2007) was in the champions with Olympique Lyon and had no interest in leaving France. In 2008, Karim was named best French footballer.
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.