Rayo Vallecano vs Betis: prediction for the La Liga fixture
On January 9, Vallecans will host Beticos in La Liga. What to expect from this battle? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano got off to a confident start of the season. Team has just earned a promotion from Segunda, but quickly earned eaveryone's respect and a spot in Top-10. In 19 rounds of La Liga Vallecans recorded nine victories and three draws, which brought 30 points and a 6th spot in the standings.
After a victory over Alaves (2:0) capital team failed to avoid defeat in the match against Atletico (0:2). Team's defensive line is looking good, they conceded only 20 goals. Hosts already went past two rounds of Spanish Cup, beating Bergantinos (3:1) and Mirandes (1:0).
Moreno, Nteka, Lopez, Merquelanz and Catena won't play in this match.

Real Betis

Betis put up a confident performance in the group stage of Europa League, getting a 2nd place finish and a spot in the playoffs. Team also got off to a great start in the Spanish Cup, Beticos beat Alicante (4:0) and then narrowly topped Talavera (4:2 a.e.t.).
Visitors are having a confident season in La Liga. Manuel Pellegrini's team recorded 10 victories and three draws in 19 rounds, which brought 33 points and a 3rd spot in the standings. In two most recent rounds The White-Greens slowed down and suffered defeats to Athletic (2:3) and Celta (0:2).
Sabaly, Pezzella, Montoya, Camarasa, Bravo, Akouokou and Willian Jose won't feature in the match.
Trends

In 2 out of 3 most recent head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves

This bet played in 2 out of 3 most recent matches of the visitors

2 out of 3 most recent head-to-head matches ended with that score
Tip and bets
Visitors are a favourite of this match - Betis is more motivated and team's squad is better in comparision with the newcomer of La Liga. Moreover, Vallecans slowed down a bit and though no team is comfortable at Campo de Vallecas in Madrid, we offer to place a risky bet on the visitors.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) on Betis
We think that both teams will be cautious on defense in this match and the outcome will be decided by one or two goals. In 3 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches no more than two goals were scored.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals