Rayo Vallecano vs Elche Prediction & Betting Tips (3 October)

Rayo did not start off with a bang as was the case last year with a 6th place mid-season 19 days. Thereafter, he had only been able to win 2 victories in the second half of the season and he had only been able to win his maintenance in the last days. This season, the Vallecas residents have been able to prove themselves solid defensively against Barcelona 0-0, and even to win against Espanyol 0-2, then recently on their lawn against Valencia 2-1. Nevertheless, the 12th in the championship failed to contain the Basque passion of Bilbao on the last day 3-2 by conceding 3 goals in 20 minutes. Unrecognizable this season compared to everything it could have demonstrated last year in La Liga, this team from Elche could not achieve the slightest success in 6 days.

With 16 cashed pawns and only 2 registered, it is in last position in the standings and the alarm bell continues to ring among the residents of Martinez Valero. As a consolation, the calendar was not very favorable for the Franjiverdes who, in 6 days have already played, Barcelona 3-0, Sociedad 0-1, Bilbao 1-4, Villarreal 4-0 as well as Bétis 3-0. In the end, they were able to take at least 1 point against an opponent of their level, Almeria 1-1.

Over the course of their previous 18 matches at this elite level of the LaLiga, Rayo Vallecano have been involved in no fewer than 14 contests in which at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet. This has also been the case in 16 of the last 19 Elche away games in the top-flight, so don’t expect the net to bulge at both ends in this encounter.