In this week 22 match on Jan 23rd, Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club will play a match in Madrid in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 7th placed Rayo Vallecano is fresh off their 2-1 win against Girona. Bernardo Espinosa struck first for Girona in the 26th minute on a feed from Borja Garcia Freire, but Sergi Guardiola got the equalizer for Rayo Vallecano in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback in the 48th minute on a goal by Sergi Guardiola to cap off a wild match. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Rayo Vallecano should be reasonably happy with their performance, while athletic Club sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Deportivo Alavés. Deportivo Alavés had 11 on net, and Athletic Club had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Athletic Club looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in San Mamés Barria, Rayo Vallecano took the match by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 16000 dissapointed fans. Alvaro Garcia Rivera struck first for Rayo Vallecano in the 5th minute, then Pathé Ciss tied it up for Athletic Club on an own goal in the 33rd minute.
Oihan Sancet has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Athletic Club. Rayo Vallecano’s top weapon lately has been Sergi Guardiola, who has three goals in the last five matches
Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s squad will be without Unai López, Martín Merquelanz, José Ángel Pozo, Alejandro Catena, Yacine Qasmi and Alvaro Garcia Rivera, while Athletic Club will be without Capa, Asier Villalibre, Yuri and Dani Vivian.