Villarreal take on the visitors Rayo Vallecano in the round 19 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Monday, January 30th at Estadi Ciutat de València (Valencia).
Villarreal have long been and well quoted in the Spanish, and even the European level of football. Good dividends were received from Emery’s work here, but with a caveat: having issued a victory in the Europa League 2021 at the international level and reaching the Champions League semi-finals in the spring, the ambitious project is losing ground internally. And the last temporada brought only 7th place. Perhaps that is why Unai was released so quickly to Aston Villa. True, his successor, Setien, at first lost quite a lot, for which he was criticized by the fans. But Quique and his staff seem to have successfully used this opportunity to establish interaction with the players. And in the winter, “submariners” gave out a nice segment, even beating Real. Yes, after those 2-1 there was a misfire with Celta, 1-1, and then Los Blancos took revenge, 3-2 in Copa del Rey. However, after the victory over Girona, Villarreal was able to rise to the 5th place!
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Rayo Vallecano periodically climb into La Liga. In general, modest club gets relegated after the 1st season in elite. Something similar was expected last season, especially since the young mentor, Andoni Iraola, lifted his wards through the play-offs, from 6th place. But it turned out that the legend of Athletic as a footballer, he turned out to be an intelligent mentor at the level of LaLiga. First, in the last draw, Rayo Vallecano was able to start strongly (and even celebrate Christmas in the quartet of the best), and in the spring it was remembered for reaching the semi-finals. We feared the classic “syndrome of the 2nd season”, but the intermediate results are more than worthy. Although there is a clear instability. Last year, Rayo Vallecano was able to finish unbeaten segment. But after the winter break, there were only 4 points in 4 matches of LaLiga and relegation from Copa del Rey. True, the defeat can be explained by the high level of opponents - they lost to Betis and Real Sociedad, and these are contenders for entering the Champions League. And with easier opponents, Girona and Valladolid, there was a draw and a victory, respectively. But this also allows you to stay at the top of the standings.
Villarreal had won all 4 of the last full-time head-to-head matches. Last season they defeated newcomer of La Liga - 2-0 at home and 5-1 on the road. It is unlikely that the “yellow submarine” will be able to repeat the defeat that was in the previous season. But still, they are stronger and plays on his field - we bet that the Setien club will defeat the "bees" again.
Prediction for the match: Villarreal to win.
