{"id":14978,"date":"2025-03-09T11:25:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T05:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=574258"},"modified":"2025-03-09T11:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T05:55:25","slug":"real-madrid-vs-rayo-vallecano-who-will-win-this-la-liga-clash-check-out-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/real-madrid-vs-rayo-vallecano-who-will-win-this-la-liga-clash-check-out-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano: Who will win this La Liga clash? Check out prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Real Madrid will look to keep their La Liga title hopes alive as they take on Rayo Vallecano this weekend. With Barcelona potentially six points ahead by the time Los Blancos kick off, Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s men must secure all three points against a struggling Rayo side.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match Preview<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Real Madrid come into this fixture riding high after a thrilling 2-1 first-leg win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16. With the return leg at the Metropolitano looming, squad rotation might be on Ancelotti\u2019s mind. However, given Rayo Vallecano\u2019s recent struggles, Madrid remain overwhelming favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Rayo started the season impressively but have lost momentum, failing to win in their last three league matches. Their European dreams have taken a hit, with Real Betis overtaking them for sixth place. Against a team of Madrid\u2019s caliber, they face an uphill battle.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Head-to-Head Record (Last Five Meetings)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Real Madrid:<\/strong> 1 win<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rayo Vallecano:<\/strong> 1 win<\/li>\n<li><strong>Draws:<\/strong> 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite a fairly even recent record, Madrid\u2019s superior quality and depth give them the upper hand.<\/p>\n<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Who Will Win?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Real Madrid\u2019s firepower, combined with Rayo\u2019s recent slump, makes this a favorable fixture for Los Blancos. With Jude Bellingham in sensational form and Kylian Mbappe leading the attack, Madrid should have too much quality for their opponents. While Rayo have the ability to frustrate the giants, their defensive frailties will likely be exposed at the Bernab\u00e9u.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Real Madrid 3-1 Rayo Vallecano<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid will look to keep their La Liga title hopes alive as they take on Rayo Vallecano this weekend\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":36416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}