Athletic Club – Rayo Vallecano Betting and prediction LaLiga | 02/12/23

There is an interesting match this Saturday in San Mamés, where Rayo Vallecano could come out better than it seems. The effectiveness of Francisco’s team away from home has been astonishing, especially when last season was the opposite with Andoni Iraola on the bench, while Athletic have struggled to get good results domestically of late.

• Double Chance: Draw or Rayo Vallecano – 2.30 inches bet365
• Rayo Vallecano – Total Goals: +0.5 – 1.57 inches bet365
• First team to score: Rayo Vallecano – 3.25 inches bet365
• Player receiving a card: Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta – 2.60 inches bet365

All odds courtesy of bet365, correct at time of publication and subject to change

Another pike for Rayo

The recent stretch of the season is proving to be quite a test of endurance for Rayo Vallecano as this match will see them face five in a row against Top 6 teams. And they are not doing bad at all, they are able to win at home against Real Sociedad and Barcelona and also draw the draw at the Santiago Bernabéu, with only 1-2 against Girona as the only defeat.

Now the Madrid team face another complicated visit to San Mamés, but given what we have seen, they can be optimistic and consider getting at least another point. After all, two of the last four matches that Athletic played at home ended in a draw, both against teams in the middle bracket (such as Getafe and Valencia). Moreover, Celta came close to victory in Bilbao and Ernesto Valverde’s side finally won miraculously with a penalty in ’98.

Things could also get complicated for Athletic this Saturday against a Rayo team that has lost just one of eight official away games this season, the most recent of which was 0-0 at the Bernabéu, conceding just three goals.

El Rayo offers more certainties

The Canary team seems to have a clear strategy: persevere and keep the match alive until the final minutes and then switch into a higher gear. He only scored two goals before halftime, but 45.5% of his goals in LaLiga came from the 75th minute, so it is advisable to pay attention to Las Palmas’ goal bet during the second half and even more so when Getafe take a significant lead has. loss in defense due to the injury of José Ángel Carmona.

For those who want to take a little more risk, we recommend the option of Getafe being the first team to score, a pattern that has occurred in two of their last three league visits with goals from Borja Mayoral as soon as the match started. Without forgetting that the Bordalás team also opened the scoring in Santiago Bernabéu and that two of the last three teams to visit Gran Canaria (Celta de Vigo and Rayo Vallecano) scored the first goal.