La Liga 2022/23 – Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid, match preview, predicted lineups
Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano take on each other in La Liga 2022/23 as the season moves ahead. Real Madrid go into this game as the favourites.
Kick-off : 9:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid
Real Madrid are currently in fine form in La Liga as they will look to continue to inflict more damage on the opponents. They will look to play their brand of football.
Los Blancos are currently 2nd in the points table after 12 games with 32 points. They have a goal difference of +19. If they win on Monday they will surpass rivals Barcelona on top.
Rayo Vallecano away should be tough opponents and they will need to strategise to get the job done. Manager Carlo Ancelotti will use his tried and tested 4-3-3.
On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano are not having a bad season either and they will look to make merry of things. They will look to play quality football.
Los Franjirrojos are currently 9th in the points table after 12 games with 18 points. The goal difference is +3.
Rayo won their last game away to Sevilla and they will be confident hosts to their Madrid opponents Real Madrid. Manager Andoni Iraola will likely deploy a 4-2-3-1 system.
Team news and possible lineups
Andres Martin is injured and won’t be available for Rayo Vallecano for the Monday game. While Randy Nteka and Oscar Trejo are both available and might play.
As for Real Madrid, Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema and Antonio Rudiger are all out injured. While Aurelien Tchouameni and Eden Hazard are both available.
Real Madrid XI : Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Modric, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Valverde, Rodrigo, Vinicius.
Rayo Vallecano XI : Dimitrievski, Balliu, Lejeune, Catena, F. Garcia, Comesana, Valentin, Palazon, Trejo, A Garcia, Camello.
Prediction
Expect Real Madrid to dominate the proceedings and might get the job done i.e three points. Probably 2-1.
