Athletic Bilbao - Rayo Vallecano betting tips and odds

A quick look at the betting odds with some of the biggest bookmakers online is enough to tell you who the favourites are. Priced at 1.66, a home win seems the obvious choice. An upset is not quite impossible, mind you, which adds a small degree of risk but is ultimately food increasing profits.

If betting odds are anything to go on – and they are - Rayo Vallecano will likely get overrun by their opponents with little hope of winning. Considering how one-sided this matchup is, they may want to cut their losses and focus their energy elsewhere.

It’s fair to say Athletic Bilbao demonstrated their character in the last La Liga clash. They held it level at the break and after the full 90 minutes against a tough rival and managed to record an important draw (Girona).

Rayo Vallecano are coming off of a 1:1 draw in their most recent home game against Barcelona. That said, the inconclusive finish sounds a lot better if you consider that the odds of them winning were at a staggering 1.70, yet they managed to lead the proceedings until the second half.

The biggest issue the hosts have is a lacklustre backline. They’re currently on a bit of a trend of conceding a lot of goals – over 5 across their 3 previous matches, to be exact.

Rayo Vallecano’s away matches are consistently slow in terms of goals scored. The previous two matches, for instance, featured less than 2.

Dani García, Yeray, Yuri will all have to sit this one out due to injuries, leaving the home team’s lineup in a weakened state. They still have an advantage according to betting prices, but it may not be as notable as it would have been otherwise.

Though the odds are against the visitors, at least they’ll be in a position to put up as much of a fight as possible. All of their lineup is accounted for in this match, with no issues from suspensions or injuries.

The risks involved in backing a BTTS bet for this match are minimal. Both Team from Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano have a history of confirming the market so the 1 odds offered at 10Bet is too good to pass up.