In this week 38 match on May 20th, Rayo Vallecano and Levante will play a match in Madrid in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. Rayo Vallecano is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Mallorca. Vedat Muriqi scored the first goal for Mallorca in the 13th minute, then in the 60th minute, Garcia Rivera sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Pathé Ciss. Rayo Vallecano looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Levante recorded a 3-1 win against Deportivo Alavés. Joselu struck first for Deportivo Alavés in the 36th minute, then Óscar Duarte got the equalizer for Levante in the 53rd minute on a feed from Morales But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by Roger Martí. Levante is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Ciudad De Valencia, Levante and Rayo Vallecano battled to a 1-1 draw. Roger Martí struck first for Levante in the 39th minute on a penalty kick, then Sergi Guardiola tied it up for Rayo Vallecano in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick earning Rayo Vallecano at least a draw.
Both Morales and Óscar Duarte have been the hottest scorers for Levante in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Rayo Vallecano hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Alvaro Garcia Rivera and Radamel Falcao, and they each have 1 goal
Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s Rayo Vallecano squad will be without Jorge De Frutos, Martín Merquelanz, Oscar Trejo, Palazon Camacho and Saveljich, while Alessio Lisci’s Levante squad will be without Clerc.