Rayo Vallecano vs Girona Betting Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Spanish Primera
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THE FACTS
When is Rayo Vallecano vs Girona on and what time does it start? Rayo Vallecano vs Girona will take place on Saturday 11th November, 2023 – 13:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Rayo Vallecano vs Girona? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Rayo Vallecano vs Girona on in the UK? Rayo Vallecano vs Girona will be televised live on LaLigaTV, but La Liga matches are also televised occasionally on Viaplay Sports and ITV
Where can I stream Rayo Vallecano vs Girona in the UK? Rayo Vallecano vs Girona can be streamed live on Viaplay, while ITV matches can be streamed live on ITVX
THE LOWDOWN
RAYO VALLECANO
After losing Andoni Iraola as well as several key players such as Alejandro Catena, Santi Comesana and Fran Garcia in the summer, Rayo Vallecano have once again, arguably even more so this time, overperformed pre-season expectations in the early stages of the campaign. After 12 matches, they begin the weekend sitting in the top-half of the table.
Rayo, now under the management of Francisco, come into this on the back of four draws in their last five matches in La Liga. The hosts’ most recent outing was a very impressive goalless draw at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid, which followed up a very impressive 2-2 draw with a strong Real Sociedad side.
GIRONA
Girona gained promotion to the top-flight in 2022, became one of the most entertaining teams to watch in 2023, lost key players over the summer but have somehow rebuild themselves into something of a very unlikely title contender. They simply have to be seen as a title contender already if they are ten points clear of fifth place in mid-November.
The Catalans have only dropped points in two of their 12 matches so far this season with one draw on the opening day of the season against Real Sociedad and one loss at home to Real Madrid. They overcame Osasuna by four goals to two last weekend to make it five successive victories in all competitions.
THE TEAM NEWS
RAYO VALLECANO
Rayo Vallecano have a fully fit and available squad for this weekend’s visit of league leading Girona so they can name an unchanged eleven.
PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Dimitrievski; Ratiu, Mumin, Lejeune, Espino; Valentin; Palazon, Lopez, Ciss, Garcia; de Tomas
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
GIRONA
Girona have, still, a few injury concerns but there is nothing fresh or new so the Catalans can go to the capital city win an unchanged side.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Gazzaniga; Martinez, E.Garcia, Blind; Couto, A.Garcia, Herrera, Gutierrez; Martin, Dovbyk, Savio
UNAVAILABLE: Lopez (Injured), Casals (Injured), Artero (Injured), Villa (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Garcia (Injured), Juan Carlos (Injured)
THE PREDICTION
This is a game between two of the bigger over achievers in Spain’s top-flight of late, albeit to different extents so far this season. Francisco wants to play a generally proactive and attacking style of football, albeit that has often led to teams seeking to cancel Rayo out and, as a result, low-scoring matches. However, they will get at Girona, who are a thrilling and fun team to watch. This should suit the excellent visitors but, regardless of whether they come out on top or not, both teams scoring seems a good bet.
BETTING TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
