Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Real Sociedad
Match Time & Date:
27/01/2024
14:00
Prediction: 1-0
Rayo Vallecano
After surviving Celta Vigo at “Balaidos”, Real Sociedad will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Rayo Vallecano in the La Liga round 22. The Basques quickly bounced back from the heart-breaking loss to Athletic Club, but they do not want to stop now. Mikel Oyarzabal is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while all Takefusa Kubo, Hamari Traore, and Sadiq Umar are on international duty. Mikel Merino serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
Los Vallecanos, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Las Palmas, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on Real Socieadad. Kike Perez is back from suspension, but Garcia Rivera is banned for the match. In their last meeting in San Sebastian Real Sociedad defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Mikel Oyarzabal):
Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to be a choice between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for Oyarzabal.
La Real saw their chance and grabbed this gem of a player at a young age, helping him develop into a proper professional throughout their youth ranks. Mikel Oyarzabal has spent the entirety of his senior career with the Basque behemoths where he’d use his ability to fill in a number of positions up top much to his own benefit.
Oyarzabal’s positioning and movement are work of a tactical genius, whereas it is his nous to find details to exploit that best define him as a player. Having come through the youth categories of the Spanish national team, Oyarzabal also has a senior cap next to his name. It was in 2016 that he also represented the Basque region, scoring on his debut to cap a 3-1 win over Tunisia.
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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