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Match info:
Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium – Estadio de Vallecas
Date: 6th January
Kick-off time – 21:00 GMT+1
7th position Villarreal travel to the Estadio de Vallecas this Monday evening to face 19th place Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish Primera Liga.
Recent form:
Rayo Vallecano – L W L D D L L
Villarreal – L W L D D W D
Rayo Vallecano have won just 1 of their last 7 while Villarreal have won 2 of their last 7.
The Spanish Primera table looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 84 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 73 |
| 3 | Girona | 33 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 71 |
| 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 64 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 58 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 51 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 49 |
| 8 | Valencia | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 47 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Getafe | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 43 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 39 |
| 12 | Alaves | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 37 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 34 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 32 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 31 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 33 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 26 |
| 19 | Granada | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 21 |
| 20 | Almeria | 33 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 67 | -35 | 14 |
A win for Rayo Vallecano will not improve their position but move them level on points with teams outside of the relegation zone.
A win for Villarreal will move them into 6th position (UEFA Europa League qualification).
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 10 times in recent years and Villarreal have come out on top most often.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 0:2, 0:2, 1:2, 2:2 and 1:1.
Possible line-ups
Rayo Vallecano (4-4-2)
Villarreal (4-4-2)
Bookmakers make Villarreal favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Vallecano (12/5) Draw (12/5) Villarreal (11/10)Gamingtips Prediction – Vallecano 1:2 Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano finished 8th in the Spanish Primera Liga last season. They scored 50 goals in 38 games and conceded 66. Villarreal were promoted from the Spanish Segunda divison where they managed to score 68 goals in 42 games and concede just 38. Based on last season form Vallecano have a great chance however they currently have the worst defensive record in the Spanish Primera (conceded 40 goals in 17 games) and one of the lowest goals scored records (scored 16 goals in 17 games). Villarreal, on the other hand have the 3rd best defensive record in the division (conceded 18 goals in 17 games) and the 6th best goals scored record (scored 27 goals in 17 games). On current form, Villarreal are deserved favourites on paper facing a side that have won just 5 of their last 19 matches. Rayo Vallecano have a chance based on last seasons form – if they are to come out on top in this game they must improve their defensive record and start scoring more than 1 goal per game in one of the highest scoring leagues in Europe. 
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