Week 35 brings us a match on May 8th where Getafe hosts Rayo Vallecano at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 15th placed Getafe, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Real Betis. Neither Getafe nor Real Betis could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Getafe is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while rayo Vallecano is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad. Alexander Sørloth struck first for Real Sociedad in the 33rd minute, then Radamel Falcao tied it up for Rayo Vallecano in the 77th minute earning Rayo Vallecano at least a draw. Rayo Vallecano looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Rayo Vallecano and Getafe last played eachother at the Estadio De Vallecas on Saturday Sep 18th. Rayo Vallecano won by a score of 3 to 0. Oscar Trejo scored the first goal for Rayo Vallecano in the 9th minute from the penalty spot, then Pathé Ciss added another in the 78th minute on a feed from Alejandro Catena At the end of 90 a dissapointed Getafe couldn’t manage to score, and Rayo Vallecano took the shutout win.
Rayo Vallecano’s most prolific scorer has been Sergi Guardiola. The Spanish attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Borja Mayoral has been the most prolific scorer on Getafe in the last 5 matches with 3 goals
Getafe will be without Mata and Jonathan Silva, while Rayo Vallecano will be without Martín Merquelanz and Esteban Ariel Saveljich.