Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction: Expect a win for the home team

On 24 May 2023, Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano in round 36 of the Spanish football championship will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid concludes the season in a poor mood. The capital club did add to their trophy collection this year by winning the Spanish Cup, but that is the end of the Madrid side's exploits. Last week, they suffered a crushing 0:4 defeat at the hands of Man City in the Champions League semi-finals, ending their reign as champions. They failed to win the title in the Primera Division as well, where they were an embarrassingly long way behind Barcelona; the battle for second place went to Atletico Madrid CF after the Spurs won the title in the last round, while Real Madrid CF lost their game against Valencia 0:1.

Rayo Vallecano is sitting in the middle of the Spanish league for the second year in a row without having to fight for survival, which can already be considered a great blessing for the club. Having long since solved all their tournament problems, the Madrid side has slowed down a little. In the last 15 rounds, they have only three wins, five draws, and seven defeats. The Bees lost 1:3 and 1:2 to Betis and Espanyol in their two previous meetings, respectively. Now they are sitting in 11th place in the standings, one position better than they did at the end of the last season.

Real Madrid are not in the best shape. Madrid lost without scoring a single goal in their last two games against Man City and Valencia. Nevertheless, they will still be the clear favorites in the upcoming encounter, as it would be great to rehabilitate for the past failures in front of the home stands, who have only two games left to see their favorites this season. Rayo Vallecano has managed to win their first head-to-head encounter of the season, but they have lost their last 11 consecutive meetings at the Santiago Bernabeu before losing 2:10 in 2015. As a result, we suggest betting on Real Madrid to win.

Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano are no longer at the top of the table. The team is still in a local battle with Atlético de Madrid for second place, but it is unlikely that a switch with their opponents would make Carlo Ancelotti's team much happier. For this reason, we can expect a bright and scorching display of goals in the upcoming clash. On the plus side, Madrid has scored 20 goals (2.50 goals per game average) in their last eight home games, while the Bees have conceded 13 goals (2.60 goals per game average) in their previous five away matches. With this in mind, Real Madrid's individual total over 1.5, and a total over 2.5 would be a good bet.

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