Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano 4/24/22 LaLiga Soccer Pick, Predictions, and Odds
Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano
April 24, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Over 2.5 -188, Under 2.5 +150
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Barcelona is welcoming Rayo Vallecano to Camp Nou in a postponed game of round 21 in the Spanish LaLiga. Barcelona is back on the winning track, they are getting back to scoring goals, and they have to if they want to stay in second place. Rayo is not a good team, but they are far away from the relegation zone, which was their main goal for this season.
After losing 2 games in a row, one of which was in the Europa League quarterfinals, Barcelona has had a tough game against Real Sociedad, which they have won 0-1. In that game against Cadiz, Barcelona was dominant, but they couldn’t score a goal, and they ended up losing that match. The title is now definitely out of question, but Barcelona needs a few more points to secure their Champions League spot for next season, and I think they will get it. Seeing how much Barcelona has improved makes me happy, but the job is not done here, and they will get even better next season. of the 61 goals Barcelona has scored, Depay has 10 to his name, while Aubameyang has added 9 goals. Dembele has 10 assists. The injury list is now almost gone, and Pedri is the only player on it right now. Barcelona has a few hard games left to play this season, but this season will be without a trophy in their cabinet.
Rayo Vallecano has been struggling massively, they were without a win for 12 games in a row, but they were able to surprise Espanyol on the road a few days ago. Thanks to the solid first half of the season, Rayo was able to secure their LaLiga spot for next season pretty early, and they are now in 14th place with 37 points. Rayo is not scoring a lot, only 33 goals, but they are also not conceding a lot of goals, only 38 so far this season. Guardiola is the leading goalscorer for Rayo with 6 goals, while Falcao has added 5 goals. Trejo has added 8 assists. There are a couple of injuries in Rayo at the moment, but nothing too bad. I don’t expect Rayo to win many points for the rest of this season, but if they can win a few, it will certainly help them to end this season on a positive note.
I think Barcelona will have another dominant performance here, and I think they will get a nice win. Rayo has had some good results this season, but those days are long gone. I’m going with Barcelona here.