In this week 36 match on the 12th of May, Rayo Vallecano hosts Villarreal in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. Rayo Vallecano sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Getafe. Getafe had 13 on net, and Rayo Vallecano had 14, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Rayo Vallecano is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Villarreal is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sevilla. Giovani Lo Celso struck first for Villarreal in the 86th minute, then Jules Koundé tied it up for Sevilla in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Sevilla. Villarreal is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 12th of December, Villarreal was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over 13000 fans. Aïssa Mandi struck first for Villarreal in the 32nd minute on a feed from Dani Parejo, then Gerard Moreno added another in the 36th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Rayo Vallecano couldn’t muster any offence and Villarreal ran away with the shutout win.
Villarreal’s most prolific scorer has been Arnaut Danjuma. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Sergi Guardiola and Garcia Rivera are the top scorers for Rayo Vallecano in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s Rayo Vallecano squad will be without Martín Merquelanz, Esteban Ariel Saveljich and Ivan Balliu Campeny, while Villarreal will be without Arnaut Danjuma, Gerard Moreno, Albiol and Alberto Moreno.