Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | La Liga, September 22, 2024

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• Tournament: La Liga
• Date: Sunday, Sep 22
• Kick-off Time: 08:00 pm GMT
• Venue: Estadio de Vallecas, Spain

Rayo Vallecano will host Atletico Madrid in their sixth game of the 2024/25 La Liga season at Estadio de Vallecas. The Colchoneros remain unbeaten across all competitions this season and have made a dream start to their Champions League campaign.

Hosts Rayo Vallecano have made a decent start to their domestic campaign and have shown signs of improvement from their disastrous 2023/24 campaign. They turned in a fine show in their 3-1 comeback victory against Osasuna in their last game. But they have lost each of their last three league games against Atletico and have struggled for a win since February 2013.

Meanwhile, Atletico had a robust start to the new campaign and are currently languishing second in the league table. They are better positioned to win this weekend’s tie and claim all three points against the home side.

Rayo Vallecano Team News

The hosts will be without the services of Alfonso Espino and Diego Mendez for this match. But there are no suspended players for Los Vallecanos.

Atletico Madrid Team News

As for Atletico, they will be without Pablo Barrios and Reinildo Mandava who are sidelined with their respective injuries. Players like Samuel Lino, Conor Gallagher and Alexander Sorloth are all expected to return to the first-team picture.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Predicted Lineups

Rayo Vallecano predicted lineup: (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Batalla

Defenders: Ratiu, Lejeune, Mumin, Chavarria

Midfielders: Valentin, Trejo, U Lopez

Forwards: Palazon, Camello, A Garcia

Atletico Madrid predicted lineup: (3-4-3)

Goalkeeper: Oblak

Defenders: Le Normand, Gimenez, Reinildo

Midfielders: Llorente, Gallagher, Koke, Lino

Forwards: Alvarez, Sorloth, Griezmann

Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off only 30 times in the past, with Atletico Madrid winning 19 of those games. Rayo Vallecano have won only three between both sides, whereas the remaining eight games ended in a draw.

Last five match results:

Date	Match	Competition
January 31, 2024	Atletico Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano	La Liga
August 28, 2023	Rayo Vallecano 0-7 Atletico Madrid	La Liga
April 9, 2023	Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Atletico Madrid	La Liga
October 18, 2022	Atletico Madrid 1-1 Rayo Vallecano	La Liga
March 19, 2022	Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Atletico Madrid	La Liga

Key Players to Watch in Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

The French striker inspired his side to a late 2-1 win against RB Leipzig in the Champions League. He was once again the standout player for the Colchoneros when he scored an equaliser and provided an assist for Jose Gimenez’s game-winning goal.

Unai Lopez (Rayo Vallecano)

Rayo Vallecano midfielder Unai Lopez made a sensational strike to give his side a 3-1 win over Osasuna in La Liga last weekend. Lopez played one of the best games of his Vallecano career and will play a key role for Los Vallecanos this season.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Just like every season, Atletico Madrid are expected to secure an easy win against the hosts. The Colchoneros have made a strong start to the La Liga campaign and have picked up 11 points from their last five league fixtures. Atletico made significant reinforcements this summer in players like Julián Álvarez, Conor Gallagher, and Le Normand.

As for Rayo Vallecano, they also made a decent to their La Liga campaign as they bagged four points from their opening two league matches. But they lost back-to-back games against Barcelona and Espanyol and currently sit on seven points from five matches.

Predicted Score: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Atletico Madrid (Watch Live)

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