Comments and predictions for Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid: Last minute surprise

Latest Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid team information

Rayo Vallecano will be without Alfonso Espino and Diego Mendez for the upcoming match, but they remain in good form ahead of their clash with Atletico Madrid.

Coach Perez could make a few changes to the team that played against Osasuna, with Isi Palazon and Unai Lopez likely to start. Lopez scored as a substitute in the previous game, while Palazon also impressed as a substitute. However, Sergio Camello is likely to keep his central role.

For Atletico, Pablo Barrios will miss out with a muscle injury, but the capital club have no fresh injury reports from the Champions League game against Leipzig. There are expected to be a few changes to the squad that played in Europe, with Samuel Lino, Conor Gallagher and Alexander Sorloth returning to the starting line-up. Angel Correa, Rodrigo De Paul and Rodrigo Riquelme could be benched, while Antoine Griezmann is certain to feature after his excellent performances in the Champions League. This promises to be a dramatic encounter, with both teams needing points to consolidate their positions in the standings.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid latest expected lineup

Rayo Vallecano:

Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Mumin, Chavarria; Valentin, Trejo, U Lopez; Palazon, Camello, A Garcia

Atletico Madrid:

Oblak; Le Normand, Gimenez, Reinildo; Llorente, Gallagher, Koke, Lino; Alvarez, Sorloth, Griezmann

Latest Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid football commentary

Rayo Vallecano started the season with four points from their first two games, beating Real Sociedad 2-1 and drawing 0-0 with Getafe. However, they suffered two consecutive defeats against Barcelona and Espanyol. They returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win over Osasuna, taking their total to seven points and currently sit ninth.

Under Inigo Perez, Rayo finished 17th last season and only avoided relegation by five points. They have lost three consecutive games against Atletico and have not beaten them since February 2013, underlining the challenge they face.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid are in strong form, taking 11 points from five La Liga games, with three wins and two losses, to sit second in the table. Simeone's side are four points behind Barcelona and level on points with Real Madrid and Villarreal, so things could change quickly. Atletico drew with Villarreal in their opening game before beating Girona 3-0, but were then held to a draw at home by Espanyol. They have won their last two games, beating Athletic Bilbao 1-0 and Valencia 3-0.

Atletico come into this game buoyed by a 2-1 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League, and will be looking for a fourth straight win. With the quality of the squad and Simeone's ability to refresh his squad, there is no reason to worry about post-European fatigue. Rayo may score, but Atletico will be expected to take all three points from this encounter.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid 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 Atletico Madridas follows:

• Sportsmole:Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Atletico Madrid

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

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