Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano 02.01.2022

After a weeklong hiatus, La Liga is set to resume this weekend, with defending champions Atletico Madrid looking to restart their campaign with a win over Rayo Vallecano in front of their home fans at Wanda Metropolitano. Diego Simeone’s men have endured a rough patch lately, having failed to win in 4 of their last 5 league matches, And should be poised to get back on track in this fixture.

For their opponents, it is a matter of finding a rhythm after a good run of form involving 4 wins and 1 loss in the last 5 league matches. Rayo is still enjoying a brisk start to the new season which has kept them in the league’s top 4.

Atletico Madrid are the undisputed favorites in this encounter despite their shoddy form heading into the contest, but Rayo will not throw in the towel easily. As a result, we fancy a match with less than 3 total goals with home emerging victorious.

Main tip: Under 2.5 Goals (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

We look at the last 34 matches between these teams:

• Atletico Madrid have 18 wins. Rayo Vallecano has 6 wins and 9 matches have been drawn
• These matches scored an average of 2.82 goals per match
• The last time they met, Atletico Madrid won 0-1

Latest results Atletico Madrid

• 1 win, and 4 losses in their last 5 matches
• 15 goals were scored in their last 5 matches. Average of 3.00 goals per match
• They lost to Granada 2-1 in their last match

Latest results Rayo Vallecano

• 4 wins, and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 12 goals were scored in their last 5 matches. Average of 2.40 goals per match
• They won 2-0 against Alaves in their last game

La Liga Standings and Latest Results

Atletico Madrid: rank 5th – 18 matches – 8 wins – 5 draws – 5 losses – 29 pts
Form Guide (most recent first):  L-L-L-W-L

Rayo Vallecano: rank 4th – 18 matches – 9 wins – 3 draws – 6 losses – 30 pts
Form Guide (most recent first):  W-W-L-W-W

Possible squad Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Llorente, Savic, Felipe, Lodi; Correa, Kondogbia, De Paul, Koke; Cunha, Griezmann

Out: Gimenez (Muscle Injury), Griezmann (Ankle Injury), Llorente (Muscle Injury), Savic (Muscle Injury), Vrsaljko (Head Injury)

Coach: Diego Simeone

Possible squad Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano: Dimitrievski; Balliu, Saveljich, Catena, Fran Garcia; Comesana, Valentin; Palazon, Trejo, Garcia; Guardiola

Out: Merquelanz (Knee Injury)

Coach: Andoni Iraola

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Under 2.5 Goals

Odibets offers competitive odds for the bet “Under 2.5 Goals”
The odd of 1.85 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 54% chance that total goals scored will be 2 or less.

Odds comparison for Under 2.5 Goals

Odibets – odd 1.85
Sportybet – odd 1.82

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2) Bet on Atletico Madrid Win

• Atletico Madrid has won 8 and 2 draws in their last 10 H2H

Odds for this bet

Betboro offers competitive odds for “Atletico Madrid Win”

The odd of 1.32 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 76% chance that Atletico Madrid will pick all 3 points in this match.

Odds comparisons for Atletico Madrid Win

Betboro – odd 1.32
Betway – odd 1.33

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