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Late Thursday night football in Primera Division, as Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona will put an end to the 27th round of the Spanish La Liga.
Rayo Vallecano is sitting just two points above the red zone and they would definitely love to get something out of this game. While the opponent could hardly be any more scarier, Rayo can draw confidence from their recent run of form. The hosts have not lost any of the previous 5 matches in La Liga and, very interestingly, they scored 2 goals in each of those matches. Four of them were 2-2 draws, including last round against Betis.
Barcelona is not just 5 points above Atletico Madrid in the fight for the title, but they visitors have this game in hand and will aim to return to an 8 point cushion after this round is over. Barca has 15 wins and 2 draws since the year 2016 started, with one of the draws being meaningless, in a 8-1 aggregate Cup win over Valencia – the other one being in the first match of the year against rivals Espanyol. Barca is on the back of a 2-1 win against Sevilla.
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Team news & lineups:
Rayo will again miss a whole bunch of players. Rat, Cobeno, Hernandez, Tono and Ebert are out, while Llorente, Jozabed, Javi Guerra and Miku are doubtful. Rafinha and Dani Alves are out for Barcelona, who is not expected to rest players.
Rayo Vallecano: Carlos – Quini, Llorente, Castro, Tito – Iturra, Trashorras – Bebe, Embara, Piti – Manucho
FC Barcelona: Bravo – Vidal, Mascherano, Pique, Adriano – Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta – Neymar, Messi, Suarez
With Barcelona expected to field the first choice lineup and Rayo Vallecano consistently allowing 2 goals per game recently, it`s difficult to see anything else than a confident win for the visitors.
The hosts have the worst defense in the league, so they can’t just park the bus and frustrate Barca. As such, they might be in for a long night against the trio of Suarez, Neymar and Messi. However, Rayo has been very dangerous in front of goal this season and particularly lately. Barcelona has conceded in 5 of the last 6 matches in all competitions, against teams like Gijon or Las Palmas. Rayo Vallecano also scored in the last two matches against Barcelona, both played away from home, at Camp Nou.
Barca will probably not play at their absolute best today, so I can see Rayo claiming a goal, as well as Barca scoring at least a couple. My tip is Both teams to score and Barcelona to win. I feel that the odds for this bet are fantastic in comparison with the odds on both teams to score, which barely touch 1.60. It`s easy to see the value, as a combo bet on Barcelona to win (1.20) and both teams to score (1.60) means 1.92, while we get 2.10 at Bwin for the same bet. Prediction: Rayo Vallecano – FC Barcelona 1-3.
Pick: Barcelona win & both teams to score
Odds: 2.10 @ Bwin
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 7.70
Event date: 3 March
