The Monday night game in La Liga comes from Galicia where
Deportivo La Coruna are playing host to Rayo Vallecano. Our betting tips suggest
we will see goals at both ends in this one and perhaps a surprise winner.
Both Teams to Score
Rayo Vallecano to Win 2-1
Deportivo have been struggling of late after an excellent
start to the season. They've not won any of their 7 matches since the brief
winter break and they have only 1 win in 11 matches overall. They've slipped to
9th place as a result and could really do with 3 points here to stay in touch
with the top six and potentially European football next term.
They are 10 points better off than opponents Rayo Vallecano who are in the
relegation zone and had to watch on as rival teams including Las Palmas and
Sporting Gijon won at the weekend to leave them in greater danger.
Rayo do come into this game after 2 excellent performances of their own though.
They drew 2-2 at Valencia in their most recent away match and had enough
chances to win the game. They followed that up with their best showing of the
season as they crushed high-flying Celta Vigo 3-0 last weekend with 3 first
half goals so they'll head into this match with real confidence.
That was though a very rare clean sheet for Rayo and their first in 12 league
outings. Both teams had scored in 6 of their 7 previous matches and they play
the same attacking game wherever they go so this should be an open contest.
Rayo have the best goalscoring record in the bottom half but worst defensive
record in the league. They take on a Depor side that has only failed to score
in 1 home league game since last March but has also conceded in 5 of their last
7 at the Riazor. Therefore backing both teams to score at 3/4 looks a decent
punt here.
The Madrid club finished above Deportivo last season by some margin and have enough attacking quality to get themselves out of their current plight. With Depor struggling at the moment consider backing a 2-1 away win.
The Madrid club finished above Deportivo last season by some margin and have enough attacking quality to get themselves out of their current plight. With Depor struggling at the moment consider backing a 2-1 away win.