Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Prediction: The Madrid side have a good chance of picking up points

Continuing the Sunday pool of matches of the sixth round of the Spanish La Liga will be a duel between Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal. Bookmakers have not revealed a clear favorite in the pair, believe that the rivals have about equal chances of success.

Before the pause for national team games, the Bees lost two matches in a row, to Atletico with a score of 0:7 on their field and to Betis with a score of 0:1. After the pause, the capital team was able to outplay Alaves 2:0 and thanks to this victory Rayo Vallecano in the standings of the Spanish La Liga rose to sixth place. Before the start of Saturday's pool, the Bees are in the European Cup competitions. They have 9 points. Madrid did not have a draw in the official matches of the current season.

The team started weakly in the Europa League, losing in the opening round to Greek Panathinaikos with a score of 0:2. In La Liga, Villarreal has two wins over Mallorca and Almeria and two defeats against Barcelona and Cadiz. Yellow concede Rayo Vallecano three points and occupy before the start of Saturday's pool 13th place in the standings of the Spanish championship.

At the start of the season, Villarreal lacked stability, and here and the start in the European Cup came at a bad time. Rayo already has three wins in five meetings, and on his field last round, they confidently beat Alaves. We believe Madrid has a good chance of picking up points in Sunday's match, and we wouldn't be surprised if the team from the capital picks up their fourth win in La Liga 2023/24.