Game: Valladolid vs Rayo Vallecano

Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024

Location: Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla in Valladolid, Spain

TV: First class sport

The Red Sashes (2-4-2) travel to Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the White and Violets (1-2-5). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Karl Jakob Hein for Valladolid and Augusto Batalla for Rayo Vallecano.

Valladolid has won 30 SVs and achieved a SV percentage of 63.0 this season. Their goal difference is -13 with 4 goals scored and 17 conceded. So far this season, this squad has averaged 0.63 points per game (5 points) and is also 19th in the league with 4 assists. The White and Violets rank 18th when it comes to expected goals at 6.2 and their xGA is 15.2. Valladolid has received 23 yellow cards and 1 red card this season. Real Valladolid have conceded 17 goals, conceding 2.12 goals per 90 minutes, and their opponents have had 46 shots on goal against them. They have kept three clean sheets, a rate of 37.5 this season.

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The Red Sashes averaged 1.3 points per game while tallying 8 assists. The Red Sashes have posted a 25.0 shutout percentage and 20 yellow cards this year. Rayo Vallecano ranks 7th when it comes to goals while having 8, and the team’s goal difference is 1. For the year, the Red Sashes have a save percentage of 65.2 (23 SoTA) and are ranked in La Liga ranked 11th with 10 pts. The team’s goals conceded per 90 minutes is 1.00 with 15 saves and they have conceded 2 goals. Rayo Vallecano have scored a total of 9 goals and this squad’s expected goal percentage so far this season is 7.7.

The man tasked with protecting the net for Valladolid will be Karl Jakob Hein. Hein (3-3-7 mark in his career) has recorded 4 shutouts, giving him a clean sheet percentage of 30.8%. The goalkeeper from Estonia has seen 71 shot attempts in 13 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.92 (25 goals given in total) and his save percentage is 64.8. Hein defended goal for 1,170 minutes and made 49 saves in his professional soccer career.

Augusto Batalla will be in net for Rayo Vallecano. Batalla has amassed 71 shutouts in 16,295 minutes in his career, stopping 654 shots aimed at him. He has a save percentage of 74.0 and his goals against percentage is currently 39.0%. He has conceded 1.02 goals per 90 minutes and has a mark of 69-62-51. In his career, Batalla has conceded 184 goals and made 480 appearances in 182 starts.

Raul Moro is one of the players who can be a force for Valladolid. The Spanish-born striker has scored 5 goals in 3,163 professional minutes. Moro started 32 games in his career and scored 0.14 goals per 90 minutes. He has received a total of 6 assists and 7 yellow cards throughout his career.

Rayo Vallecano has a crucial factor in Raul de Tomas that the defenders will be preparing for in this game. He has earned 50 yellow card warnings in his professional football career and assisted a teammate on a goal 18 times. The Spanish-born striker played 19,458 professional minutes and scored 114 goals. He averages 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has started 221 games in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn’s pick: Take Valladolid

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