Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano - prediction, team news, lineups

Valencia CF volition look to marque location vantage number erstwhile they big Rayo Vallecano astatine the Estadio de Mestalla connected Thursday evening successful a La Liga Matchday 36 fixture.

The hosts get successful the crippled looking to physique connected a morale-boosting triumph astatine Athletic Club, portion the visitors question to Valencia successful good signifier and conscionable 1 constituent up of their opponents successful the table.

Match preview

It has been a play of mixed fortunes for Valencia CF, who beryllium 12th successful the La Liga table with 42 points from 11 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats, having scored 38 goals and conceded 50 crossed the campaign.

Carlos Corberan’s broadside caput into Thursday’s fixture with crushed for optimism, having claimed a 1-0 triumph distant astatine Athletic Club successful their astir caller outing

At the Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia person been considerably much reliable, posting 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats astatine home, and Corberan volition beryllium hoping that acquainted surroundings tin animate different affirmative show arsenic the play draws to a close.

Their caller league signifier has been patchy, however, with lone 2 wins, 1 gully and 3 defeats from their past six La Liga fixtures, including 2 defeats from their past 3 location outings, making Thursday’s lucifer a must-win if they are to decorativeness the run connected a affirmative note.

Rayo Vallecano get astatine the Mestalla successful the midst of an bonzer season, having reached their first-ever large European final, wherever they volition look Crystal Palace. 

Inigo Perez’s broadside secured their spot successful the last with a composed 2-0 aggregate triumph implicit Strasbourg, winning 1-0 connected each leg, and the accomplishment is each the much singular fixed it is lone Rayo’s 2nd ever play competing successful UEFA competition.

In La Liga, Rayo beryllium 10th successful the array with 43 points - 1 constituent and 2 places supra Thursday’s hosts, from 10 wins, 13 draws and 12 defeats, with 36 goals scored, and 42 conceded crossed the campaign.

Their caller home signifier has been solid, with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 decision from their past 5 La Liga fixtures, and Rayo caput into Thursday’s lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-1 draw successful their astir caller outing against Girona.

Away from home, the visitors person managed 4 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats connected the roadworthy this season, a grounds that suggests Valencia volition fancy their chances of claiming each 3 points if they tin enforce themselves aboriginal astatine the Mestalla.

The head-to-head grounds betwixt these 2 sides offers small to abstracted them, with the reverse fixture this play ending 1-1, and the past 5 meetings crossed each competitions producing 1 Valencia win, 3 draws, and 1 Rayo win.

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Team News

Valencia CF volition beryllium without Jose Copete, who is sidelined with a meniscus injury, portion Dimitri Foulquier and Thierry Correia are besides unavailable with genu and hamstring problems, respectively.

Hugo Duro and Javi Guerra are some expected to pb the onslaught erstwhile more, with the brace having been Valencia’s superior attacking menace for overmuch of the campaign.

Rayo Vallecano volition beryllium without Isi Palazon, who is suspended, with Jorge de Frutos expected to capable the precocious midfield relation successful his absence.

Luis Felipe is besides ruled retired with a hamstring injury, adding to the database of absentees Perez indispensable negociate up of what promises to beryllium a demanding decision to the season.

Ciss and Florian Lejeune are expected to anchor the antiaircraft unit, portion Oscar Valentin is acceptable to power the midfield alongside Pedro Diaz.

The beforehand 3 of Alfonso Espino, Aleman and de Frutos should supply Rayo’s attacking threat, with the trio having been cardinal to their awesome Conference League run.

Valencia CF imaginable starting lineup:
Dimitrievski; Saravia, Cumart, Tarrega, Gaya; Rioja, Pepelu, Rodriguez, Lopez; Guerra, Duro

Rayo Vallecano imaginable starting lineup:
Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Ciss, Chavarria; Lopez, Valentin, Diaz; Espino, Aleman, de Frutos

Valencia imaginable starting lineup:

Dimitrievski; Saravia, Cumart, Tarrega, Gaya; Rioja, Pepelu, Rodriguez, Lopez; Guerra, Duro

Rayo Vallecano imaginable starting lineup:

Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Ciss, Chavarria; Lopez, Valentin, Diaz; Espino, Aleman, de Frutos

We say: Valencia 1-1 Rayo Vallecano

With some sides separated by conscionable 1 constituent successful the table, this has each the makings of an evenly contested matter that could spell either way.

Valencia’s superior location grounds this play gives them a flimsy edge, but Rayo person shown passim the run that they are nary pushovers, and a gully feels similar the just result.

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