Rayo Vallecano vs Levante Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Rayo Vallecano are performing well in La Liga as they push away from the danger zone ahead of the visit of Levante to Vallecas in Madrid on Monday night.
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Rayo Vallecano preview: Rayo in Europe
Rayo Vallecano come into this one on the back of an impressive 3-1 defeat of Samsunspor in the first-leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 tie the other day with a brace from Alemao as well as an Alvaro Garcia strike.
Rayo, coached by the impressive Inigo Perez, have pushed themselves into the middle-of-the-table in La Liga and they are now unbeaten in their last six matches across all competitions.
Levante preview: Levante on the push
Levante, now with former Nantes boss Luis Castro at the helm, are fighting against relegation in Spain’s top-flight with the Valencians showing a bit of fight, despite remaining in the bottom three and the relegation places.
After a 2-0 defeat of Deportivo Alaves at Estadio Ciutat de Valencia in late-February, Levante most recently shared a 1-1 draw with Girona last week, conceding a last gasp Joel Roca equaliser.
Rayo Vallecano team news: Fully fit
Rayo may be tempted to make changes ahead of the second-leg against Samsunspor on Thursday but they will still want to push themselves into mid-table.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Augusto Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Mendy, Alfonso Espino; Oscar Valentin, Gerard Gumbau; Jorge de Frutos, Isi Palazon, Alvaro Garcia; Alemao
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Levante team news: Couple of suspensions
Levante have a couple of suspension issues for this one as defender Adrian de la Fuente, known as Dela, is unavailable alongside versatile midfielder Jon Olasagasti.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ryan; Toljan, Matturro, Matias Moreno, Manu Sanchez; Unai Vencedor, Oriol Rey; Eyong, Ivan Romero, Jose Luis Morales; Carlos Espi
Unavailable: Dela (Suspended), Unai Elgezabal (Injured), Jon Olasagasti (Injured), Pablo Martinez (Injured), Brugui (Injured), Carlos Alvarez (Injured)
Questionable: Tunde (Injured)
Rayo Vallecano vs Levante prediction
Levante have been very impressive at times this season. Under both Julian Calero and former Dunkerque boss Luis Castro, they have been playing front foot and proactive football. They now face a Rayo side that play in exactly the same way, albeit with a lack of consistency in the final third, leading to a lot of silly dropped points. This should be quite a fun watch for the neutral in which both teams scoring seems a good bet.
Rayo Vallecano vs Levante tip: Both teams to score
