Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad Prediction, 5/1/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/26/2022

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Game: Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Rayo Vallecano (+185) Real Sociedad (+132)

Estadio de Vallecas is the site where Radamel Falcao and Rayo Vallecano (11-7-15, 11th in La Liga) will take on Real Sociedad (15-10-8, 6th in La Liga) on Sunday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Stole Dimitrievski for Rayo Vallecano and Alejandro Remiro for Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad are priced at +132 while the Red Sashes are at +185. The total opens at 3.

Rayo Vallecano took the field against Barcelona in their last matchup and went home with a win by a final score of 1-0. Rayo Vallecano attempted 13 dribbles in this contest and completed 6 of the dribbles for a rate of 46.2%. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 85.2% passes received rate by completing 207 out of their 243 passing targets in their last game.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Rayo Vallecano finished the game at a 25.0% rate by putting 1 shot on target of 4 shots. Rayo Vallecano sports an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (33 goals in total) and are sitting with 27 assists in all competitions for the year.

Radamel Falcao is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Rayo Vallecano. Falcao has been a starter in 252 contests during his pro soccer career while he scores 0.76 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Columbia has earned 187 goals in 22,269 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 24 assists while accumulating 46 yellow cards so far in his career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Oscar Trejo, the forward representing Argentina. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 53 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 62 total goals. Trejo has been on the pitch for 32,502 minutes in 379 starting assignments and has been handed 108 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.17 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Rayo Vallecano is Stole Dimitrievski. Dimitrievski (56-43-57 record during his career) has accumulated 44 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 28.2% clean sheet rate. The keeper from North Macedonia has seen 594 shots attempted at him in 156 starts. His GA/90 is 1.2 (184 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 73.7%. Dimitrievski has been on the field for a total of 14,084 minutes and has earned 435 saves so far in his career.

When they last took the field, Real Sociedad took a loss by a final score of 1-0 against Barcelona. Real Sociedad finished the match with a 47.1% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 8 of the 17 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by connecting on 489 out of their 554 passes they attempted earning a rate of 88.3%. Real Sociedad converted 5 shots tried out of 8 shots tried which gave them a 62.5% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 32 goals and 18 assists in all their games, Real Sociedad averages 0.97 goals and 0.55 assists per 90 minutes.

Portu will be someone to watch for Real Sociedad. The forward from Spain has been on the pitch for 21,521 mins while scoring 55 goals. He has accounted for 39 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 30 times. He scores 0.23 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 243 matches so far in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Alexander Isak, the forward representing Sweden. He has tallied 54 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 12 times. Isak has been given 15 yellow cards in 8,809 minutes (102 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his career is 0.55.

Alejandro Remiro will be looking after the goal for Real Sociedad. Remiro has earned 60 clean sheets while seeing 598 shots against him in 15,323 career minutes. He holds a save % of 72.7 and his shutout rate is 35.1%. He has conceded 1.06 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 72-42-56. Thus far in his career, Remiro has conceded 180 goals and has accounted for 431 saves in 171 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Real Sociedad (+132)

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