Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on December 22nd, 2024

Real Betis and Rayo Vallecano are scheduled to play against each other on December 22nd, 2024, Sunday at 20:00h (UTC), in a La Liga match to be held in Spain, check the Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano will occur

The game will be played in the great Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium, in the city of Sevilla, with a capacity for 60721 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the La Liga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.6 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.64 goals per game of the last championship.

Real Betis last match

The last match ended in a win for the Real Betis team. On that occasion they met Villarreal for the La Liga, and the match ended 1-2. Coach M. Pellegrini's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 3.70, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

With 1 goal scored in the game, the man of the match was Vitor Roque. In addition to the goals scored, he performed very well in general, helping Real Betis come out with a positive result.

Rayo Vallecano last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Rayo Vallecano, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Villarreal team with a final score of 1-1.

This draw (odd 3.70) can be considered a good result, especially considering that the other team was the big favorite.

Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano h2h

Rayo Vallecano was in 17th place in the La Liga while Real Betis was in 7th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Rayo Vallecano team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Real Betis used in the match.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 17-03-2024, in a match of the 2023/2024 season of the La Liga, and the match ended with a 2-0 win for Rayo Vallecano.

Real Betis

La Liga leaderboard now

Considering the home team Real Betis, standing in 9th place with 24 points in the La Liga competition in Spain. Their performance statistics have been such as 6 wins, 5 losses and, 6 draws.

The team, has a slight disadvantage of 1 point against Osasuna team who occupies position 8 in the 18th round.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Spain La Liga without high aspirations or fears of ending up in the relegation zone, the Real Betis will try to benefit of the home factor to get a win.

Real Betis analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Real Betis: at the end of the round 17 it registers 20 goals scored against 21 taken by its goalkeeper.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won twice away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 4 wins against 1 loss, and 3 draws.

While Rayo Vallecano has only managed to convert 19 of their 1551 attacks into goals, Real Betis has been much more successful with 1612 attacks and 20 goals.

Best goalscorer from Real Betis

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Giovani Lo Celso has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Real Betis with 7 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Rayo Vallecano

La Liga leaderboard now

Rayo Vallecano arrives in this game with 21 points, and in 12th place in the La Liga, having won 5 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 6 draws.

Which means that Celta de Vigo team, at position 13, is in close pursuit of the team, that has the same score number, in the 18th round.

Rayo Vallecano analysis

Rayo Vallecano shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 19 made and 20 conceded after 17 rounds of the league.

Best goalscorer from Rayo Vallecano

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Unai López has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Rayo Vallecano with 3 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Real Betis is Giovani Lo Celso, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Rayo Vallecano is Unai López, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Taking into consideration that Rayo Vallecano scores an average of 0.78 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.02 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Real Betis has an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game over the 17 rounds, while Rayo Vallecano has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.59 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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