Betting tips for Rayo Vallecano VS Atl. Madrid 16.02.2019

There is "derby" in the Spanish capital for the second consecutive week. Far from the media demanded by the clash between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid played exactly a week before, Rayo Vallecano and Atléti will face each other on Saturday afternoon, in a match valid for the 24th round of the Spanish championship.

Rayo Vallecano led a remarkable recovery between days 17 and 21 of the Spanish league, a series without defeats that included four wins and a draw. The 13 points earned in this sequence allowed Rayo to leave the downhill area, but the last two days returned the team to the last three points of the table. Two days ago, in the reception to the Leganés, the equipment of Míchel entered to lose, saw the adversary was reduced to ten units near the hour of the game and until it managed to tie the game to seven minutes of the 90. Nevertheless, although in superiority Numerous, Rayo was not able to score and saw Leganés snatch a three-pointer thanks to a goal from Youssef En-Nesyri five minutes from the final whistle. Last weekend, at the Cornellà El-Prat, against Espanyol, the Madrid team had no better luck. Abdouaye Ba (ex-Porto) gave Rayo the lead in the 33rd minute and the home team equalized for the last 20 minutes, thanks to a penalty successfully converted by Borja Iglesias. Barcelona were not at all a bad result for the Rayo, but a goal from Sergi Darder in time for compensation allowed Espanyol to score three points, imposing the second consecutive defeat to Rayito. with dramatic contours.

It follows a challenge of the highest requirement, the derby against Atletico. The Rayo will be able to enjoy some anxiety present in a team that has been in two consecutive defeats and, to be honest, this season has already complicated life enough for Barcelona leader in Vallecas, losing only three balls to two.

Míchel's Rayo have scored in their last seven meetings and want to test Atlético's defensive consistency.

Gorka Elustondo (injured) and Emiliano Velázquez (suspended) are down in the Rayo team.


The two consecutive defeats in the clashes with Real Betis (1-0) and Real Madrid (1-3) did not shake Atletico Madrid's confidence in Diego Simeone's service, in such a way that the tie of the coach of the club "Colchonero" was extended until 2022. Both disappointments made Athletic lose ground in the fight for the title and only had no more serious consequences since Barcelona also could not more than add two points in six possible. Still, Real's loss to Real Madrid at Wanda Metropolitano, Atlético's first at home in the current season, allowed rival "merengue" to take second place in the standings with one more point. Currently, Atléti is seven points behind.

The match with Juventus for the Champions League is scheduled for next Wednesday, but the team trained by Diego Simeone needs to focus on the visit to the Rayo Vallecano grounds, also because the margin of error at this moment is very close to the zero. Atletico's record away from home is not particularly bright as they have won only three of 11 games they played away from Wanda Metropolitano for the Spanish league, drew six and lost two.