Jan 8th features a match where Rayo Vallecano and Real Betis will play a match in Madrid in a clash of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Rayo Vallecano recorded a 0-2 loss against Sporting Gijón. Milovanovic scored the first goal for Sporting Gijón in the 57th minute, then Milovanovic added another in the 88th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rayo Vallecano couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting Gijón took the shutout win. Rayo Vallecano should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Real Betis is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Athletic Club. Neither Real Betis nor Athletic Club could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Real Betis is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Benito Villamarín, Real Betis and Rayo Vallecano battled to a 1-1 draw. Dias Correia scored the first goal for Rayo Vallecano in the 80th minute, then Borja Iglesias tied it up for Real Betis in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Real Betis a comeback draw.
Real Betis’s most prolific scorer has been Aitor Ruibal. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Matt Targett and Isaac Palazon Camacho are the top scorers for Rayo Vallecano in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Alejandro Catena, Óscar Valentín, Andrés Martín, Salvi and Andoni Iraola Sagarna are unavailable to play for Rayo Vallecano, while Real Betis will be without Joaquín, Juanmi and Paul Edgar Akouokou.