Rayo Vallecano take on the visitors Real Madrid in the round 25 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Sunday, February 18th at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas (Madrid).
Rayo Vallecano are gradually slowing down under the current coach. The Bees have become regulars in the Spanish La Liga. They returned there once again under the leadership of Iraola. He is more remembered as a footballer, primarily of Athletic Bilbao (although he also had experience playing for the Spanish national team), but in Madrid, he was given a chance. And not only did he immediately bring the team to La Liga but also finished in the middle of the solid mid-table twice with them. By creating such a reputation for himself (and waiting for his contract to end), in the summer, Andoni responded to the invitation from English Bournemouth. Under his successor, Francisco, there was a decent start in the current season, but perhaps only by inertia. During this time, the capital club managed to be eliminated from the cup, losing 1-3 to Girona, and in the league, they only won against Getafe - when the opponent had players sent off. In February, the club even lost at home to Sevilla, 1-2. And then repeated the same on the field against Mallorca.
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Real managed to win the trophy in the form of the Spanish Super Cup this season. They defeated Atletico (in extra time) and Barcelona (convincingly, 4-1) in Saudi Arabia. However, immediately after returning to Spain, the galacticos received a setback in the form of a defeat in the Copa del Rey - also in extra time, when the mattress makers scored a couple of goals against Lunin. In addition, this week, the royal club traveled to Germany for a match against RB Leipzig - thus, the favorite started the Champions League playoffs. It didn't all go smoothly there, but a couple of heroes emerged: Diaz managed to score after his breakthrough, and Lunin made a bunch of saves, securing a clean sheet. And just before that was an equally important match at the home arena - against the unexpected top contender, Girona. With the team of Dovbyk and Tsygankov, the capital giant secured a crushing victory 3-0.
Last season, the clubs exchanged home victories. And in November, at the Santiago Bernabeu, the underdog managed to hold on to a prestigious goalless draw. Although formally this is a derby, the visitors are clearly much stronger. We bet on their victory in this match.
Prediction for the match: Real Madrid to win.
