Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction, 5/24/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/22/2023

Game: Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Real Madrid (-149) Rayo Vallecano (+380)

Real Madrid (22-5-8) are welcoming Rayo Vallecano (12-10-13) at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday. The Meringues open at -149 while Rayo Vallecano are priced +380. The total is set at 2.5. The expected starting goalkeepers are Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid and Stole Dimitrievski Rayo Vallecano.

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Real Madrid earned 88 SVs and had a SV percentage of 75.8 in the prior season. Their differential on goals sat at 37 by means of 70 goals earned and also 33 goals conceded. Over the course of the prior season, the club held an average of 2.03 pts/match (71 pts) and they also were 1st in La Liga with 53 assists. The Meringues were 1st in the category of xG with 71.7, and their xGA were at 34.7. Real Madrid tallied 65 yellow card warnings over the course of the prior season in addition to 3 red cards. Real Madrid conceded 33 goals while giving up 0.94 goals per 90 min, and the opposition had a total of 120 SoT on them. They accumulated 13 clean sheets, which had them sitting at a % of 37.1 during the previous year.

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Rayo Vallecano had a total of 42 goals and the team's expected goals for the previous season was 40.8. The club's goals against/90 minutes was 1.34 with 93 saves, and they earned 9 clean sheets. Last year, the Red Sashes had a save % of 68.4 (136 shots on target against), and also had a rank of 11th in La Liga with 46 pts. Rayo Vallecano sat at 10th when it comes to goals relinquished having 47, and the squad's goal difference was -5. Rayo Vallecano had a clean sheet percentage of 25.7 last year and 84 yellow cards. The Red Sashes put together an average of 1.3 points per fixture while tallying 26 assists and 6 red cards.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Real Madrid is Thibaut Courtois. Courtois has been on the field for 36,264 minutes and is sitting with 945 stops in his career. His GA/90 is 0.91 (366 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .729. The goalkeeper from Belgium has seen 1,296 shots attempted at him in 405 career starts. Courtois (245-84-73 record in his career) has accumulated 175 shutouts, which has earned him a 43.2% shutout percentage.

Stole Dimitrievski will look after the goal for Rayo Vallecano. So far in his career, Dimitrievski has conceded 199 goals and has tallied 454 saves in 164 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.22 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 57-47-60. He sports a save % of .719 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 27.4%. Dimitrievski has accumulated 45 shutouts while defending 631 shots attempted against him in 14,732 minutes throughout his career.

Karim Benzema is a member of the squad who could help decide the outcome for Real Madrid. He has totaled 107 assists while tallying 12 yellow card warnings in his career. The forward hailing from France has earned 252 goals in 36,239 minutes. Benzema has had a starting assignment in 423 contests so far in his pro soccer career and has 0.63 G/90.

Rayo Vallecano features a game changer in Raul de Tomas, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He has totaled 37 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times. The forward from Spain has been on the pitch for 15,107 mins while earning 94 goals. He averages 0.56 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 171 games so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rayo Vallecano (+380)

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