Rayo Vallecano – Villareal

Rayo Vallecano and Villareal will both be looking to get the three points in this Monday night La Liga clash, especially the hosts being constrained to win if they don`t want to lose contact with the non-relegating places. The match provides us with some nice and attractive betting options.

The hosts are currently second to last in the standings and are boosting a horrible goal difference of -24. Rayo does not play bad football, some of you may remember how they totally outplayed Real Madrid at home a few weeks ago, but their defense has simply killed them so far. There`s only so much you can do when you are conceding 40 goals in 17 matches, especially since Rayo is not scoring so good either – 16 times in 17 games. However, the team plays offensive football, they just lack the decisive finishing touch in certain situations.

Villareal is one of the nicest surprises in Spain this season, but their form is really shaky at the moment. Currently on the 7th place, the visitors have lost their last 2 games and won just once in the last 5 La Liga matches. A win today would see Villareal move up to the 6th place in the standings. The visitors have a goal difference of 27-18, not too impressive regarding goals scored/conceded, but actually they are playing nice, fast football. They had a couple of low scoring games earlier in the season, but 3 of their last 4 encounters finished with three or more goals.

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Team news & lineups

The hosts will be without Larrivey, Carlos and Fernandez, while Ze Castro is questionable. Villareal has an almost full squad to choose from, with Farinos and Cani being the only question marks – they are both doubtful.

Rayo Vallecano: Ruben – Tito, Ze Castro, Galvez, Nacho – Trashorras, Saul – Bangoura, Bueno, Perea – J. Viera

Villareal: S. Asenjo – Mario, Musacchio, G. Paulista, Jaume Costa – Aquino, Soriano, Trigueros, Hernan Perez – I. Uche, dos Santos

This should really be a high scoring clash. Both sides must feel they can get the three points here, so they will surely look for the win, playing their usual brand of attacking football. Villareal`s offense is more than capable to force errors from the weakest defense in the league, while Rayo Vallecano at home has always created a lot of chances this season. The stats may not necessarily indicate goals here, but watching the two sides play you have to expect an over 2.5 goals bet to be successful. Out of all the betting options, this surely looks to be the best one. Rayo Vallecano has allowed at least 2 goals in 7 of their last matches in La Liga and I expect the trend to be continued today. My pick for this one is Rayo Vallecano – Villareal 2-2 and I really like the odds offered, especially the ones at Ladbrokes.

Pick: over 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.94 @ Ladbrokes
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.52
Event date: 6 January

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