Rayo Vallecano vs Granada Prediction, 8/29/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/26/2021

Game: Rayo Vallecano vs Granada

Date: Sunday, August 29, 2021

Location: Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Rayo Vallecano (+142) Granada (+208)

Oscar Trejo and Rayo Vallecano (0-0-2, 20th in La Liga) play Granada (0-2-0, 12th in La Liga) at Estadio de Vallecas on Sunday. The goalies protecting the net are Stole Dimitrievski for Rayo Vallecano and Aaron for Granada. Rayo Vallecano are priced +142 while the Nazaríes are at +208. The over/under has been set at 2.25.

Rayo Vallecano stepped onto the pitch against Real Sociedad in their most recent game and took a loss by a score of 1-0. In regard to passing, they had a 81.9% rate by converting 222 out of their 271 passing targets in their last game. Rayo Vallecano attempted 15 dribbles in this matchup and were able to convert 8 of those tries for a rate of 53.3%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Rayo Vallecano ended this match at a 11.1% clip by putting 1 shot on target of 9 total shots.

Oscar Trejo is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Rayo Vallecano. Trejo has been in the starting lineup in 358 matches so far in his career and scores 0.17 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Argentina has accumulated 59 goals scored in 30,702 mins. He has accounted for 44 assists while earning 97 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career.

One more guy who should impact this match is Andres Martin, the forward who represents Spain. He has assisted on a goal 10 times in his career while scoring 12 goals. Martin has been on the pitch for 5,043 mins in 52 career starts and has been handed a total of 9 yellow card warnings. He sports an average of 0.21 goals per 90 minutes so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Rayo Vallecano is Stole Dimitrievski. Dimitrievski has seen the pitch for 11,834 mins and has accumulated 374 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.2 (159 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of 73.5%. The keeper born in North Macedonia has faced 513 shots sent in his direction in 131 starts. Dimitrievski (45-37-49 record during his soccer career) has totaled 36 shutouts, which gives him a 27.5% shutout rate.

In their last game, Granada were able to avoid a loss with a score of 1-1 against Valencia. Granada ended the game with a 53.8% successful dribble percentage by converting 7 out of the 13 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this contest by completing 190 of the 236 pass attempts for a rate of 80.5%. Granada had 2 shots attempted out of 10 shots attempted which gave them a 20.0% clip when they last took the field.

Darwin Machis should be someone to watch for Granada. He currently averages 0.29 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 143 games so far in his career. The forward who is from Venezuela has been on the field for 13,355 mins while earning 43 goals. He has earned 31 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 28 times. Make sure to watch out for Jorge Molina, the forward representing Spain. Molina has been handed 53 yellow cards in 28,058 mins (309 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.48. He has 151 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 36 times.

Aaron will be looking after the goal for Granada. In his career, Aaron has allowed 13 goals and has accumulated 34 stops in 11 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.18 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 3-3-5. He has a save % of 75.6 and his clean sheet rate is currently 27.3%. Aaron has totaled 3 shutouts while seeing 45 shots against him in 990 career mins.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Granada (+208)

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