Rayo Vallecano take on the visitors Sevilla in the round 22 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Sunday, February 19th at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas (Madrid).
Rayo Vallecano were able to return to La Liga in 2021. Then, under Andoni, the Iraolas took only 6th place in the regular season of the Segunda, but then success was achieved in the playoffs. Despite the general skepticism, last season the modest Madrid project was able to perform well, first more in LaLiga (having met Christmas in the top 4), and in the spring switching to the cup, where it managed to reach the semi-finals. Skeptics predicted for the team a classic for the wards of ex-newcomers the hardest “second season”. But instead, it turned out to add more, and even now, Rayo Vallecano is among the contenders for European competition. In winter, it started unsuccessfully after a pause - and they flew out of the cup, losing to Sporting Gijon, and taking only 1 point in the first couple of rounds in the championship. But then 10 points were scored in 5 last matches. Examples - they won, with the defeat of Real Sociedad, with Valladolid, Villarreal and Almeria, but in the last round it all ended in a 1-1 draw with Getafe.
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Sevilla are going through a very unpleasant season. Especially against the backdrop of recent years, when they managed to firmly gain a foothold in the quartet of Spanish football leaders. Including in the temporade, 2021/2022, as a result, they finished in 4th place again – although even then there were enough problems during the draw. As a result, Lopetegi was not fired in the summer, but the board still took this step in the fall. However, Sampaoli has been working as a coach for a long time (and, by the way, this is the 2nd appointment for him), and so far, it is impossible to talk about sharp progress. So far, Nervionense has 6 wins and 6 draws in 21 matches. 24 points allow us to actually close the issue of the risk of relegation to the Segunda, especially since 4 out of 6 victories came in the last 6 matches. At the same time Sevilla managed to leave the Copa del Rey, losing to “Osasuna”. Only the Europa League remains, where they routinely flew out of the Champions League, finishing in 3rd place in their group. They managed to get off to a confident start there: a strong PSV was defeated at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan with a score of 3-0.
Rayo Vallecano hasn't won a head-to-head since 2012. Since then Sevilla basically took victories almost in all matches. But last calendar year, the “bees” first took a draw at home, and then, in October, they even won at the “Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan”. It is noteworthy that “Rayo Vallecano” at home will be the favorite of the confrontation. But “White Andalusia” are quite good at the moment. So let's settle on a neutral pick in the form of "over 2.0 goals".
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 scored goals.
