La Liga
Rayo Vallecano does not give in easily when playing at home, especially against the giants. Barcelona knows this as well. Rayo has only lost one of their last four home matches against Barca. They started the campaign with a 3:1 victory away at Girona, but then narrowly lost 0:1 away to Athletic Bilbao. On Thursday, they had a home match in Europe, convincingly won 4:0 against Neman.
Barcelona has won their last 9 away matches in La LigaThis will be Barcelona's third consecutive away match this season. So far, they have won both of their away games. Against Mallorca, it was easy with a 3:0 win, but then they faced unexpected difficulties against Levante. Defensive lapses were evident, but they managed to come back from 0:2 to 3:2, with the winning goal being an own goal that came in injury time. In the end, however, this was Barcelona's ninth consecutive away win in La Liga.
Prediction: both teams to score, +1.5 AH for RayoI expect Rayo Vallecano to put up a fight in this match. Barcelona showed defensive weaknesses against Levante and clearly is still adjusting defensively with some of the new additions to the squad. So I wouldn't be surprised if they concede a goal against Rayo as well. Still, it’s unlikely they will miss the chance to score at least one themselves.
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