Rayo Vallecano vs Las Palmas Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 18/01/2024, 08:00  by Sridhar | Modified on 20/01/2024 at 00:00 in LaLiga Prediction

Two of the bottom-five low-scoring teams in La Liga will be on display as Rayo Vallecano host Las Palmas. This matchday 21 will be played at the Estadio de Vallecas on Saturday. Ahead of this round, the hosts are 11th with 23 points while the visitors are 9th with 28 points. Vallecano are eight points above the bottom-three, so there’s enough buffer there for the team. Yet, recent run of form leaves them a little light on confidence. Vallecano have won just once across their last nine league games, drawing and losing four times each. That win came in their last league match though, and Vallecano will hope they can go on and win two league games in a row for only the second time this season. That prospect would need them to break a seven-game winless run in the league at this venue, where they drew five and lost two of those matches.

Las Palmas are four points behind top-six ahead of this round, which could be enough to get into European qualification spots. The visitors have one of the best defensive records in the division, conceding only 17 goals and just Real Madrid have conceded fewer. They are coming off a 3-0 win over Villarreal which should be a morale booster, as it’s their fifth win across their last ten league games. This sequence has seen them lose only three matches, with all coming against the current top-seven clubs. Even their away record has improved recently, with three wins and a draw across their last six league road trips as they look to avenge a 1-0 loss to Rayo Vallecano in the reverse fixture.