Week 20 brings us a match on Feb 6th where Rayo Vallecano hosts Almería at Estadio De Vallecas in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 7th placed Rayo Vallecano is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Villarreal. Sergio Camello scored the first goal for Rayo Vallecano in the 70th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Villarreal was frustrated by Rayo Vallecano’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rayo Vallecano ended the match with the shutout victory. Rayo Vallecano should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Almería, recorded a 3-1 win against Espanyol. Luis Javier Suárez scored the first goal for Almería in the 21st minute, then Léo Baptistão added another in the 61st minute. Almería is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 8th of October, Almería hosted Rayo Vallecano in their last match together. Almería was victorious by a score of 3 to 1 in front of almost 11000 fans. Robertone scored the first goal for Almería in the 8th minute, then Srđan Babić added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Adrián Embarba.
Almería’s top weapon lately has been Francisco Portillo, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Rayo Vallecano’s most prolific scorer has been Sergio Camello. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s Rayo Vallecano squad will be without Raúl de Tomás and Óscar Valentín, while Kaiky Fernandes Melo is unavailable to play for Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia’s team.