La Liga Preview: Valladolid Sound relegation Alarm, Eager to Grab Points at Home While Rayo Vallecano Aims to Carry on the Momentum as Visitor

On the morning of October 6, in the 9th round of La Liga, Real Valladolid will face Rayo Vallecano at home. Valladolid has not won in seven consecutive rounds and is currently mired in the relegation zone, striving to grab points or even win to escape from the relegation zone; Rayo Vallecano is also a relegation-threatened team, expecting to continue their good performance so far this season.

In the first 8 rounds, Valladolid achieved a record of 1 win, 2 draws, and 5 losses, ranking second to last in the league table, currently mired in the relegation zone, scoring 4 goals and conceding 17, with both offensive and defensive statistics ranking at the bottom of La Liga. Among the four home games, Valladolid has 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 loss, scoring 2 goals and conceding 2 at home.

In the first 8 rounds, Rayo Vallecano had 2 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses, scoring 9 goals and conceding 8, ranking 9th in the league table. In the previous 4 away games, Rayo Vallecano had 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 loss, scoring 3 goals and conceding 3, ranking 7th in away game performance.

Although Valladolid are playing at home, they are facing a crisis of being short-handed in defense, with Xavi Sanchez and Ozkacha unable to play. Rayo Vallecano also has 2 players who cannot participate in this match, with full-backs Fran Garcia and Javiera both injured.

Apart from the opening round victory, Valladolid have 2 draws and 5 losses in the following 7 rounds, losing their last 2 matches 1-2. In the 4 home games this season, two of them ended in 0-0 draws with opponents, and the last home game was lost 1-2 to Mallorca.

Rayo Vallecano has remained unbeaten in 4 consecutive rounds but only has 1 win and 3 draws, drawing all three recent matches, including two 1-1 draws and one 0-0 draw. After winning the first away game 2-1 against Real Sociedad, Rayo Vallecano has 2 draws and 1 loss in the subsequent 3 away games, drawing 0-0 with Girona in the last away game.

The last time these two teams met was during the 2022-23 season, when Valladolid suffered a double defeat and were relegated. In the last 10 encounters, Valladolid has 2 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses, lagging behind, with the last home win against Rayo Vallecano dating back to the 2016-17 season in the Segunda Division. And in La Liga, the last time Valladolid beat Rayo Vallecano was in the 2012-13 season.

Valladolid, currently mired in the relegation zone, has only one goal in playing at home: to win and jump out of the relegation zone. Rayo Vallecano narrowly escaped relegation last season, and with their good performance so far this season, their goal in this direct relegation battle with Valladolid is self-evident.

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