Rayo Vallecano vs Atlético Madrid Prediction, 3/19/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/16/2022

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Game: Rayo Vallecano vs Atlético Madrid

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Rayo Vallecano (+298) Atlético Madrid (+108)

Estadio de Vallecas is the site where Oscar Trejo and Rayo Vallecano (9-5-13, 13th in La Liga) will play Atlético Madrid (15-6-7, 4th in La Liga) on Saturday. The expected starting goalies will be Stole Dimitrievski for Rayo Vallecano and Jan Oblak for Atlético Madrid. Atlético Madrid are priced at +108 while the Red Sashes are at +298. The O/U has been set at 2.25.

Rayo Vallecano stepped onto the pitch against Sevilla in their most recent match and finished with a draw by a score of 1-1. Rayo Vallecano attempted 12 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 6 of the tries for a rate of 50.0%. In sharing the ball, they ended up with a 85.8% passes received rate by connecting on 259 out of their 302 pass targets last game.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Rayo Vallecano ended this match at a 20.0% clip by landing 2 shots on target of 10 shots. Rayo Vallecano sports an average of 1.04 g/90 (28 goals in total) and have earned 22 assists in all matches this year.

Oscar Trejo is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Rayo Vallecano. Trejo has started 376 outings in his career and he tallies 0.17 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Argentina has accumulated 62 goals scored in 32,235 professional minutes. He has accounted for 53 assists while earning 105 yellow card warnings thus far in his career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Radamel Falcao, the forward born in Columbia. Falcao has been on the pitch for 22,269 mins in 252 career starts and has earned himself 46 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 24 times during his career while scoring 187 goals. He sports an average of 0.76 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The man defending the goal for Rayo Vallecano will be Stole Dimitrievski. Dimitrievski (54-41-55 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 42 shutouts, which leaves him with a 28.0% shutout rate. The goalkeeper from North Macedonia has seen 572 shots tried against him in 150 career starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.2 (179 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 73.4%. Dimitrievski has seen the pitch for a total of 13,544 minutes and has accumulated 417 saves in his career.

For their last game, Atlético Madrid went home victorious with a score of 2-1 against Cadiz. Atlético Madrid earned a 37.5% successful dribble rate by completing 3 of the 8 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by converting 325 out of their 379 passing attempts for a percentage of 85.8%. Atlético Madrid converted 5 shots tried out of their 6 shots tried giving them a 83.3% rate in their last outing. Having a total of 50 goals and 36 assists in all matches, Atlético Madrid has an average of 1.79 goals and 1.29 assists per 90 minutes.

Antoine Griezmann should be someone to watch for Atlético Madrid. He currently averages 0.43 G/90 and has been a starter in 402 games during his career. The forward born in France has accumulated 34,224 mins while scoring 165 goals. He has accumulated 64 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 59 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Luis Suarez, the forward representing Uruguay. Suarez has been handed a total of 100 yellow cards in 41,066 mins played (464 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.74. He has collected 336 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 147 different times.

Jan Oblak is expected to look after the net for Atlético Madrid. So far in his pro soccer career, Oblak has allowed 256 goals and has totaled 748 saves in 316 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.81 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 180-75-60. He is the owner of a save % of 75.7 and his shutout rate is currently at 48.1%. Oblak has accumulated 152 clean sheets and has defended 980 shots tried against him in 28,347 career minutes.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rayo Vallecano (+298)

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