Valencia v Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips [3 April 2023]

Valencia will continue with their survival push in La Liga on Monday when they host Rayo Vallecano in Round 27 of the Spanish La Liga. The hosts are third from bottom coming into this match, with 26 points, one point away from safety while Rayo sit eighth with 36 points. Valencia have been one of the shocking storylines of this season as one of Spain’s storied clubs is in danger of being demoted to the second tier. After a subpar start to the season, things have taken a turn for the worse in 2023 for Los Che as they have avoided defeat just three times out of the 11 matches they have played in the league. The appointment of club legend Ruben Baraja as head coach in February hasn’t produced immediate results but they have picked up their most points (6) under him this year thanks to back-to-back home wins and they will hope to make it three on Monday.

Rayo are faring way much better than Valencia as they are in the hunt for a place in Europe for next season. Andoni Iraola’s men are five points adrift of sixth place which secures qualification for the Conference League. They however have endured a dip in form in recent weeks and come into the match without a win in their last six fixtures. Despite their recent struggles, they have proven difficult to defeat and have drawn four of those six matches and this should give them optimism that they will come away with something in this sojourn to Valencia. Considering that they are also unbeaten against Los Che in the last four encounters (W2 D2).

Goals have been very hard to come by for these two teams. Not many goals are being scored in their matches, and we settle that Valencia v Rayo Vallecano will be a low-scoring encounter and will produce under 2.5 goals.