Comments and predictions for Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano: Griezmann shines

Latest information on Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano's squad

Atletico continue to be without Jose Gimenez, Alex Baena and Thiago Almada through injury. Julian Alvarez returned from a knee injury and featured on Saturday.

Alexander Sorloth was sent off in the 72nd minute of the match against Mallorca and will sit out through suspension.

Gallagher could be pushed out wide, while Antoine Griezmann is also an option up front. However, Giacomo Raspadori is likely to be trusted to start despite a slow start to the season.

On Rayo's side, Abdul Mumin has not been able to return, Luiz Felipe is doubtful of playing, and Nobel Mendy and Fran Perez have returned to the bench against Celta.

The line-up is likely to remain unchanged from the previous round, with Jorge de Frutos and Alvaro Garcia continuing to operate on the wings.

Sergio Camello has only scored one goal in six appearances, but he will still be given the chance to start up front.

Latest expected lineup Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

Atletico Madrid:

Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, Hancko; Simeone, Koke, Barrios, Gallagher; Raspadori, Alvarez

Rayo Vallecano:

Batalla; Ratiu, Ciss, Lejeune, Espino; Valentin, Diaz; De Frutos, Palazon, Garcia; Camello

Latest football commentary on Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

Atletico had a disappointing start to the 2025-26 season, winning only 6 points after 5 rounds, temporarily ranking 12th on the rankings.

The red and white team had aimed to move closer to the top spot, but are now 9 points behind the leader and only 2 points ahead of Levante – the team ranked 16th.

In the previous round, Atletico drew 1-1 with Mallorca: Conor Gallagher opened the scoring for the visitors in the 79th minute, but Vedat Muriqi equalized five minutes before the end.

Before that, Atletico lost to Espanyol in the opening match, then drew consecutively with Elche and Alaves, before finding joy again with a 2-0 home win against Villarreal.

However, their Champions League journey this season started with a 2-3 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, followed by a regrettable draw against Mallorca.

Rayo Vallecano also drew 1-1 with Celta Vigo. Jorge de Frutos scored for the capital team after Borja Iglesias opened the scoring for the opponent.

Last season, Rayo played impressively when finishing 8th, thereby qualifying for the Europa Conference League play-off round and then qualifying for the group stage.

However, in La Liga 2025-26, Los Franjirrojos have not started on the right rhythm, with only 5 points after 5 matches, temporarily ranked 14th.

Rayo started with a 3-1 win over Girona, but since then have only picked up two points in four games: draws with Barcelona and Celta, and losses to Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna.

Head-to-head history is also not in Rayo's favor as they have only won 9/49 times against Atletico. Their most recent victory against the red and white team was in 2013, and away, the last time Rayo defeated Atletico was in the second round of the King's Cup in 2001.

Latest score prediction for Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

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

• Sportsmole:Atletico Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano

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

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