On Nov 7th, Rayo Vallecano hosts Real Madrid in a meeting of these two La Liga teams in the ever popular Madrid derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Rayo Vallecano sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sevilla. Garcia Rivera scored the first goal for Rayo Vallecano in the 61st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sevilla couldn’t muster any offence and Rayo Vallecano ran away with the shutout win. Rayo Vallecano is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Real Madrid, recorded a 5-1 win against Celtic. Luka Modrić struck first for Real Madrid in the 6th minute from the penalty spot, then Rodrygo added another in the 21st minute on a penalty kick. Real Madrid should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Real Madrid won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Federico Valverde and Vinícius Júnior have been the hottest scorers for Real Madrid in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. For Rayo Vallecano, their top scorers are Florian Lejeune and Garcia Rivera, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s squad will be without Oscar Trejo and Andrés Martín, while Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid squad will be without Dani Ceballos, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, Luka Modrić and Mariano Díaz.