On the 18th of March, Rayo Vallecano will play host to Girona in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Rayo Vallecano is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Celta de Vigo. Iago Aspas struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 51st minute on a feed from Javier Galan Gil, then Pathé Ciss added another on an own goal in the 52nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rayo Vallecano couldn’t manage to score, and Celta de Vigo took the shutout win. Rayo Vallecano is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while girona sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Atlético Madrid. Morata struck first for Atlético Madrid in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Girona couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Madrid ran away with the shutout win. Girona is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 29th of December, Girona hosted Rayo Vallecano at the Estadi Municipal De Montilivi in their last match together. Girona and Rayo Vallecano battled to a 2-2 draw. Sergio Camello struck first for Rayo Vallecano in the 2nd minute, then Valentin Castellanos tied it up for Girona in the 34th minute .
Valentin Castellanos has been the most prolific scorer on Girona in the last five matches with two goals. Mauro Arambarri and Florian Lejeune are the top scorers for Rayo Vallecano in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s Rayo Vallecano squad will be without Alejandro Catena, while Yangel Herrera, Ibrahima Kebe and Yan are unavailable to play for Girona.