Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid Prediction, 12/14/2024 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Estadio del Rayo Vallecano in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Estadio del Rayo Vallecano in Madrid, Spain is the location where Real Madrid (11-3-2) will take on Rayo Vallecano (5-4-6) on Saturday. Rayo Vallecano are priced at +162 and the Meringues are at -196. The over/under is 3. The starting goaltenders will be Augusto Batalla for Rayo Vallecano and Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid.

The Red Sashes rank 67th in relation to goals expected having 16.1, and their expected goals against are sitting at 17.4. The Red Sashes have relinquished 16 goals while conceding 1.07 goals per 90 min, and opponents have accumulated 58 shots on target on them. Their goal differential is -1 by way of 15 goals finished as well as 16 goals conceded. They are sitting with 4 clean sheets, which has them at a % of 26.7% on the campaign. Rayo Vallecano has a total of 43 saves and they are the owners of a SV rate of 72.4% this season. Rayo Vallecano has accumulated 36 yellow card warnings so far this year and also 2 red cards. On the season, the club has put together an average of 1.27 points per fixture (19 points) and also have a ranking of 72nd in European soccer with 10 assists.

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Real Madrid has earned 34 goals and the team's xG on the campaign sits at 29.8. Their goals against per 90 minutes is 0.81 in addition to 30 saves, and they have a total of 8 clean sheets. Over the course of the season, the Meringues have a save % of 69.0% (42 shots on target against), and they also have a ranking of 2nd in Big 5 soccer with 36 pts. Real Madrid ranks 12th when talking about goals allowed having 13, and their goal differential is 21. The Meringues have amassed a clean sheet % of 50.0% this year and also 25 yellow card warnings. The Meringues are averaging 2.3 points per contest while recording 24 assists and 1 red card.

Batalla has defended the goal for a total of 2,520 minutes and has tallied 94 saves during his career. The man who is expected to protect the net for Rayo Vallecano will be Augusto Batalla. Batalla (7-7-14 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 6 shutouts, which leaves him with a 21.4%% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Argentina has seen 132 shots attempted at him in 28 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.39 (39 total goals given up) and he has a save percentage of 71.2%.

During his career, Courtois has conceded 366 goals and has accumulated 990 saves in 420 starts. He is the owner of a save % of 73.1% and his clean sheet rate is 43.3%%. Thibaut Courtois is expected to look after the net for Real Madrid. He has allowed 0.88 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 260-87-70. Courtois has totaled 181 shutouts while defending 1,355 shots attempted against him in 37,586 mins throughout his career.

Jorge de Frutos is one member of the squad who can be a force on the pitch for Rayo Vallecano. The midfielder born in Spain has earned 15 goals scored in 10,661 minutes played. Frutos has started 113 contests in his career and accounts for 0.12 goals per 90 minutes. He has accounted for 24 assists while accumulating 54 points so far in his career.

Real Madrid has a playmaker in Kylian Mbappe, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He averages 0.91 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 306 outings in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from France has been on the pitch for 27,583 minutes while earning 284 goals. He has earned 677 pts thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 109 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rayo Vallecano (-196)

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