On Sunday evening, former Spanish champions Barcelona will look to seal the runners-up spot in La Liga as they welcome Rayo Vallecano to the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in gameweek 37 of the Spanish top-flight.
Barcelona looking to extend their winning run in La LigaThe Catalan giants are in second place in the table, four points clear of third-place Girona. Another victory would see the Blaugrana finish second place in La Liga.
Xavi Hernandez’s team, Barcelona, has been on a winning streak, recording back-to-back 2-0 wins over Real Sociedad and Almeria.
Their last outing saw Barcelona maintain their prolific recent scoring form, as they have scored at least two goals in their previous five La Liga games.
Barcelona has been in strong home form in the Spanish top flight, recording five straight victories on home soil.
The Blaugrana built their strong recent home form on strong defensive displays. They have kept clean sheets in four of their last five home matches.
Rayo Vallecano are all but safe from the dropThe visitors have picked up four points from their last two games in La Liga. However, a 2-1 home win over Granada last time out ended a three-game winless run.
Rayo are in 15th place in the table, six points clear of the relegation zone. It would now take several unusual results for the visitors to be relegated to the Segunda.
Inigo Perez’s team have been poor travellers in La Liga, failing to win in their last eight matches on home soil in the Spanish top-flight.
Rayo’s main issue on their travels in La Liga has been scoring goals, as they have failed to score in five away matches.
What am I backing?Despite surrendering their La Liga crown, Barcelona looks to have built some positive momentum lately. The bet I am backing is the home victory.
