Rayo Vallecano has been showing mixed results lately. In the last round, Andoni Iraola’s players suffered a delicate defeat against the outsider – Elche (0: 4), and earlier they beat the leaders in their rate Barcelona (2: 1).
Inconsistency and swinging play meant that the “bees” slipped into the middle of the table, despite having recently qualified for European cups. It is worth noting that at home, Rayo Vallecano is very aggressive in terms of rebounding and receiving the ball, which translates into more productive matches. The main central defender Florian Lejeune will not help the club in the next match.
Valladolid intends to retain the right to participate in the Spanish top flight for next season. To this end, the club’s management decided to shake up the players by changing the coach, which had a short-lived effect. Under the supervision of the new coach, the “white and purple” began to play much harder in front of the opponent’s goal. The last match against Atletico (2:5) proves this, in which Paulo Pezzolano’s charges created 1.8 xg, losing only 0.2 xg to the opponent in this component.
On average per match against Pezzolano, Valladolid generates 1.44 xg with 1.54 xg allowed.
From this match I expect open, dynamic football with lots of scoring opportunities.