The 2022-23 edition of La Liga is back in action with another round of matches this week as Rayo Vallecano lock horns with Villarreal in an important clash at the Estadio el Madrigal on Monday.

Rayo Vallecano will head into this game following a 2-0 thrashing at the hands of Real Sociedad. That result is reflective of the season that they have had so far, which has been plagued with inconsistencies. In their last 5 games, they have suffered 2 defeats and have failed to win on two occasions. What a terrible run of performances. They sit in 9th position with only 26 points to show for their efforts and things are not looking too good for them. At the defense, Rayo Vallecano have been shaky as well, as they have shipped away 22 goals this season, in just 18 games. Going into this game, they will not be too confident of taking anything from this game.

Villarreal on the other hand will head into this game following an impressive run of performances which has seen them rise up the ranks to 5th position with 31 points to show for their efforts. Their brilliant performances has seen them remain unbeaten in their last 5 games, with 4 wins and one draw. On the attack, Villarreal have been fairly decent, while at the defense, they have been solid as well, having conceded just 13 goals all season. This defensive rigidity has seen Villarreal as the second best defense in the league and only league leaders, Barcelona, have conceded fewer.

Looking at the records have shown that Villarreal have the clear advantage in this game. Villarreal have an impressive record against Rayo Vallecano and have won 13 out of the 19 matches played against them. Looking at a more recent record have revealed that Villarreal are currently on a 4 game winning streak against Rayo Vallecano and also on a 5 game unbeaten run, scoring an impressive total of 14 goals in that time period. Additionally, Villarreal are unbeaten in their last four matches played on Mondays in La Liga and have kept clean sheets in all these games. We are backing Villarreal here as we expect them to completely dominate this game and take all three points by the end of this match.