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Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol Predictions & Live Stream - More away blues for the visitors
- Rayo Vallecano eyeing European spots, strong home performance expected.
- Espanyol battling relegation, struggling with a poor away record.
- Head-to-Head: Recent advantage to Espanyol, earlier dominance by Rayo.
Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol
Rayo Vallecano continue their push for a place in Europe next season as they host Espanyol in a Friday night Spanish La Liga fixture.
The visitors are also desperate to avoid getting dragged into a relegation scrap but come into this clash with a poor away record. The home side often impress in front of their fans and should see out a victory in this one.
Rayo Vallecano Form
The international break came at the right time for Rayo Vallecano having failed to secure a win in five straight matches. However, they returned to action last weekend looking rested and claimed a 2-0 victory at Alaves.
That poor run saw Rayo lose ground in the race for the European places, leaving them seven points off the top six. Manager Inigo Perez will be keen to use the win at Alaves as a springboard and head into this clash unbeaten in six of their last seven home matches. The 2-1 victories over Celta Vigo and Girona among their results.
One area that needs improvement for Rayo Vallecano is their defence having failed to keep a clean sheet in eight of their last nine La Liga home matches. They often show some attacking quality and have scored in eight of their last nine matches, while six of those fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.
Espanyol Form
Espanyol head into this clash off the back of a 1-1 home draw with Atletico Madrid last time out in La Liga. They were a goal down at the break but struck back midway through the second half thanks to Javi Puado's penalty.
Manager Manolo Gonzalez will now look to build some momentum as Espanyol are winless in five of their last six matches and sit just two points above the bottom three. The visitors also need to improve their record on the road as they are winless in 12 of their 13 away matches so far, suffering nine defeats in that run.
Espanyol often show quality going forward and have scored in their last 10 La Liga matches. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 10 of their last 11 League fixtures on the road, with two of the last three in that run producing over 2.5 goals.
Head to Head
Espanyol have won the last two meetings, including a 2-1 home victory in the reverse fixture back in August. However, Rayo Vallecano had been victorious in the previous six matches and have won two of the last three meetings at home.
Verdict
Rayo Vallecano have claimed some key results at home with wins over Celta Vigo and Girona among them. They have also won two of their last three home meetings against Espanyol and should compound the visitors’ struggles on the road.
The last two matches between Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol have seen both teams score and produce over 2.5 goals and this clash should offer up a similar outcome.
The last two matches between Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol have seen both teams score and produce over 2.5 goals and this clash should offer up a similar outcome.
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