Rayo Vallecano - Athletic Bilbao betting tips and odds

Rayo Vallecano have a big mountain to climb. The task ahead is difficult but not impossible but with 3.00 slapped on home win in this match, this one is for the risk-takers.

The visitors are fully aware of the challenge that lies ahead. A win against Rayo Vallecano on their home field would be a significant achievement, and it is never an easy task.

Losing is never easy, especially when you have everything working against you beforehand. Rayo Vallecano’s last La Liga game saw them as $ODDS_AWAY_WIN_LAST ROUND underdogs and seeing them stick to a first-half draw already seemed surprising. They failed to keep up the pace after the break, however, losing the game in the end. Still, it was a narrow loss and that one-goal margin (HOME_LAST_ROUND_AWAY) is not something to moan too long about.

Having fallen behind in the first half, Athletic Bilbao never managed to recover and ended up losing their previous La Liga home match on a slim goal-margin 2:3.

Whether they’re playing home or away, Rayo Vallecano games are rarely as exciting as fans might want them to be. Thheir previous five outings all had less than 3 goals at the 90-minute mark.

Team from Bilbao may need more consistency in their defense if they want to get anywhere. They have more than 5 conceded goals over their 3 most recent home games, for instance.

Team from Bilbao were the winners in the first match these two squads played, which happened earlier in the season. It was a rather narrow victory, but they’re still expected to triumph this Sunday despite playing as the away team.

And Under 2.5 Goals is the perfect wager for this fixture. A quick glance at these teams’ statistics will tell you all you need to know about their concession rates, which is why it’s a fairly safe bet, generally priced at around 1.62.