Rayo Vallecano vs Elche Prediction: Another defeat for Elche

The seventh round of the Spanish La Liga will end with a match between the capital club Rayo Vallecano and Elche. The organizers of the tournament have put on Monday a far from top match, bookmakers giving preference to the hosts.

The Red Sashes played three official matches in September: they beat Valencia 2-1 at home, and on the road, they lost to Osasuna 1-2 and Athletic 2-3. The results are poor, but thanks to a more successful start, Rayo are in the middle of the table with 7 points, three points more than Valladolid, located in the relegation zone. Rayo's home statistics are 15th in the division: a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Mallorca and a 2-1 victory over Valencia.

Despite Rayo Vallecano's recent failures, the Red Sashes are quite logically quoted as the favorites for the upcoming game. The fact is that Elche are doing very poorly. After the draw in the second round against Almeria, Elche lost four games in a row, three of which they conceded three or four goals per game. As a result, after six rounds played, Elche are at the bottom of the table, with only one point.

The teams have crossed paths 43 times: +11=6-26, 46-69 in favor of Elche, oddly enough. Imagine, Elche won 60% of the matches against the Red Sashes. The teams faced off in three different tournaments, Primera, in Segunda where most of their matches were registered, as well as in the Spanish Cup. In the Primera, the statistics is +2=0-6, 8-14 in favor of Elche. On Vallecano's field, the statistics are +8=2-12, 26-28 also in favor of Elche.

• Rayo Vallecano: Martin, Sanchez, Chavarria will not play;
• Elche: Verdu (suspended), Lirola, Mascarell, Milla.

• Elche did not score in the last five away matches in La Liga;
• Elche lost the first half and match in the last four away games in La Liga;
• Elche lost the last five away matches in La Liga;
• Elche conceded at least three goals in the last three away matches in La Liga;
• The last three matches Rayo Vallecano played in La Liga saw at least three goals scored;
• The last three away matches Elche played in La Liga saw at least three goals scored;
• Rayo Vallecano scored at least two goals in five of the last six home matches against Elche in all tournaments.

Despite the head-to-head stats, we think that Rayo looks like a logical favorite in the upcoming game. It's not even so much about the Red Sashes as it is about the terrible form of Elche, with five defeats in six starting games of La Liga and simply terrible defense that missed 11 goals in the last three games. Here are the betting options for the meeting:

H1 (-0.75) for 1.92 at 1xbet;

W1+TO (2.5) for 2.87 at Bet365;

Correct Score 2-1 for 8.50 at Betway.

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