Getafe vs Rayo Vallecano - prediction, team news, lineups

European hopefuls Getafe volition beryllium aiming to instrumentality to winning ways erstwhile they proceed their La Liga run astatine location to Rayo Vallecano connected Sunday afternoon.

Getafe are presently sixth successful the La Liga table, level connected points with seventh-placed Celta Vigo, portion Rayo are 11th, 5 points wide of the relegation zone.

Match preview

Getafe were beaten astatine location by Barcelona past clip out, but an awesome run to day has seen the superior outfit prime up 44 points from their 33 matches, which has near them successful sixth spot successful the division, level connected points with seventh-placed Celta Vigo.

It would beryllium a disappointment for Getafe if they missed retired connected European qualification from this position, and they person really won 7 of their past 11 league fixtures.

Getafe lone person the 16th-best location grounds successful La Liga this season, picking up 21 points from 16 matches, but they volition beryllium welcoming a Rayo outfit with the 16th-best distant grounds this term.

Earlier this season, Jose Bordalas' broadside drew 1-1 with Rayo, and they person really not managed to bushed Sunday's opponents successful Spain's apical formation since February 2019.

Indeed, Rayo are unbeaten successful each of the past 9 meetings betwixt the 2 teams, though six of those fixtures person ended with a stock of the spoils.

Rayo's caput is apt to beryllium elsewhere heading into this match, arsenic the superior outfit look to publication their spot successful the last of the Conference League.

Inigo Perez's broadside recorded a 1-0 triumph implicit Strasbourg successful the archetypal limb of their Conference League semi-final connected location ungraded connected Thursday night, and they volition caput to France adjacent week for the instrumentality fixture, which is shaping up to beryllium a fascinating affair.

Rayo drew 3-3 with Real Sociedad successful the league past clip out, and they person picked up 4 points from their past 2 league games to determination up the standings.

There is inactive enactment to bash erstwhile it comes to remaining successful the division, but Los Franjirrojos are 11th successful the table, 5 points extracurricular of the relegation zone.

Rayo are really lone 5 points down sixth-placed Getafe, meanwhile, truthful a triumph successful this lucifer would surely enactment them successful the premix to unafraid much European shot for adjacent term.

Getafe La Liga form:

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Rayo Vallecano La Liga form:

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Team News

Getafe volition incredibly beryllium without the services of 3 players done suspension connected Sunday, with Zaid Romero, Mario Martin and Djene Dakonam each unavailable for selection.

Juanmi is besides connected the sidelines done injury, portion Borja Mayoral requires a precocious fittingness trial earlier his availability for the lucifer tin beryllium determined.

Abdel Abqar is apt to beryllium the subordinate to payment from Dakonam's suspension astatine the back, portion the lack of Martin could unfastened the doorway for Adrian Liso to travel into the side.

As for Rayo, Diego Mendez, Luiz Felipe and Alvaro Garcia are each retired of the lucifer owed to wounded problems, portion Randy Nteka requires a precocious fittingness trial earlier his availability tin beryllium determined.

Isi Palazon volition besides beryllium this 1 retired for the visitors, arsenic the 31-year-old picked up a milestone yellowish paper successful the 3-3 gully with Real Sociedad past clip out.

There volition beryllium changes to the Rayo squad connected Sunday up of the 2nd limb of their Conference League semi-final against Strasbourg adjacent week, with Andrei Ratiu, Jorge de Frutos, Ilias Akhomach and Alemao acceptable to beryllium among those rested.

Getafe imaginable starting lineup:

Soria; Abqar, Duarte, Boselli; Femenia, Milla, Arambarri, Iglesias; Liso; Satriano, Vazquez

Rayo Vallecano imaginable starting lineup:

Batalla; Balliu, Lejeune, Mendy, Espino; Gumbau, Ciss; Perez, Diaz, Martin; Camello

We say: Getafe 1-1 Rayo Vallecano

Six of the past 9 meetings betwixt these 2 sides person finished level, and we tin spot different stalemate occurring connected Sunday afternoon.

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