Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo Prediction, 11/1/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/29/2021

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Game: Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo

Date: Monday, November 1, 2021

Location: Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Rayo Vallecano (+167) Celta Vigo (+166)

Iago Aspas and Celta de Vigo (3-1-7, 14th in La Liga) head to Estadio de Vallecas on Monday where they'll meet Rayo Vallecano (6-1-4, 5th in La Liga). The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Stole Dimitrievski for Rayo Vallecano and Matias Dituro for Celta de Vigo. Celta de Vigo are priced at +166 while the Red Sashes are at +167. The total has been set at 2.25.

Rayo Vallecano faced off with Barcelona in their most recent game and earned the victory with a final of 1-0. When discussing the passing game, they finished with a 74.6% passes received percentage by connecting on 211 of the 283 targeted passes in their last outing. Rayo Vallecano tried 19 dribbles in this contest and converted 14 of those dribbles for a rate of 73.7%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Rayo Vallecano finished the game at a 30.8% rate by landing 4 shots on target of 13 shots. Rayo Vallecano averages 1.64 goals per 90 (18 goals in total) and have accounted for 14 assists In all contests for the year.

Andres Martin is a guy who should impact this matchup for Rayo Vallecano. He has 10 assists while earning 9 yellow cards in his career. Martin has started 52 games during his pro soccer career and scores 0.21 goals per 90. The forward who is from Spain has earned 12 goals in 5,064 minutes.

Someone else who should impact this match is Oscar Trejo, the forward hailing from Argentina. Trejo has 31,262 mins in 366 career starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 100 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 50 times during his career while scoring 61 total goals. He currently averages 0.18 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Rayo Vallecano is Stole Dimitrievski. Dimitrievski (51-38-51 record during his career) has tallied 39 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 27.9% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from North Macedonia has seen 533 shots tried against him in 140 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.2 (167 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is 73.4%. Dimitrievski has played for a total of 12,644 minutes and has tallied 388 stops in his pro soccer career.

In their last game, Celta Vigo went home defeated by a final of 2-0 against Real Sociedad. They wrapped up this outing by completing 473 out of their 546 attempted passes for a percentage of 86.6%. Celta Vigo had a 43.8% successful dribble rate by completing 7 of the 16 dribbles they tried. Celta Vigo landed 6 shots attempted out of their 15 shots attempted giving them a 40.0% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 10 goals and 7 assists in all matches, Celta Vigo has an average of 0.91 goals and 0.64 assists per 90 min.

Iago Aspas will need to provide a lift for Celta Vigo. He scores 0.54 goals per 90 minutes and has started 276 games during his career. The forward representing Spain has totaled 24,287 mins while earning 147 goals. He has totaled 72 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 51 times. You should also keep an eye on Brais Mendez, the midfielder who is from Spain. Mendez has been handed 21 yellow cards in 8,276 minutes played (94 career starts). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.18. He has accumulated 17 goals thus far in his career while assisting on a goal 12 different times.

Matias Dituro will reside in front of the goal for Celta Vigo. Dituro has 65 clean sheets and has defended 329 shots tried against him in 16,589 mins throughout his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of 77.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 35.1%. He has allowed 0.89 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 95-46-44. So far in his career, Dituro has conceded 90 goals while tallying 257 saves in 185 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Celta Vigo (+166)

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