The Madrid team starts slightly as a favorite due to the collective and offensive potential it has, which usually increases when it acts in Vallecas. Remember that the visit can complicate a bit in attack, beyond your more defensive proposal. He paints to be an intense duel and with situations, since the way of playing imposed by Rayo tends to predominate more before his people.
Vallecano Rayo:
The Vallecas team does not reach this game very well after losing 3-1 to Girona in Montilivi. These days, he has 5 points in the Smartbank League, placing himself in the middle part of the general table. He needs to score a couple of consecutive wins if he wants to sneak into the fight for promotion or playoffs. He has scored 7 goals and has given 7 on his fence, proving to be effective in attack but quite irregular in defensive matters.
As a local he has played 2 games so far, getting to show interesting things when attacking and unbalancing. It comes from matching 2-2 against Mirandés on the opening date and surpassing Deportivo La Coruña 3-1 clearly and forcefully.
On this occasion Rayo Vallecano is expected to advance the lines and take the initiative, as he will play as a local. Therefore, he is expected to take advantage of the field factor and try to “open” the strong defense that his opponent usually places.
Santander Racing:
The “green” box lost 1-2 to Cádiz as a local last weekend, keeping 2 points in total. At the moment he has added 2 draws and 2 losses, costing him to be regular in his actions. Of course, he has fought all the games he has played, even converting goals even if his football style is not very explosive we say.
In terms of goals he has converted 4 and has given 6 on his fence, standing out for not being able to keep his fence undefeated in any of the 4 duels he has played for the Smartbank League. Visiting has registered 1 single game so far, which was positive for their interests after matching 2-2 against Las Palmas in Gran Canaria.
That duel was intense and crazy, since Racing was winning 0-1 in the absence of 10 minutes for the end of the game. After that, the Sports Union trailed it 2-1 to end up giving up the 2nd goal of its rival at 50 minutes of the second half.
PREDICTION: Rayo Vallecano to win @ 1,70
