LiontipsRayo Vallecano vs Mallorca. Predictions and Betting Tips for Copa del Rey
Command Analysis
In the previous season no one expected a return to La Liga from Rayo Vallecano, but team finished the season at 6th place and it was enough to get a promotion.
Team got off to a great start of the season - capital team put up a great performance and achieved wonderful results. In 21 rounds of the current season Andoni Iraola's men recorded nine victories and four draws.
Those results brought 31 points and an 8th spot in the standings. But they are only three points away from the 6th position. After a victory over Alaves (2:0) The Red Sashesstarted the 2022 with two defeats and a draw against Betis (1:1).
On their way to the quarter-final Rayo managed to beat Guijuelo (2:1, penalties), Bergantinos (3:1), Mirandes (1:0) and Girona (2:1).
Merquelanz won't be able to feature in this match due to a knee injury.
Visitors got off to a great start in Copa del Rey - islanders beat Gimnastica Segoviana (2:0 a.e.t.) and then trashed Llanera (6:0). In next stages club had much more dangerous opponents, but The Pirates managed to beat Eibar (2:1) and Espanyol (2:1).
Everything is not going great for Mallorca in La Liga - after a confident start the Red-Blacks lost focus and now they are dangerously close to the relegation zone. Team has four victories and eight draws, which brought 20 points and a 17th spot in the standings. Team's offensive line is looking terrible, they scored only 17 goals.
On January, Luis Plaza's men lost three games - to Barcelona (0:1), Levante (0:2) and Villarreal (0:3).
Greif and Raillo won't feature in the match.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаYellow cards: total under 5
This bet played in 2 out of 3 most recent matches of the visitors
СтавкаCorrect score 1:1
None of five most recent head-to-head matches ended in a draw
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 out of 4 most recent matches of the visitors
Tip and bets
Opponents have just returned to the top-flight division and they won't be able to fight for the European competitions zone. Moreover, Mallorca are currently in the danger zone and a success in the Cup match will help them to redeem themselves. In this game we are expecting a cautious defensive performance, because any mistake can be very costly. We think that the outcome of the match will be decided by one or two goals, so we will place a bet on total under.
Our prediction - total under 2,5 goals
We think that in this match both teams will try to keep a clean sheet and hope that opponent will make a mistake. At this stage matches are usually low-scoring, we even think that the game will go to extra time.
Our second bet is on a draw
