Atlético Madrid continues to hold their top-four La Liga position, securing a routine 2-0 victory over Valencia. With challengers closely trailing, Diego Simeone's squad aims to maintain their form, entering an inter-city derby against Rayo Vallecano with a four-game winning streak, having not conceded in the last three matches.

In a previous encounter with Vallecano after a run of three consecutive shutouts, Atlético secured a 2-1 victory, a result they seek to replicate as they aim to extend their unbeaten record to 12 home games (W10, D1). The only team to take points from Atleti at the Metropolitano Stadium this season was another Madrid rival, Getafe. Nevertheless, Atletico has dominated nine of the last ten home head-to-head matchups with Rayo Vallecano (D1).

Rayo Vallecano has struggled in recent encounters, with Getafe being the only team they've defeated in their last 11 league outings (D5, L5). Despite draws in this period, they find themselves in mid-table instead of being in a relegation battle. The upcoming fixture against Atlético Madrid poses challenges for visiting coach Francisco Rodríguez, who has lost five of his six meetings with Diego Simeone (W1), with his team conceding 13 unanswered goals in the last four encounters.

Rayo Vallecano has shown strength as travelers this season, securing four of their five league wins and two-thirds of their overall points on the road (W4, D4, L3). Surprisingly, their away record is stronger than their high-flying hosts. Vallecano has also avoided defeat in 64% of their league games as underdogs this season (W3, D6, L5), a percentage surpassed by only three teams in the league.

Key players in this clash include Álvaro Morata, who has showcased goal-scoring prowess with five of his 13 appearances resulting in at least two goals. I expect the Spaniard to net at least one goal in this clash and help Atletico beat the handicap!

马德里航空公司继续保持他们在西甲联赛前四的位置，以例行的2:0战胜瓦伦西亚。在竞争对手紧随其后的情况下，迭戈·西蒙尼的球队希望保持他们的状态，带着最近三场比赛没有失球的四连胜进入对巴列卡诺的德比。

在之前与巴列卡诺的比赛中，在连续三场被淘汰之后，亚特兰蒂斯取得了2-1的胜利，他们试图复制这样的结果，因为他们的目标是将他们的不败纪录延长到12个主场(W10, D1)。本赛季唯一一支在大都会球场从马竞那里拿到积分的球队是另一支马德里的对手赫塔菲。尽管如此，马竞在过去10场主场与巴列卡诺的交锋中占据了9场的优势。

巴列卡诺在最近的比赛中表现不佳，赫塔菲是他们最近11次联赛中唯一击败的球队(5胜5负)。尽管在这段时间里平局，但他们发现自己处于中游，而不是在保级战中。即将到来的与马德里的比赛对客队教练弗朗西斯科Rodríguez来说是一个挑战，他在与迭戈西蒙尼(W1)的六次交锋中输掉了五次，他的球队在过去的四次交锋中丢了13个球。

本赛季，巴列卡诺作为客场球队展现出了强大的实力，他们在联赛中取得了5场胜利中的4场，并在客场获得了三分之二的积分(W4、D4、L3)。令人惊讶的是，他们的客场战绩要比雄心勃勃的东道主强。本赛季，巴列卡诺在64%的联赛中以劣势(W3, D6, L5)避免了失败，这一比例在联赛中只有三支球队超过。

这场比赛的关键球员包括Álvaro莫拉塔，他在13次出场中有5次至少打进2球，展示了他的进球能力。我希望西班牙人能在这场比赛中至少打进一球，帮助马竞战胜障碍!