Rayo Vallecano, who are in mid-table, welcome Real Madrid to Vallecas in La Liga on Saturday evening.
Hosts Iñigo Pérez ended a run of three straight defeats with an away win over Valencia last weekend, extending the gap above the relegation zone to six points. real madrid Barcelona could, however briefly, be knocked out of first place before the Catalans play on Sunday, but Carlo Ancelotti's side have struggled to produce consistently convincing performances this season.
The defending Spanish champions ran out 3-2 victorious away to Atalanta Tuesday night despite being the second best team for large parts of the European showdown. Ancelotti has a lot of injuries to deal with while watching next week's Intercontinental Cup final in Qatar.
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Record of the direct confrontation between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Valencia 0-1 Rayo Vallecano – 12/07/24 |
Atalanta 2-3 Real Madrid – 12/10/24 |
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Unionistas Salamanca 2-3 Rayo Vallecano – 12/04/24 |
Girona 0-3 Real Madrid – 12/07/24 |
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Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Athletic Bilbao – 12/01/24 |
Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Madrid – 12/04/24 |
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Sevilla 1-0 Rayo Vallecano – 11/24/24 |
Real Madrid 2-0 Getafe – 12/01/24 |
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Rayo Vallecano 1-3 Las Palmas – 11/08/24 |
Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid – 11/27/24 |
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Rayo Field is the oldest with an average start at 11 years League – He boasts that he is the second-youngest coach in the division – but he will miss one of its most famous veteran players on Saturday. Former Real Madrid academy graduate Raul de Tomas has missed Rayo's last two matches due to illness, although he has not been called up once in La Liga by Perez even when fit.
Center back Pelayo Fernandez was also limited to Copa del Rey matches and is suffering from a hamstring problem. The rest of the first team have largely avoided injury – unlike their upcoming opponents.
Rayo Vallecano's expected lineup to face Real Madrid (4-4-2): battle; Ratio, Legion, Momin, Thorn; De Frutos, Ces, Valentin, Garcia; Peace, world
Real Madrid's injury nightmare It continues. Long-term absentees Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao and David Alaba were joined on the bench by left-back Ferland Mendy earlier this month.
Now, Kylian Mbappe is set to miss Saturday's short trip through Madrid. After his injury against Atalanta In midweek, Ancelotti revealed that the Frenchman would also be involved He was sidelined with a hamstring injury. The Real Madrid manager remains optimistic that his summer signing will travel with the team to Qatar to participate in the Intercontinental Cup final, but it remains to be seen whether he will be fit enough to participate.
In better news for the capital club, midfielder Eduardo Camavinga will be available after being absent for the past two weeks due to a muscular complaint.
Real Madrid's expected lineup against Rayo Vallecano (4-3-3): polite; Vazquez, Asensio, Rudiger, Garcia; Valverde, Modric, Bellingham; Guler, Diaz, Rodrigo
Vallecas has not always been a happy hunting ground for Real Madrid. The capital club have dropped five points from their previous two visits to Madrid's southern suburbs and have managed just one win at Rayo's dilapidated stadium since 2016.
However, Vallecas have not been a bulwark for Perez's side of late. Only Real Valladolid, bottom of the table, have collected fewer points at home this season than Rayo (eight).
Perez, former assistant to legendary Rayo coach Andoni Iraola – now from Bournemouth Premier League – He earned a spirited 1-1 draw with Real Madrid in his first match as coach in February. It would be nice if he could repeat that feat this weekend.
