Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano predictions for this Liga Santander clash on Saturday at Mestalla Stadium. Rayo Vallecano are continuing their high level and remain in the European places. Valencia, for their part, are looking for three points against a direct rival in the fight for Europa League places. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Valencia
Valencia come into this game in tenth position, but with an unbeaten run of three games against very good opponents such as Villarreal, Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad – not bad for a team that prior to those matches were struggling to score.
Valencia have now gone four home games without defeat in a row, with a win and three draws. Mestalla is one of the stadiums that has seen the most goals in added time; in the last three games at Mestalla, four goals have been scored in added time, all of them in Valencia’s favour.
Only one win for Valencia in the last five meetings against Rayo Vallecano.
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo continue their stellar form, and after a 3-1 win in their last game against Mallorca, the Madrid club remain in sixth place – an impressive feat for a newly-promoted team.
The bad part for Rayo is their heavy reliance on playing at home to get points. Of the 26 total points they have, only four of them have come away from Vallecas, a very poor statistic for them. In addition, of the 15 total goals they have conceded so far, 12 of them have also been conceded with them playing away.
Radamel Falcao’s return from injury is undoubtedly the best news for Rayo Vallecano.
Despite the fact that Rayo are a long way ahead of Valencia in the standings, their away performance is much weaker than when they play at home, and their level is much lower. On the other hand, Valencia have been very strong in their last few games, so we see them as favourites to win this match.