Valencia will be looking to extend their unbeaten streak to six games when they face Rayo Vallecano at Campo de fútbol de Vallecas on Monday night.
Ninth-place Valencia have climbed into the top half of the table following a run of three wins and two draws.
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On the flip side, Rayo Vallecano find themselves in thirteenth place – eight points behind in-form Valencia.
Rayo Vallecano have failed to win any of their previous ten La Liga matches, registering three draws and seven losses in the process.
Worse still, they have managed to win just one of their last 13 league outings – conceding over 1.5 goals on seven occasions during that period.
It is worth pointing out, however, that each of Vallecano’s previous three home games have produced under 2.5 goals.
If Rayo Vallecano don’t turn things around quickly, they could find themselves battling against relegation in the coming weeks.
Aa for Valencia, they are enjoying a five-game unbeaten streak in La Liga and head into Monday’s clash on the back of three straight clean sheets.
When you look at the bigger picture, they have kept five clean sheets in their past six games across all competitions.
It is also worth noting that Valencia have avoided defeat in each of their previous seven encounters across all competitions.
On a more negative note, only the bottom five sides in La Liga have conceded more goals than Valencia’s 43 this season.
Head-to-head: Rayo Vallecano have only managed to win one of their last nine meetings with Valencia in all competitions.
Interestingly, Rayo Vallecano and Valencia have drawn five of their previous seven encounters across all competitions.
Team news: Rayo Vallecano will be without Martin Merquelanz on Monday as the left winger continues to recover from a knee injury.
Meanwhile, Valencia are still missing goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen. The Dutchman has missed much of the season due to a calf injury.
Goncalo Guedes has netted eight goals in his last 13 La Liga outings, while Carlos Soler has bagged two goals and three assists across his past six appearances.
Although Valencia are enjoying an impressive unbeaten run, let’s not forget that Vallecano have drawn two of their last three games.
With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Rayo Vallecano will frustrate Valencia on Monday. A low-scoring draw is on the cards here.