Atletico Madrid v Rayo Vallecano

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Third placed Atletico Madrid will be aiming to make it three league wins on the trot in the Spanish top flight when they play host to lower half outfit, Rayo Vallecano, when the two teams clash at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano with the hosts coming off a solid 2-0 home win against Valencia, while Rayo Vallecano gained a point by way of a 0-0 stalemate away from home at Real Sociedad.

Being 10 points behind second placed city rivals, Real Madrid, Wednesday night's hosts, Atletico Madrid, look like having to settle for a potential top four finish and a place in next season's Champions League and Diego Simeone's side will also have one eye over their shoulder at the chasing clubs such as Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.

Nevertheless, Atletico Madrid have picked up three wins from their previous four games overall in La Liga which includes victories over Sevilla, Granada and Valencia respectively, two of which were at home along with keeping clean sheets as well.

The bigger picture shows Atletico Madrid have lost just four of their last 17 matches overall in La Liga whilst collecting no fewer than 12 wins in the process but it's results on home soil that look set to separate these two sides as the hosts are unbeaten in their previous 22 home games which includes keeping eight clean sheets.

Rayo Vallecano occupy 13th place in the La Liga table following a point picked up in a 0-0 draw away at sixth placed Real Sociedad but although that would have been considered a solid result for Francisco's side, the fact still remains that the visitors have managed to capture just two wins from their previous 16 matches overall in La Liga.

Wins gained over the likes of Las Palmas and Getafe have been outweighed by five losses but the prospects of a possible draw here on Wednesday night also cannot be ignored as Rayo Vallecano have been involved in no fewer than nine stalemates within these last 16 games.

Another factor to consider is the fact that Rayo Vallecano have actually performed pretty well on the road so far in this season's La Liga as the visitors have been handed just three defeats out of their last 11 outings on the road while no fewer than 10 of these 11 away games have also resulted in only one team scoring as well.

Atletico Madrid v Rayo Vallecano Verdict

Interestingly, seven out of the last nine meetings between Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano have resulted in only one team scoring and therefore the goals market appeals for this upcoming clash at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano while the prospects of the hosts claiming a low-scoring win here look very promising indeed.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering: Under 2.5 goals @ 2.10

Correct Score: Atletico Madrid 1-0 @ 7.50