Rayo Vallecano v Alaves

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The Spanish top flight returns to action following the recent international break and Friday night features this upcoming clash between hosts, Rayo Vallecano, and visitors, Alaves, when the two teams lock horns at the Estadio de Vallecas with a valuable three points up for grabs for both teams.

Rayo Vallecano will be eager to return to winning ways following recent back-to-back defeats in La Liga, but the hosts did produce an encouraging start to this season's campaign earlier as the hosts registered back-to-back wins against Almeria and Granada, both of which were away from home and both by 2-0 scorelines.

Subsequent losses to Atletico Madrid in a 7-0 thrashing at home along with a 1-0 loss at Real Betis have resulted in Rayo Vallecano dropping down to 12th place where they sit level on six points apiece with their upcoming visitors, Alaves.

Results on home soil at their Estadio de Vallecas have been a mixed bag in recent times in La Liga as Rayo Vallecano have won just four of their last 10 home games in the domestic top flight, along with three draws and three defeats, so it may be best to avoid the straight win market in this fixture.

Alaves have also produced a mixed start to this new La Liga campaign as the visitors have also captured to wins but have also slipped to two defeats as well within their opening four games of this season, which has placed the away side in ninth place but level on six points with hosts, Rayo Vallecano.

Wins have been claimed against the likes of Sevilla and Valencia, both of which were on home soil at their Estadio de Mendizorroza, while also slipping to defeats at the hands of Cadiz and Getafe on their travels, both being by 1-0 margins.

The bigger picture shows Alaves have managed to collect just five wins out of their last 18 matches overall in the Spanish top flight, all of which have been recorded on home soil, but they have also been handed no fewer than 11 defeats within this period as well, so, again, it may be best to steer away from the win markets in the main bet of this clash.

Rayo Vallecano v Alaves Verdict

Both Rayo Vallecano and Alaves head into this Friday night encounter at the Estadio de Vallecas in fairly inconsistent form so it may be best to concentrate on the goals market for this clash (or lack of them).

Indeed, four out of the previous five meetings between Rayo Vallecano and Alaves have resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored and with both sides looking fairly evenly matched, another low-scoring encounter looks to be on the cards again on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Alaves win @ 4.00

Correct score: Alaves 2-0 @ 21.00