Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

After the Christmas break, La Liga returns, and Atletico Madrid continues their title charge by welcoming Reyo Vallecano to their home stadium.

Before the break, Atletico Madrid was having a bad run of games in La Liga, losing 4 of their last 5 games and winning just 1.

Rayo Vallecano has been better than Atletico Madrid before the break. They have won 3 of their last 5 games, losing 1 and drawing 1.

Will Rayo Vallecano win Atletico Madrid, or has Diego Simeone changed things to help win games? Here are our tips for this game.

Atletico Madrid Form and Team News

Atletico Madrid was in bad shape before the Christmas break as they won just 1 of the last 5 games in all completions, and that was the win against Porto to stay in the Champions League.

In La Liga, they have won just 1 of their last 5 games. They’re currently 5^th at the table with 29 points, scoring 29 goals and conceding 22.

For the team news, Gimenez, Stefan, Sime, Llorente, and Griezmann are all out of this game due to injury.

Rayo Vallecano Form and Team News

Rayo Vallecano has been in great form compared to the recent past seasons. They are currently sitting 4^th at the La Liga table, 1 point above Atletico Madrid, and have conceded less number of goals (18).

They have won 3 of their last 5 matches in La Liga, drawing 1 and losing 1. In all competitions, they have won 4 of their last 5 games and lost 1, indicating how good they have been.

For the team news, Rayo Vallecano has two players out for this game: Alvaro Garcia and Merquelanz Martin.

Odds By Casumo

Atletico Madrid is the Casumo bookie favorite to win this fixture at 1.36 odds, while Rayo Vallecano is placed at 9.00 odds. If the match is to be a draw, the odds are 4.80.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

This match marks the beginning of the year for the teams involved. Losing points at this time of the season will prove costly as affected teams can miss out on the title and, at worst, in European competitions.

This season, Rayo Vallecano has been punching above their weight and deservedly getting the results.

Below are our tips for this match:

Tip 1: Atletico Madrid to Win

Atletico Madrid needs to win this game. Their season has been going bad and unexpected. Even though they tried to qualify for the UCL round of 16, their match against Porto shows that they can beat many teams when in need of a win.

While this season hasn’t been great for Atletico Madrid in injury and injuries influenced results, they have managed to win 8 games this season.

Checking the H2H of the teams, of the last 5 games in all competitions, Atletico Madrid has won 4 and Drawn just 1 against Rayo Vallecano.

Atletico Madrid to win is available at the Casumo sportsbook at 1.35 odds.

Tip 2: Under 3.5 Goals

Both teams are notorious for being cautious in their matches. Ray Vallecano has scored 26 goals and conceded 18 in their 18 played La Liga matches this season, while Atletico Madrid has scored 29 and conceded 22 goals.

The last five games between the teams have seen have only 1 match that has over 3.5 goals.

Checking the H2H between the teams, all last 5 games between the teams have under 3.5 goals scored.

Under 3.5 goals is available at the Casumo Sportsbook at 1.32 odds.

Conclusion

Atletico Madrid would need to start saving their season with a win in this match as it is highly overdue. Their last 5 games in all competitions against Rayo Vallecano have shown that they have an advantage over this team.

Rayo Vallecano will not be an easy pushover for Atletico Madrid as they’ll likely put up a good fight. However, whichever way this game goes, we will have an exciting game.

 

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