On Jan 30th, Villarreal plays host to Rayo Vallecano 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. In their last match, 5th placed Villarreal, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Girona. Dani Parejo struck first for Villarreal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Girona couldn’t manage to score, and Villarreal took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Villarreal should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 9th placed Rayo Vallecano is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Real Sociedad. Alexander Sørloth struck first for Real Sociedad in the 15th minute, then Barrenetxea added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Elustondo In the end, Rayo Vallecano was frustrated by Real Sociedad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Sociedad ended the match with the shutout victory. Rayo Vallecano is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 29th of January, Rayo Vallecano hosted Villarreal in their last match together. Villarreal was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of almost eight thousand spectators. Fernando Niño scored the first goal for Villarreal in the 84th minute, then Santi Cazorla added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Samuel Chukwueze In the end, Rayo Vallecano couldn’t muster any offence and Villarreal ran away with the shutout win.
Rayo Vallecano is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Sergio Camello and Isaac Palazon Camacho each having 2 goals in their last 5. Villarreal is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Gerard Moreno and Samuel Chukwueze each having 2 goals in their last five
Juan Foyth, Giovani Lo Celso, Kiko Femenía, Albiol and Pedraza are unavailable to play for Enrique Setién Solar’s team, while Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s squad will be without Raúl de Tomás and Óscar Valentín.