Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction: Rayo has a good opportunity to score points

One of the 24th rounds of the Spanish La Liga matches will be a match in which Madrid's Rayo Vallecano will host Athletic from Bilbao in its native walls. The match between the two competitors for a place in the Eurocup competition, which means it should be interesting.

After two consecutive victories over Villarreal and Almeria, Rayo Vallecano played three matches in La Liga and scored only two points in this period: draws against Getafe and Sevilla and an away defeat against Cadiz. It should be noted that the last seven matches against Rayo were draws. Rayo Vallecano sits seventh in the Spanish league table with 34 points. The gap from Villarreal, located in the European Cup zone, is three points. Rayo's home stats are 11th in the division, with a goal difference of +5=3-3, 16:12.

Athletic had a challenging cup game in midweek against Osasuna, losing away to Pamplona 0:1. It is evident that the Spanish Cup for the Basques is crucial; the future guests will be challenged to cling to the Europa League competition, and winning the cup is both a trophy and a place in the Europa League competition. The Lions came to the match against Rayo with three defeats. Before the failure in Pamplona, Athletic lost to Atletico and Girona in the national championship. The Basques are ninth in the Premiership table, 32 points behind Villarreal. Athletic's away statistics are 10th in the division, +3=3-5, 15:16 goal difference.

Rayo Vallecano is a bottom team, and Athletic plays more often through ТU (2.5) than through ТO (2.5). The Madrid side had a week to prepare for Sunday's match, while the Basques had a difficult away game in midweek against Osasuna that took a lot of energy out of the Athletes. The metropolitan team's home statistics are better than the Basques' away statistics, which is also a plus for the home team. In general, we believe that Rayo has an excellent opportunity to score points in the upcoming game, and we expect a draw victory for the Bees.

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