Granada vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction, 4/3/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/30/2022

Game: Granada vs Rayo Vallecano

Date: Sunday, April 3, 2022

Location: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes in Granada, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Granada (+136) Rayo Vallecano (+175)

Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes is the site where Jorge Molina and Granada (6-10-13, 16th in La Liga) will play Rayo Vallecano (9-5-14, 13th in La Liga) on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Luis Maximiano for Granada and Stole Dimitrievski for Rayo Vallecano. The odds on this contest have Granada coming in at +136 and the Red Sashes are at +175. The O/U has been set at 14.5.

Granada took the field against Alaves in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 3-2. In regard to passing, they ended up with a 69.6% passes received rate by completing 254 of the 365 passing attempts in their last outing. Granada tried 15 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 9 of the attempts for a percentage of 60.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Granada finished the game at a 25.0% clip by putting 3 shots on target of 12 shots. Granada is averaging 1.03 goals per 90 min (30 total goals) and have racked up 19 assists in all games this season.

Jorge Molina is a player who should impact this matchup for Granada. He has totaled 41 assists while accumulating 54 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Molina has been in the starting lineup in 323 matchups so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.48 G/90. The forward who is from Spain has recorded 158 goals scored in 29,502 professional minutes played.

Someone else who should impact this match is Darwin Machis, the forward representing Venezuela. He has assisted on a goal 29 times during his soccer career while scoring 45 total goals. Machis has been on the pitch for 14,255 minutes during 154 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 32 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.28 goals per 90 mins for his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Granada will be Luis Maximiano. Maximiano has played for 4,461 mins and has 141 stops during his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.2 (61 total goals conceded) and he holds a save percentage of 71.9%. The goalkeeper hailing from Portugal has seen 196 shots tried at him in 50 career starts. Maximiano (20-12-18 record in his career) has recorded 15 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 30.0% shutout percentage.

In their last outing, Rayo Vallecano took a loss by a score of 1-0 against Atlético Madrid. Rayo Vallecano ended the game with a 52.6% successful dribble rate by completing 10 out of the 19 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by completing 433 of the 482 passing attempts for a rate of 89.8%. Rayo Vallecano converted 3 shots tried out of 15 shots tried earning them a 20.0% rate in their last game. With 28 goals and 22 assists for all their games, Rayo Vallecano sports an average of 1.00 goal and 0.79 assists per 90 min.

Radamel Falcao will be counted on for Rayo Vallecano. The forward representing Columbia has accumulated 22,269 mins and has earned 187 goals. He has accumulated 46 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times. He currently averages 0.76 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 252 matches so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Oscar Trejo, the forward who is from Argentina. Trejo has been given 106 yellow card cautions in 32,317 professional minutes (377 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.17. He has collected 62 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 53 times.

Stole Dimitrievski will reside in front of the net for Rayo Vallecano. Dimitrievski has racked up 42 clean sheets while defending 574 shots tried against him in 13,634 career minutes. He is the owner of a save percentage of 73.3 and his shutout rate sits at 27.8%. He has given up 1.19 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 54-41-56. So far in his pro soccer career, Dimitrievski has surrendered 180 goals and has accounted for 418 saves in 151 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Granada (+136)

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