Comments and predictions for Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves: Home team aims for victory

Latest Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves team information

Rayo will be without three injured players for the weekend, Abdul Mumin, Alfonso Espino and Diego Mendez, but there are no new concerns. After the narrow defeat to Mallorca, coach Perez is likely to stick with the same line-up, with Isi Palazon continuing in central midfield and Aridane Hernandez replacing Mumin in defence.

Jorge de Frutos and Alvaro Garcia are expected to continue on the wings as they did against Mallorca, while James Rodriguez and Oscar Valentin remain on the bench.

For Alaves, Antonio Blanco is doubtful due to a knee injury, while Hugo Novoa and Aleksandar Sedlar are both out due to fitness issues. The visitors are also without Abdel Abqar and Kike Garcia, with Abqar suspended for a yellow card and Garcia sent off against Real Valladolid.

If Blanco does not play, Joan Jordan will have a chance to start, while Santiago Mourino is likely to replace Abqar in the center-back position.

Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves latest expected lineup

Rayo Vallecano:

Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Hernandez, Balliu; De Frutos, U Lopez, Gumbau, A Garcia; Camello, Palazon

Alaves:

Rivera; Tenaglia, Mourino, Diarra, Sanchez; Jordan, Guevara; Vicente, Guridi, Conechny; Martinez

Latest Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves football review

Rayo currently have 13 points from 10 La Liga games this season, with a record of three wins, four draws and three losses, sitting ninth and two points behind Real Betis. Before their 1-0 defeat to Mallorca, they were on a five-game unbeaten run, with Vedat Muriqi scoring the only goal of the game in the 76th minute. Under Inigo Perez, Rayo are unbeaten in their last three home games, including a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid. They are confident of overcoming Alaves this weekend.

Last season, Rayo finished 17th but won 2-0 against Alaves in the corresponding fixture. However, Alaves won 1-0 in their last meeting in March. Following this match, Rayo will kick off their Copa del Rey campaign on October 29 against Villamuriel.

Alaves returned to La Liga after winning the Segunda Division playoffs and finishing 10th last season. They started the season positively, but have lost four consecutive games against Real Madrid, Getafe, Barcelona and Real Valladolid since September 20. In their last game, despite Toni Martinez scoring early for Alaves, they were three goals down before Kike Garcia scored a late consolation.

Alaves are currently 14th with 10 points from 10 games (three wins, one draw, six losses), and are determined to end their losing streak. They have conceded 18 goals in 10 games, the third-worst defensive record in the league alongside Villarreal.

Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves score prediction

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

• Sportsmole:Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Alaves

• WhoScore:Rayo Vallecano 2-0 Alaves
• Our newspaper predicts:Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Alaves

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