Rayo Vallecano hosts Fuenlabrada in round 33 of Spanish LaLiga 2. The match will be played on Wednesday, June 17th at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas (Madrid)
Despite Rayo Vallecano’s relegation from LaLiga, where the team spent two seasons, bosses still trust the head coach Francisco Paco Jemez. Of course, the squad of Rayo has changed compared to last season, but the game scheme of the Red Sashes has remained the same - 4-1-4-1. Jemez uses this scheme both on the road and in home games. Obviously, the current team plays in the same vein as in the last season - a game across the entire width of the field with the active use of high balls, long passes and crosses to the opponent's penalty box. Under such conditions, the opponents' defensive line is sometimes forced to kick the ball anywhere, especially when it is in its penalty area.
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Fuenlabrada spent last season in Segunda B and won the right to play in LaLiga 2 in playoff games. The team started the season in the new league quite well - in the first twenty rounds, the team gained nine victories, tied six times and lost in only five matches. These results allowed the team to settle in the middle of the standings. However, things of Fuenlabrada became significantly worse after the New Year holidays - four draws and five defeats. The victory over modest Tenerife after the resumption of the championship was the first this year. Away games are hard - the last five visits ended in three draws and two defeats with just one goal scored into Albacete's net. Fuenla could not score in the other matches, and this is not surprising - the team plays in LaLiga 2 for the first time in its history.
Fuenla, which experiences serious problems on the road, will mostly have to defend in the match with Vallecano because of the inexperience of players. And the team is unlikely to take many corners against quite experienced defenders of the hosts, many of whom have experience in Primera. Before the break, Fuenlabrada played against another last year's loser of LaLiga on the road (Huesca). In that match (a 2-0 defeat), Fuenla managed to avoid thumping only thanks to two penalties unconverted by the hosts. The visitors of that match didn’t take a single corner, and the hosts managed to do this six times. I expect something similar in the upcoming match.
Prediction for the match: Rayo Vallecano to win with a -2.0 handicap in corners
