Real Betis are unbeaten against Rayo in Spain's top flight since April 2014 and recorded a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture between the two sides this term back in January.
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Real Betis will be aiming to close the gap on fifth-placed Villarreal to two points when they host Rayo Vallecano in a La Liga fixture at Benito Villamarin on Monday night. The hosts are currently occupying sixth spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having taken 52 points from 33 games, just four points clear of seventh-placed Girona, who have played a game more. The visitors, meanwhile, occupy the 11th position, just two points shy of the European position in the La Liga Santander. Both sides are heading into the match on the back victories almost ten days ago, with the hosts edging past Athletic Bilbao 1-0, while Rayo got the better of Real Valladolid 2-1.Â
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— Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) May 14, 2023
Top four is almost certainly beyond Real Betis at this stage of the campaign, with the Greens currently trailing fourth-placed Real Sociedad by ten points, but they are in strong position to secure a Europa League qualification. Finishing fifth would see them earn a spot in group stages of the Europa League next season, while the team in seventh will go into the Europa Conference League playoff round. Betis secured their 15th league-win of the season against Athletic Bilbao last time out thanks to Willian Jose’s lone goal inside the opening six minutes. The result ended their three game winless streak. Meanwhile, Pellegrini’s side have been relatively strong at home, picking up 28 points from a possible 48 so far.
Rayo, on the other hand, have a golden opportunity to climb to the top seven on Monday as they are trailing the seventh-placed Girona by only two points, with a game a game in hand. Los Franjirrojos have never finished higher than eighth in Spain’s top flight, so they are chasing history this season. Andani Iraola’s side are heading into the match on the back of three wins from their last five outings. Last time out, Franjirrojos recorded their 12th top flight victory of the season against Valladolid courtesy of second-half efforts from Raul de Tomas and Sergio Camello. Meanwhile, Rayo are winless in their last six away games in the La Liga, while they have collected just 17 points from a possible 48 on the road.
Real Betis are unbeaten against Rayo in Spain’s top flight since April 2014 and recorded a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture between the two sides this term back in January. The Greens secured their 18th win against the Red Stripes at Camp de Futbol de Vallecas courtesy of Ivan Balliu’s own goal and Luiz Henrique’s winner either side of Sergio Camello’s equaliser. Meanwhile, Rayo have prevailed 11 times in 40 encounters against Betis across all competitions and 11 meetings have ended in draws.
| Key Details | Stats |
| Total matches | 40 |
| Real Betis won | 18 |
| Rayo Vallecano won | 11 |
| Draws | 11 |
| Total Real Betis goals | 64 |
| Total Rayo Vallecano goals | 52 |
| Biggest Real Betis win | 4-0 (2010) |
| Biggest Ray Vallecano win | 3-0 (2013) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Betis beat Rayo Vallecano | 1-2 |
| Betis draw Rayo Vallecano | 1-1 |
| Betis beat Rayo Vallecano | 1-2 |
| Rayo Vallecano draw Betis | 1-1 |
| Betis beat Rayo vallecano | 3-2 |
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