Rayo Vallecano vs Granada prediction and betting tips on May 15, 2024
Game Prediction
A battle between Rayo Vallecano and Granada will take place in the 36th round of the Spanish Primera, on May 15, 2024. The hosts will definitely remain in the division; the guests have no chance of surviving in it.
Key statistics and trends:
- Rayo Vallecano, before the unexpected defeat made by Almeria, had got 5 matches without failures at the home arena.
- Granada did not win and took 3 draws in 17 away matches.
- The most popular score between Rayo Vallecano and Granada is a 1-0 result in favour of the club from the capital of Spain (4 games, 3 of which in Madrid).
- Rayo Vallecano scored 37% of goals between the 76th and the 90th minutes of the games, which is the best percentage in the league. At the same time, if we take into account the interval of 46th-60th minutes, the indicator shows only 4% and this is the worst one.
- Granada scored 25% of goals between the 61st and the 75th minutes of the confrontations.
Rayo Vallecano – the shape of the team and its analysis: there is a decline in the current cycle, but not a critical one
“The Bees” played under the leadership of Iraola in recent years. Andoni lifted them from the Segunda and brought them into the middle of La Liga. A year ago, the Basque mentor, leaving his wards in 11th position and finalizing his contract, moved to Bournemouth. Performing without him, the modest club from the capital of Spain has given up and is staying above the relegation zone, gaining an average point per match. Nevertheless, that was enough for a comfortable finish, and after a four-match series with 8 points, the team lost to both Villarreal and even Almeria. And the club ended the struggle with Valencia, which took place in the previous round, in a goalless draw.
Granada – the shape of the team and its analysis: it started to work out too late
“The Nasrids” began May with a devastating defeat made by Sevilla. Still, they had achieved some good results before. The effect of the work of Sandoval, the club’s new coach, began to be seen. In April, the club, being under his leadership, won the battles against Alaves at the home arena (2-0) and Osasuna (3-0), and the confrontation with Athletic, the cup winner and contender for the top 4, brought a 1-1 draw. One way or another, it was too late; the gap from the saving places remained unearned in the remaining period. And the fight with Real ended with a 0-4 score.
Rayo Vallecano: team news
Aridane, Diego Mendez, Kike Perez are not ready to play. The performance of Alvaro Garcia, the team’s top scorer, is also questionable.
Granada: team news
Uzuni returned to the main team. Only the performance of Puertas and Torrente are questionable.
Rayo Vallecano vs Granada: Possible starting line-ups
Rayo Vallecano (possible line-up): Dimitrievski – Chavarria, Lejeune, Mumin, Balliu – Alvaro Garcia, Unai Lopez, Oscar Valentin, Palazon – Trejo, Falcao.
Granada (possible line-up): Batalla – Neva, Miquel, Rubio, B. Mendez – Jozwiak, Gumbau, Sergio Ruiz, Pellistri – Uzuni, Boye.
Previous head-to-head matches
Taking into account 10 previous head-to-head matches, “the Nasrids” have taken only 2 draws. In August, after returning to La Liga, they lost with a 0-2 score to the club from Madrid at the home arena.
Free prediction for the match Rayo Vallecano vs Granada on May 15:
The hosts are considered to be the clear favourite of the following battle, but they do not particularly demonstrate the desire to score and win. The guests are simply weak, so we choose a bet on “total: under 2.5” (odd: 1.75).