Real Sociedad
- Real Sociedad have failed to carry their Copa del Rey 3-1 home win over Rayo Vallecano into their LaLiga campaigns and both sides head into Sunday’s meeting level on 5 points after 7 games, with the hosts in 18th and Rayo in 16th.
- His side use a 4-3-3 or 4-1-4-1 base with high-press intensity and they prefer to take control and build their attacks with the ball, playing it vertical to create overloads and open up space, which is a key factor for our Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano prediction.
Rayo Vallecano
- Rayo Vallecano are on a 5-match winless streak in LaLiga, with 2 draws and 3 defeats.
- The visitors, meanwhile, play a similar system with Inigo Perez at the helm, but they’re more compact and play with 4-4-2/4-2-3-1 personnel, which is something to consider for this Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano betting tips.
- Rayo have a poor away record in LaLiga (W1, L3), averaging 1.25 goals for and 1.75 goals against.
- Rayo will also press high and are more likely to try to force turnovers and then look to hit the opposition quickly and directly with fullbacks and wide forwards pushing forward.
Head-to-Head
It’s been 1 win each and a draw in the three most recent head-to-head meetings.
Key Players
- Mikel Oyarzabal remains Sociedad’s main goal threat with 2 of their 4 goals in the previous 5 matches, and he is their top LaLiga scorer with 2 this term.
- Rayo’s Alvaro Garcia has been in a hot streak with 3 goals in his last 5 games, but only 2 in LaLiga.
Betting Insights
- The odds of 2.05 for Sociedad look too short here given the way both clubs have started the season, especially when analyzing the latest Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano betting tips.
- Rayo are winless in their last 5 LaLiga outings, with 2 draws and 3 defeats, while Real Sociedad have won just 1 of their past 5 games, losing the other 4.
- The last 5 LaLiga meetings between these clubs at this venue have seen an average of 1.3 goals for Sociedad and 1.0 for the away side, so Under 2.5 goals at 1.68 looks a good way to play this contest.
Prediction
It’s been 1 win each and a draw in the three most recent head-to-head meetings, so we are going to go with a 1-1 result as our correct score prediction.
