Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano

DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN (Interstat) — Real Sociedad will host Rayo Vallecano on Saturday at Reale Arena in a global football matchup. Real Sociedad enters with 7 wins, 8 losses and 5 draws across all competitions, while Rayo Vallecano is 4 wins, 5 losses and 4 draws. Rayo Vallecano will be the visiting team. The match is part of the La Liga schedule and one of the fixtures on the global football calendar. The game will take place at Reale Arena in Donostia-San Sebastián.

Rayo Vallecano’s most recent result was a 3-0 home win over Celta Vigo. Before that, Rayo won 3-2 at Recreativo Huelva, lost 3-0 at home to Elche CF Ilicitano, drew 1-1 at Getafe, drew 0-0 with Athletic Bilbao and drew 1-1 at Osasuna. Other recent results include a 2-1 home win over Espanyol, a 4-1 loss at Real Madrid, a 3-2 home win over Real Racing, a 5-2 loss at FC Barcelona and a 1-1 home draw with Alaves.

Alemao is a player to watch for Rayo Vallecano. In recent performances, he played 120 minutes and scored twice with a yellow card at Recreativo Huelva, played 44 minutes against Elche CF Ilicitano and played 10 minutes at Getafe.

Real Sociedad most recently drew 1-1 at home with Lyon. Orri Steinn Oskarsson played 79 minutes and scored in that match, while Jon Gorrotxategi and Jon Aranburu each played 90 minutes. Before the Lyon draw, Real Sociedad lost 2-1 at Athletic Bilbao, beat Levante 2-1 at home and won 6-0 at Lillestrom. Oskarsson played 28 minutes at Athletic Bilbao and 32 minutes with a goal at Lillestrom. He did not play at Royale Union SG.

Real Sociedad’s other recent results include a 5-2 win at Malaga, a 1-1 draw at Royale Union SG, a 3-2 home win over Dep. A Coruna, a 1-0 home loss to Athletic Bilbao, a 5-3 home loss to Real Madrid W, a 3-2 win at Valencia and a 0-0 draw at Badalona W.

After Saturday, Real Sociedad is scheduled to visit Real Racing, host Sevilla, visit Villarreal, host Getafe and visit FC Barcelona in La Liga. Rayo Vallecano is set to host Valencia, visit Betis, host Levante, visit Villarreal, host Malaga, host Club Atletico de Madrid, visit Dep. A Coruna, host Sevilla, visit Elche CF Ilicitano and host Real Madrid in its next La Liga fixtures.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Rayo Vallecano 2, Real Sociedad 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Real Sociedad a 50.4 percent probability to win.