Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao, taking place on Saturday, 25 May 2024, at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas in Madrid.
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Rayo Vallecano, Recent FormThe Rayo Vallecano squad will want to put the 3-0 away thrashing they received from Barcelona firmly behind them and may also need to find something to boost their confidence levels as a consequence.
Manager Iñigo Pérez will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 4 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 9 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. Not only have they failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games, but they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
Their current form can't be viewed positively, having clocked up 3 losses from their last 6 games and only 2 wins to speak of.
Athletic Bilbao, Recent FormAthletic Bilbao will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-0 home win against Sevilla. They achieved 53% possession in that match and had 15 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Sevilla's tally of 9 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Ernesto Valverde will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 9 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, and overall this season they have recorded 17 clean sheets in 37 games.
They're experiencing a relativley poor spell of form on the road, having lost 4 of their last 6 away games despite notching up a couple of wins.
Iñaki Williams will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Athletic Bilbao.
A defeat for Rayo Vallecano in their last match against Athletic Bilbao was not completely unexpected, but they will have been disappointed to lose by 4 goals.
Lehoiak have managed to keep a clean sheet against Rayo in each of their previous 2 meetings. Los Franjirrojos have struggled for goals when Athletic comes to visit Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, having scored just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings. Playing at home, Rayo have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Athletic.
In the league, Athletic have been unbeaten in the last 4 times they have visited Rayo at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas.
With only Diego Méndez (Ligament) and Óscar Valentín (Contusion) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Iñigo Pérez will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
There is only really one injury concern for the Athletic manager Ernesto Valverde ahead of this clash, with Gorka Guruzeta (Appendicitis) missing out, which gives Valverde a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Rayo Vallecano Playing at home | Athletic Bilbao Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 28' |
| 42' | Time first goal conceded | 47' |
| 2.8 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 5 | Subs used | 5 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 7-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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