In this week 5 match on the 10th of September, Valencia and Rayo Vallecano will play a match in Madrid in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 14th placed Rayo Vallecano is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Osasuna. Oroz scored the first goal for Osasuna in the 54th minute, but Florian Lejeune got the equalizer for Rayo Vallecano in the 75th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Valencia is fresh off their 5-1 win against Getafe. Toni Lato struck first for Valencia in the 7th minute, then Samuel Lino added another in the 14th minute. Valencia is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Valencia’s most prolific scorer has been Hugo Duro. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Pathé Ciss and Isaac Palazon Camacho are the top scorers for Rayo Vallecano in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s Rayo Vallecano squad will be without Diego López, Andrés Martín, Palazon Camacho and Santiago Comesana Veiga, while Valencia will be without Hugo Duro.