Week 3 features a match on Saturday Aug 27th, where Rayo Vallecano will play host to Mallorca in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Rayo Vallecano sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Espanyol. Palazon Camacho struck first for Rayo Vallecano in the 40th minute, then Pathé Ciss added another in the 59th minute In the end, Espanyol was frustrated by Rayo Vallecano’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rayo Vallecano ended the match with the shutout victory. Rayo Vallecano is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Mallorca recorded a 1-2 loss against Real Betis. Borja Iglesias struck first for Real Betis in the 9th minute on a penalty shot, then Vedat Muriqi tied it up for Mallorca in the 56th minute on a feed from Lee Kang-In. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
On Wed Feb 2nd, Rayo Vallecano hosted Mallorca in their last match together. Rayo Vallecano was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Oscar Trejo struck first for Rayo Vallecano in the 44th minute from the penalty spot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mallorca couldn’t manage to score, and Rayo Vallecano took the shutout win.
Mallorca is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Raillo and Vedat Muriqi each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Palazon Camacho has been the most prolific scorer on Rayo Vallecano in his last five matches with 3 goals
Diego López, Andrés Martín and Comesana Veiga are unavailable to play for Rayo Vallecano, while Amath Ndiaye, Ruiz de Galarreta and Dominik Greif are unavailable to play for Javier Aguirre Onaindía’s team.