Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Predictions

• Rayo Vallecano are without a win in nine La Liga outings
• Atletico Madrid have won five of their last six
• Rayo have lost three of their most recent four home league fixtures

Rayo Vallecano have imploded

It is not that long ago that Rayo Vallecano were pushing for a European spot, but a run of nine league games without a win has ruined their hopes of continental football.

Their home form had been propping up some poor results on the road, but they have now gone five without victory at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, failing to score in three of those outings.

Six of their last nine have ended in defeat and they have not registered a win against a side in the European spots since beating Barcelona in October.

Atleti are back

If you did not know it already, Atletico Madrid have well and truly turned their season around, as shown by a magnificent 1-0 win in the Champions League at Old Trafford against Manchester United on Tuesday.

Diego Simeone’s side have won four games in a row, are unbeaten in six and have moved to within five points of second placed Sevilla.

They should be able to rack up another victory here, enhancing their prospects of finishing the season as runners-up, especially as they have had three victories on the spin on the road.

I predict Atletico Madrid will win this game, and I think they will do so comfortably, selecting 2-0 as a correct score prediction.