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Latest Sunderland vs Rayo Vallecano team information

Sunderland have added a number of quality players ahead of the new season, with the latest signings being Granit Xhaka and goalkeeper Robin Roefs who made their debuts against Betis last week.

However, talented young midfielder Chris Rigg and mainstay Luke O'Nien have yet to play a game this summer. Center-back Aji Alese continues to be absent due to a broken leg injury from last season.

As for Vallecano, they still keep the same squad that finished 8th last season, so the starting lineup is unlikely to change much.

Goalkeeper Augusto Batalla was bought permanently after his loan spell, while centre-back Luiz Felipe also joined from Marseille – a deal seen as a huge success given his European experience.

However, Sergio Camello, Jonathan Montiel and Abdul Mumin will not be present due to not recovering from injuries from last season.

Latest expected lineup for Sunderland vs Rayo Vallecano

Sunderland:

Roefs; Hume, Huggins, Ballard, Reinildo; Diarra, Le Fee, Xhaka; Talbi, Mayenda, Adingra

Rayo Vallecano:

Batalla; Balliu, Lejeune, Luiz Felipe, Chavarria; Ciss, Unai Lopez; Ratiu, Isi, Alvaro Garcia; De Frutos

Latest football commentary on Sunderland vs Rayo Vallecano

A big season is ahead for Sunderland, and the owners have shown their determination by spending big on upgrading the squad, in the hope that the team can compete at this level.

In the last two seasons in the Premier League, all three newly promoted teams have been relegated immediately. Regis Le Bris will be aiming to end that streak for newly promoted Championship clubs, and the board believe he is the right man to do it, having just signed a lucrative contract extension with him last week.

With a host of new recruits, Sunderland have taken advantage of the pre-season to play many matches, helping the new squad quickly bond.

After a win over South Shields and a draw with Sevilla, results have been generally poor, although the scores at this stage are often not telling. Sunderland head into this weekend on a run of four straight defeats against Sporting Lisbon, Hearts, Hull City and Real Betis, before facing Augsburg on Saturday – just the day before this game.

Vallecano will be one of the toughest challenges for the “Mackems”, as this team has just experienced one of the best seasons in La Liga, surpassing all predictions to finish 8th despite an extremely limited budget.

Coach Inigo Perez was the one who led Vallecano to maintain their form at the end of the season to keep their position in the top 8, thereby securing a place in the European Cup for the first time since the 2000-01 season.

Since returning to action this summer, the Madrid team's results have been inconsistent: a draw with Genk in their opening friendly, a big win over Zwolle 5-0, then a surprising 2-3 loss to West Bromwich Albion in a dramatic match in which all five goals came in the final 20 minutes.

This is also Vallecano's last friendly before the new season. They will kick off La Liga against Girona on August 15, before playing a two-legged Conference League qualifier against KI Klaksvik or Neman two weeks later.

Latest Sunderland 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.Sunderland vs Rayo Vallecanoas follows:

• Sportsmole:Sunderland 2-3 Rayo Vallecano

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

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