On Monday Apr 11th, Rayo Vallecano will play host to Valencia 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 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Rayo Vallecano sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Granada. Alejandro Catena struck first for Rayo Vallecano in the 6th minute, then Sergi Guardiola added another in the 17th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 9th placed Valencia is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Cádiz. Neither Valencia nor Cádiz could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Valencia is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Nov 27th, Valencia and Rayo Vallecano battled to a 1-1 draw. Carlos Soler scored the first goal for Valencia in the 19th minute from the penalty spot, then Palazon Camacho tied it up for Rayo Vallecano in the 64th minute from the penalty spot squeezing out at least the one point for Rayo Vallecano.
Valencia’s most prolific scorer has been Gonçalo Guedes. The Portugeese midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Tiago Manuel Dias Correia has been the most effective weapon for Rayo Vallecano lately. The Portugeese attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches
Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s squad will be without Unai López, Martín Merquelanz, Oscar Trejo, Santiago Comesana Veiga, Saveljich and Iraola Sagarna, while Gayá, Mouctar Diakhaby, Gabriel Paulista, Jasper Cillessen, Thierry Correia, Toni Lato and Koindredi are unavailable to play for José Bordalás Jiménez’s team.