Rayo Vallecano – Elche: a dogfight for survival in Vallecas 
Vallecas gets the weekend in Spain under way. Rayo Vallecano host Elche on Friday night. The table leaves both sides needing a win if they want to stay up. The home side have a slim three-point edge over their rivals. The visitors are hovering just above the direct drop zone. The points at stake here could be huge at the bottom of the table.
Inigo Perez’s side have made Vallecas a tough place to go 
Inigo Perez is in charge of the Madrid squad. They sit 14th in the table. Their last league win came against Oviedo in early March. Barcelona beat Rayo just before the international break. The club now has a tasty continental quarter-final to prepare for against AEK Athens. Their home record has been stubborn. Vallecas has seen only two defeats this season. Rayo also hold the national record for draws on home turf.
Eder Sarabia’s team have scraped themselves back into life at the last possible moment 
Eder Sarabia is the man steering the visitors. They grabbed their first win of the calendar year against Mallorca. That result lifted the club out of the relegation places by a single point. Their away numbers are almost non-existent. They still haven’t won on the road this season. History, though, is heavily on the visitors’ side. The records show 28 Elche wins against Rayo in 46 meetings.
Likely line-ups
Rayo Vallecano : Batalla ; Ratiu, Lejeune, Felipe, Chavarria ; Valentin, Lopez ; Akhomach, Palazon, A Garcia ; De Frutos
Elche : Dituro ; Petrot, Affengruber, Bigas ; Morente, Villar, Febas, Aguado, Valera ; Mir, Rodriguez
Football Prediction Rayo Vallecano vs Elche
Both teams to score
The need for points will force both sides to go at it from the first whistle. Rayo Vallecano still have their defensive wobble in them, even if the home results have been decent overall.
Elche’s attack picked up a lot of confidence in the last league round. Their desperate hunt for a first away win should leave room to break at pace.
The pressure, plus the way both back lines keep coughing up chances, points to goals at both ends.
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