Rayo Vallecano v Valladolid

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Rayo Vallecano produced a 1-0 win away from home at Leganes in last week's action in the Spanish top flight which extended the upcoming hosts' unbeaten run to eight matches and has helped Iñigo Pérez's side up into sixth place where they now reside amongst the European spots in the La Liga table.

Valladolid by contrast slipped to a third league defeat on the trot in the Spanish top flight last weekend when they were handed a particularly heavy 5-1 thrashing away from home at Villarreal, leaving the visitors sitting bottom of the La Liga table heading into this weekend's domestic top flight action.

Rayo Vallecano have been one of the ‘dark horses' in this season's La Liga campaign as the hosts have picked up recent valuable wins against the likes of Valencia, Celta Vigo, Girona and Leganes respectively, while also collecting useful points along the way with four draws as well.

After being beaten 2-1 at home by Barcelona at the start of this campaign, Rayo Vallecano have been dealt just two further losses on home soil at their Estadio de Vallecas in their subsequent nine home games, so the hosts look in good shape to add to their points tally on Friday night.

Goals also look likely to unfold in this encounter as seven out of Rayo Vallecano's 10 home games to date this term have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Valladolid sit bottom of the La Liga table having slumped to three defeats on the trot in the domestic top flight and the visitors now find themselves eight points adrift of fourth from bottom club Espanyol and safety ahead of this tough upcoming trip to face in-form Rayo Vallecano.

Recent defeats to Espanyol, Real Madrid and Villarreal will have done little to boost Valladolid's fading morale and indeed, recent results show that the visitors have really struggled to gain any sort of consistent run in the top flight this term.

Indeed, Valladolid have managed to win just two out of their last 12 matches overall in La Liga which came in the shape of wins against Valencia and Real Betis, both of which were at home, while also being handed no fewer than nine losses within this period as well.

The bigger picture shows Valladolid have managed to capture just four victories overall throughout this La Liga campaign to date, three of which have been achieved on home soil at their Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla, while results away from home have been poor - 10 defeats in 11 outings on the road.

Nine of Valladolid's 11 away games have also produced three goals or more.

Rayo Vallecano v Valladolid Verdict

Two of the last three meetings have been won by Rayo Vallecano and all three encounters were also Over 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Rayo Vallecano win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.50

Correct Score: Rayo Vallecano 3-0 @ 9.50