Elche hosts Rayo Vallecano in round 25 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, February 18th at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (Elche)
Elche lost to Sevilla in the last round (2-0). Before that, the Green-striped ones had a streak of five matches without defeats (three victories and two draws). At the moment, they continue their unbeaten home streak, which amounts to four games (three wins and one draw). All home indicators of the Levantines look like this: four victories, five draws, and two defeats with a goal difference of 13-11. More recently, Elche was in the relegation zone. But a long streak without losses allowed the team to correct the situation. Now it is in 14th place with 26 points in the asset. The gap from the relegation zone is six points. However, Francisco Rodriguez’s men have serious problems with production. In 24 games, they scored only 26 goals.
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Rayo Vallecano has recently been in the Champions League zone. But a streak of failures led to the fact that Andoni Iraola's men dropped to 11th position in the standings. In the last seven games, the Red Sashes gained only one victory and one draw and suffered five defeats. Currently, they are seven points behind the European competition zone. In the current season, the team from the suburbs of Madrid has looked extremely mediocre on foreign pitches: one victory, two draws, and eight losses with a goal difference of 7-19. It is noteworthy that Rayo Vallecano conceded at least one goal in each away game. Separately, I will note that the Red Sashes were able to score only one goal in the previous five rounds.
In the first half of the season, Rayo Vallecano beat Elche at home (2-1). In 2021, the teams crossed paths in the Spanish Cup. The match took place at Estadio Campo de Futbol de Vallecas and ended with the victory of the hosts with a score of 2-0. Both teams were defeated in the last round. But at the same time, Elche is still in better shape. Before the last match, the Levantines were unbeaten for a long time. And the Red Sashes could not show their best football in previous games. In addition, Andoni Iraola's men performed very poorly on foreign pitches in the current season (only one victory in 11 away matches). I think that we should bet on the victory of the hosts, but with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Elche to win with 0.0 handicap
