Comments and predictions for Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano: The thrower - the receiver

Latest Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano team information

Alaves will welcome back three players from suspension this weekend, including Antonio Blanco, Antonio Sivera and Moussa Diarra – all three are available. However, Tomas Conechny will still be absent through injury.

Coach Coudet is expected to retain much of the same line-up that started the 2-2 draw with Las Palmas before the international break.

However, there could be a change on the wing, with Jon Guridi likely to start after coming off the bench and scoring against Diego Martinez's side.

On Rayo's side, Florian Lejeune will be absent due to suspension. In addition, Sergio Camello, Jonathan Montiel, Randy Nteka, Abdul Mumin, Isi Palazon and Raul de Tomas are all unable to play for various reasons.

Ivan Balliu could be used in defence to replace Lejeune, but apart from this change, the starting lineup is likely to be similar to the one against Real Sociedad, with Sergi Guardiola continuing to be the leading man up front.

There is currently much speculation surrounding Andrei Ratiu's future, with the right-back said to be Barcelona's top target in the summer transfer window. However, he will still be in Rayo's starting line-up on Saturday.

Latest expected lineup for Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano

Alaves:
Rivera; Tenaglia, Abqar, Mourino, M Sanchez; Guridi, Jordan, Guevara, Alena; T Martinez, Martin

Rayo Vallecano:
Batalla; Ratiu, Balliu, Hernandez, Chavarria; Ciss, Diaz; De Frutos, Trejo, A Garcia; Guardiola

Latest football commentary on Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano

Alaves finished 10th in La Liga last season, an impressive achievement for the Basque side after their promotion from the second division. However, they are now locked in a tight relegation battle.

The blue and white team has a record of six wins, nine draws and 13 losses after 28 rounds this season, with a total of 27 points, ranked 17th on the rankings and equal on points with Leganes - the team ranked 18th.

However, Alaves have lost just one of their last five La Liga games, and have picked up five points from their last three games against Mallorca, Villarreal and Las Palmas – a relatively positive run.

El Glorioso have struggled at home this season, though, picking up just 16 points from 13 games. Rayo, meanwhile, have picked up 17 points from 14 away games in La Liga in 2024-25.

Coach Eduardo Coudet's team has had major problems in defense throughout the season, conceding 42 goals. However, Rayo are not a strong attacking team, having only scored 31 goals in 28 matches.

Rayo Vallecano’s hopes of qualifying for Europe have faded in recent weeks, with the capital club now ninth in the table, seven points behind sixth-placed Real Betis and just three points ahead of 13th-placed Girona.

Inigo Perez's side have not won since the start of February, with three defeats and two draws in their last five games, including a 2-2 draw with Real Sociedad before the March international break.

Rayo have lost their last two away games, but those were defeats to Barcelona and Real Madrid, and they performed quite well in both of those games.

Since the start of the season, the capital team has only conceded 12 goals away from home, while Alaves has only scored 11 goals at home in the 2024-25 season. Therefore, it will not be too surprising if this match has few goals.

Rayo finished 17th in La Liga last season, so this season has been a marked improvement, but failing to make the top 10 – after being in the European competition at one point – will be a disappointment.

Latest Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Alaves vs Rayo Vallecanoas follows:

• Sportsmole:Alaves 0-1 Rayo Vallecano

• WhoScore:Alaves 1-1 Rayo Vallecano
• Our newspaper predicts:Alaves 1-1 Rayo Vallecano

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