Rayo Vallecano vs Celta. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga

Rayo Vallecano earned a promotion to La Liga for another time, even team's players and board of the club were not expecting that to happen. Vallecans quickly get used to La Liga level - they already had experience of playing at top-flight division. Since the first rounds capital team put up a great offensive performance and this strategy brought a positive result. 

In 11 rounds hosts recorded six victories and one draw, which brought them 19 points and a 5th spot in the standings. Team is only five points behind the first-placed Real. Team's offensive line is looking well, Andoni Iraola's men scored 18 goals, but conceded more than one goal per game on average. 

After a defeat to Betis (2:3) The Red Sashes recorded a home victory over Barcelona (1:0). Falcao scored the decisive goal at 30th minute. After that hosts didn't let the visitors to do anything, Barcelona even failed to convert a penalty.

Merquelanz won't be able to play due to a knee injury.

Celta got off to an unsuccessful start, just like in the previous La Liga season, team was losing to everyone until the middle of autumn, only a change of head coach helped to get the team out of the bottom.

In the previous season Eduardo Coudet managed to find a way to fix the team's problems and got them out of the slump. But in 11 rounds of the current season Celts recorded only three victories and one draw, which brought them 10 points and a 14th spot in the standings. 

In five most recent rounds The Sky Blues suffered three defeats and recorded two victories - over Granada (1:0) and Getafe (3:0). Team's offensive line is looking terrible, team scored less than one goal per game on average.

Fontan won't be able to play in the match due to a knee injury.