Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal Prediction, 9/24/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal

Date: Sunday, September 24, 2023

Location: Estadio del Rayo Vallecano in Madrid, Spain

TV: Premier Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Rayo Vallecano (+154) Villarreal (+168)

Rayo Vallecano (3-0-2) are welcoming Villarreal (2-0-3) at Estadio del Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Villarreal are priced at +168 while Rayo Vallecano are priced +154. The total is 2.5. The expected starting goalies will be Stole Dimitrievski for Rayo Vallecano and Filip Jorgensen for Villarreal.

Rayo Vallecano has tallied 20 SVs and hold a save rate of 71.4 this year. This team's differential on goals is currently at -2 by means of 6 goals scored as well as 8 goals given up. So far this season, the club is sitting with an average of 1.80 points per contest (9 points) and have a rank of 17th in the league with 3 assists. The Red Sashes have a ranking of 3rd in relation to xG with 8.9, and their xGA are coming in at 7.7. Rayo Vallecano has tallied 15 yellow cards on the season. The Red Sashes have surrendered 8 goals while allowing 1.60 goals per 90, and their opponents have 28 shots on target against them. They have tallied 3 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 60.0 this season.

Villarreal has earned 8 goals and the squad's goals expected for the year is sitting at 5.8. Their goals against per 90 minutes is at 2.00 in addition to 18 saves, and they have 1 clean sheet. This year, Villarreal CF has a save rate of 67.9 (28 shots on target against), and they also rank 14th in La Liga with 6 points. Villarreal is ranked 15th when it comes to goals against with 10, and the team's goal difference is -2. Villarreal CF has amassed a clean sheet percentage of 20.0 on the season as well as 14 yellow cards. The Submarino Amarillos have an average of 1.2 pts per fixture while accumulating 6 assists and 1 red card.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Rayo Vallecano will be Stole Dimitrievski. Dimitrievski has played for 18,218 minutes and has tallied 561 saves so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.23 (249 total goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of 73.1. The goalie from North Macedonia has faced 806 shots attempted at him in 202 career starting assignments. Dimitrievski (72-55-75 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 57 clean sheets, which has earned him a 28.2% clean sheet rate.

Filip Jorgensen is expected to look after the net for Villarreal. He has allowed 1.33 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 6-4-8. Jorgensen has accumulated 5 clean sheets while he has seen 74 shots attempted against him in 1,620 career minutes. In his career, Jorgensen has allowed 24 goals and has accumulated 50 stops in 18 starts. He holds a save % of 70.3 and his shutout rate is currently 27.8%.

Raul de Tomas is a member of the side who can be a force in the game for Rayo Vallecano. He has totaled 17 assists while accumulating 47 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Spain has 113 goals in 18,341 mins. Tomas has had a starting assignment in 208 contests during his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.55 goals per 90 mins.

Villarreal has an attacker in Alex Baena, who has been known to frustrate defenses. The forward hailing from Spain has totaled 5,288 professional minutes while scoring 12 goals. He currently averages 0.20 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 61 games so far in his career. He has accumulated 31 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 11 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rayo Vallecano (+154)

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