Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad: White and Blues to come closer to Champions League zone

Round 34 of the Spanish La Liga will feature a match between Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad. Rayo has solved all its problems in La Liga this season, while the White and Blues have retained chances for a place in the Champions League zone and need points.

Rayo Vallecano

After draws with Granada and Valencia and a loss to Alaves, Rayo broke out with two wins-to-nil over Espanyol and Barcelona in the Catalan capital. An astonishing result that helped the Madrid side score 40 points and virtually guaranteed themselves a place in the Spanish elite. With five rounds to go, Rayo are 10 points ahead of Granada, who are in the relegation zone. Obviously, it is impossible to win back such a handicap in the remaining time. Rayo's home statistics are 10th in the division, with eight wins and four losses in 16 games on a 22-12 goal differential.

Real Sociedad

On the other hand, the Basque side lost to Barcelona 0-1 last round, though before that, they had scored seven points in three rounds, beating Espanyol, Elche, and playing a draw with Betis. Before the start of Sunday's pool, Real Sociedad is in the sixth position, six points behind Atletico. It is important that the Mattresses have already played their match of the reported tour, losing to the Basque team from Bilbao. In other words, should Real Sociedad defeat Vallecano, they will get three points closer to the Champions League zone and move up to the fifth place for at least a day, ahead of Betis with two more points. On the road, the Basques have the 7th statistic in the division, six wins in 16 games with five losses and a goal difference of 20-24.

Injuries and suspensions

• Rayo Vallecano: Balliu, Merquelanz, Saveljich will not play;
• Real Sociedad: Ander Barrenetxea, Monreal, Oyarzabal, Silva, Fernandez will not play.

Head-to-head encounters

Rayo and Sociedad have played 47 matches against each other, 15 won by the Madrid side with 12 draws and 20 wins for Real Sociedad. The goal difference of 58-78 is in favor of the Basques. The teams have met once in a friendly, 37 times in the Primera, six in Segunda and three times in Copa del Rey. In the Primera, there are 16 wins on the side of the Basques, 9 draws and 12 victories for the Madrid side with a goal difference of 67-46 in favor of Sociedad. On Rayo field, the home side holds a +10=7-5, 37-29 goal difference. In the first round of the current draw of La Liga, Real Sociedad beat Rayo at home 1-0. In general, this confrontation has been quite high-scoring in recent times.

Expert Betting Tips

The motivation is noticeably higher for the guests, so we should bear that in mind. Rayo have practically solved all their tasks in La Liga, and here Real Sociedad has a chance to break into the Champions League, but for this, they need to earn points and better to win in the capital of Spain. As for the total, we think the match will be quite productive; this pair is a high-efficient one. We propose the following betting options for the upcoming match:

• X2+TO (1.5) for 1.94 at the line of 1xbet;
• W2 for 2.25 as offered by Bet365;
• Correct Score 1-2 for 9.00 by 22bet.

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