There are four fixtures to be played in La Liga on Saturday the 19th of March including the meeting between Rayo Vallecano and Atlético Madrid. The hosts begin the weekend in 13th place on 32 points and the visitors are in 4th place on 51 points.
Rayo Vallecano come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw at home against Sevilla last weekend. Rayo Vallecano opened the scoring just after half time but Sevilla struck back 17 minutes later to take a point.
🎥⚡ El primer equipo comienza a preparar el partido ante el @Atleti.#RayoAtleti #VamosRayo pic.twitter.com/8QI9RDdFBF— Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) March 15, 2022
🎥⚡ El primer equipo comienza a preparar el partido ante el @Atleti.#RayoAtleti #VamosRayo pic.twitter.com/8QI9RDdFBF
That result means Rayo Vallecano have failed to win any of their 8 most recent games in all competitions. They have lost 6 of those 8 matches, with defeats coming in both the league and Copa Del Rey.
Form In La Liga is poor and the draw with Sevilla last week was the first point in the last possible 21 available.
Rayo Vallecano have lost 6 of their last 7 La Liga matches and have failed to win any of their last 9 in the league. Home form in La Liga shows no wins from their 5 most recent matches at the Estadio de Vallecas.
Rayo Vallecano have been struggling defensively and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches in La Liga. That includes each of their last 5 league games on home soil.
Atlético Madrid make the trip to the Estadio de Vallecas on the back of an excellent 1-0 win at Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
The only goal of the game was scored just before half-time and Atlético Madrid defended well in the second half to win the tie 2-1 on aggregate.
That result means Atlético Madrid have won each of the 4 most recent games in all competitions. In addition to the victory over Manchester United in the Champions League, Atlético Madrid have beat Cadiz and Celta Vigo at home in the league plus Real Betis away.
Atlético Madrid are undefeated in their last 6 matches in all competitions. They have won each of their last 4 games in the league, including their last 2 on the road.
Trends show Atlético Madrid have been scoring plenty of goals away from home in the league and they have scored 2 or more goals in each of their last 4 on the road.
Looking ahead to the team news and Rayo Vallecano are without the suspended duo of Álvaro García Rivera and Isi Palazón. Esteban Ariel Saveljich and Martín Merquelanz are injured.
Atlético Madrid continue without the injured quartet of Thomas Lemar, Sime Vrsaljko, Matheus Cunha, and Daniel Wass.
Atlético Madrid will be buzzing following their win in the Champions League and have hit some good form. In contrast, Rayo Vallecano have been struggling and they are up against it in this game. We expect to see Atlético Madrid win this match comfortably, keeping a clean sheet in the process.