Spanish La Liga - Real Madrid VS Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Spanish La Liga - Real Madrid VS Rayo Vallecano
Match Time:09-03-2025 23:15 Sunday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Real Madrid
The home side have received a massive boost as Jude Bellingham is available after serving a suspension. The English international is expected to walk straight into the Real Madrid starting eleven against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the team in white remain without the services of Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal, and Dani Ceballos. Federico Valverde is also expected to be rested for this one.
Carlo Ancelotti will stick to the 4-4-2 formation, where Thibaut Courtois will be in goal. Lucas Vazquez and Fran Garcia should be the full-backs, with Raul Asencio starting alongside David Alaba at the heart of the defence.
Rodrygo and Bellingham will feature on the flanks in midfield, while Luka Modric could partner with Aurelien Tchouameni in the centre of the park. Finally, Kylian Mbappe will pair up with with Vinicius Junior in the final third.
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano will be without quite a few first-team stars for this outing as Raul de Tomas, Abdul Mumin, Randy Nteka, Isi Palazon, Sergio Camello, Unai Lopez, and Jonathan Montiel are all out injured. Meanwhile, Jorge de Frutos is suspended.
Against Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, where Augusto Batalla will be in goal. Andrei Ratiu and Pep Chavarria will feature as full-backs, while Florian Lejeune will partner with Aridane Hernandez in central defence.
In the centre of the park, Pedro Diaz and Pathe Ciss will form the double pivot in front of the backline. They will look to shield the defence. Adri Embarba and Alvaro Garcia will feature on the flanks, providing much-needed width to their attacks. Oscar Trejo will take up the number ten role, while Sergio Guardiola will be the one leading the line for them.
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Vazquez, Asencio, Alaba, F Garcia; Modric, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius
Rayo Vallecano possible starting lineup:
Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Hernandez, Chavarria; Diaz, Cisse; Embarba, Trejo, A Garcia; Guardiola
Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Real Madrid have an excellent recent record against Rayo Vallecano and have won 22 out of the last 30 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Rayo Vallecano's paltry three victories.
After a run of 17 consecutive defeats against Real Madrid in La Liga, Rayo Vallecano have managed to remain unbeaten in five of their last eight such games in the competition.
Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 14 matches at home against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga but were held to a 0-0 stalemate in their previous such game in November 2023.
Real Madrid have secured a total of 31 victories against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga - the highest number of defeats suffered by Rayo Vallecano against a single opponent in the history of the competition.
Prediction: Real Madrid 2-0 Rayo Vallecano
Rayo have been excellent this season, but the visitors will be missing so many important players this weekend - a full-strength Rayo side could have made this very difficult for Real Madrid, but taking into account their availability issues, we are fully expecting Los Blancos to record a routine home victory on Sunday afternoon.
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