Valladolid vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction & Betting Tips (5 October)

The recent home record of Valladolid does not make for pretty reading, with seven defeats in ten top-flight fixtures and a whopping 18 goals conceded across these losses. Rayo Vallecano, on the other hand, have been punching above their weight this season, and a recent record of four wins from nine trips is not-too-shabby in such a competitive league.

In advance of last match, under 2.5 goals had been the order of the day in six Rayo Vallecano matches on the bounce in LaLiga, with the net bulging just seven times in total across these games. Given that seven of the previous nine Valladolid home fixtures at this level have followed the same pattern, no more than two goals are expected when the teams go head-to-head.

Over the course of their previous 14 matches in the LaLiga second-tier, Rayo Vallecano have been involved in a staggering 12 encounters in which at least one of the two goalkeepers has kept a clean sheet. Even more amazingly, perhaps, Valladolid boast exactly the same record, so it would come as a major surprise were both teams to find the net in this clash.