Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona predictions Primera Division Spain, Spain	27/10/2012 22:00	full time result	Barcelona Win	1.29	Bet at Ladbrokes
Betting prediction was written by Anton

RAYO VALLECANO V BARCELONA PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS AND FACTS

Rayo Vallecano had a good start to the season but have fell away recently.  They are 12^th in the table with 10 points after 8 matches but have lost 4 of their last 5 games.  They need to find their early season form where they were undefeated in their first 3 matches if they don’t want to be dragged into a relegation fight.

Barcelona continues to amass the points and are still top of the league with 22 points in 8 games.  They are struggling badly with injuries and are not playing as well as they want but still have enough quality to get the points in most matches.  This was especially prevalent in their most recent la liga game where they conceded 4 goals to Deportivo yet still managed to win the game 5-4.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Rayo Vallecano has their own selection worries with Neilson and Arana injured and will be without the suspended Labaka who was sent off in their 3-2 defeat at Espanyol last week.

Barcelona can almost field a side from the players they will have missing this week.  Again long term injuries will mean no Puyol, Pique, Abidal or Alves, a first choice back 4 for any club.  And long term replacement at the back Mascherano is suspended after being unduly sent off in the 5-4 win at Deportivo.  They have a few other injuries on top of this but will have the players to fill the gaps in midfield and attack.

The game will follow the usual style of a Barcelona match with Barca dominating possession and looking for openings.  The thing that has been different lately is that when teams do win back the ball they can hurt Barcelona by attacking them directly, with their backup defenders often being played out of position.  This week again Alex Song will have to start at the heart of the defence and is likely to be played beside rookie Bartra or Busquets dropping back from midfield.  This will be just one potential first choice defender in Jordi Alba playing beside 3 players who have limited first team action or are played out of position.

RAYO VALLECANO V BARCELONA PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

Barcelona as usual are favourites but with their shaky performances recently people may feel they are less a lock than usual.  I believe this has made their prices very juicy though and we can take advantage.  Vallecano have been in poor form lately losing 4 of their last 5 matches and won’t be able to match Barcelona at all, even with their injury problems.

Barcelona at 1.29 with William Hill seems a great price to me.

RAYO VALLECANO - BARCELONA PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

The Asian Handicap gives us more to wonder about however with the handicap set at Barcelona -1.75. Of their previous 5 matches, they have won just one by 2 or more clear goals and have won by a single goal 3 times.  It seems they are finding another gear if they have to but not going allout to run up the score when they don’t have to.

I’d be tempted to visit Pinnacle and back Rayo Vallecano +1.75 at 1.99 if I had to make a bet here.

RAYO VALLECANO - BARCELONA PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

Goals are always expected in Barcelona matches and this one is no different.  They have had 4 of their last 5 matches go over 2.5 goals.  Vallecano has also had 4 of their previous 5 finish over, so we can expect only one outcome here!

The odds are small but I can’t see anything other than the over in this one.  So visit Ladbrokes to back Over 2.5 Goals at 1.36.

RAYO VALLECANO V BARCELONA PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: THE END

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