Comments and predictions for Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia: A tug-of-war situation

Latest Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia team information

Rayo will be without Sergio Camello, Jonathan Montiel and Abdul Mumin through injury, but there are no new injuries. Coach Inigo Perez could make a few changes after the loss to Athletic, with Unai Lopez and Adri Embarba likely to return to the starting line-up.

Randy Nteka is also competing for a place up front, but Alvaro Garcia could be retained, while Jorge de Frutos continues to start on the right wing.

Valencia are without defender Thierry Correia due to a long-term knee injury, but have no further injuries following their win over Sevilla. Corberan is likely to stick with the same line-up, with Umar Sadiq starting at centre-forward and Hugo Duro on the bench.

Javi Guerra – who has been impressive and attracting plenty of interest – will continue to feature in midfield for the visitors on Saturday afternoon.

Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia latest expected lineup

Rayo Vallecano:
Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Hernandez, Chavarria; Diaz, Ciss; De Frutos, Lopez, Embarba; A Garcia

Valencia:
Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Tarrega, Mosquera, Gaya; Guerra, Barrenechea; Rioja, Almeida, D Lopez; Sadiq

Latest Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia football review

Rayo Vallecano currently have a record of 10 wins, 10 draws and 11 losses after 31 rounds in La Liga this season, earning 40 points and temporarily ranking 10th in the rankings - 8 points behind the team in 6th place, Real Betis. Not long ago, Rayo were in the group to play in the European Cup, but recent decline in form has caused them to stagnate, winning only 1 of their last 8 matches and losing both recent matches against Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao.

In the previous round, coach Inigo Perez and his team lost 1-3 to Athletic. More importantly, they have not won at home since the beginning of February, with the most recent match being a heavy defeat when Espanyol scored 4 goals at Vallecas.

Compared to 17th place last season, Rayo have made clear progress this season, despite recent signs of slowing down. However, Rayo have only lost to Valencia once in La Liga since November 2018 and they won 1-0 at Mestalla in the first leg this season.

On the other side, Valencia is reviving strongly with 4 wins in the last 5 rounds, including notable wins against Mallorca, Real Madrid and Sevilla. Coach Carlos Corberan's team has only lost 1 of the last 9 matches (against Atletico Madrid) and has now climbed to 13th place with 37 points after 31 rounds.

Valencia are currently eight points clear of the relegation zone and are unlikely to be dragged back into the relegation race. They are also just three points behind Rayo, who are in 10th place, and if they maintain their form, Los Che could well finish the season in seventh place – a surprising result after being considered a relegation candidate.

Despite playing impressively at home with 8 wins, Valencia has been weak away from home, winning only 1 of 15 away matches this season, losing 7 matches.

Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia latest 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 Valenciaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Valencia

• WhoScore:Rayo Vallecano 2-2 Valencia
• Our newspaper predicts:Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Valencia

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