Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

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Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas

Rayo Vallecano

Villarreal

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Both Teams To Score

Reason for tip

Both teams to score has landed in 16 of Villarreal’s last 20 Primera Liga games and in each of their last six league matches. Rayo Vallecano have scored in six of their last seven outings, while Villarreal are without a clean sheet in six straight away games. Defensive issues on both sides point strongly towards goals at both ends.

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Draw 1-1

Reason for tip

Rayo Vallecano’s last three league games have all gone under 2.5 goals, and 23 of their 36 Primera Liga matches this season have also stayed below that line. Villarreal continue to score consistently, netting in six straight games, but Rayo’s recent resilience suggests a balanced contest, making a 1-1 draw appeal.

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Villarreal look open again

Take both teams to score when Rayo Vallecano are at home to Villarreal at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Sunday. This has been a winning bet in 16 of Villarreal’s last 20 Primera Liga games and Rayo have found the net in six of their last seven.

Villarreal are third in the league, six places above Rayo Vallecano, with the two sides separated by 25 points. The hosts are ninth with ten wins, 14 draws and 12 losses, while Villarreal have 21 wins from their 36 games this season.

Rayo Vallecano are hard to beat, having avoided defeat in six of their last seven Primera Liga games, but Villarreal have enjoyed two successive wins over Rayo Vallecano and have beaten them in three of the last four meetings.

Villarreal lost 3-2 to Sevilla on Wednesday in their last Primera Liga outing, despite Gerard Moreno giving them the lead on 13 minutes. The defeat maintained their run of matches with both teams scoring and they will have been frustrated to lose, having been priced at 21/20 to win the game.

Neither side has been defensively solid of late. Rayo Vallecano have failed to keep a clean sheet in 17 of their last 19 games against Villarreal, while the visitors are on a run of six away days without recording a shutout.

Villarreal’s games have been goal-filled affairs recently, with both sides finding the net in their last six Primera Liga matches. Seven of their last nine away games in the league have also seen goals for both teams.

It would be no surprise to see Villarreal get on the scoresheet. The visitors have posed an attacking threat this season, scoring two goals or more in 22 of their 36 league games. They have netted in six consecutive matches, including a recent 5-1 victory over Levante.

It could be hard to separate these two sides, with the 1-1 draw looking a decent correct-score bet. There have been under 2.5 goals in 23 of Rayo Vallecano’s 36 Primera Liga games this season, and their last three games have all gone under.

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