Get our Villamuriel vs Rayo Vallecano tips for the Copa del Rey tie
Rayo Vallecano are unbeaten in six of their last seven matches
Can the sixth-tier hosts score a massive upset on Tuesday?
Tip: CD Villamuriel v Rayo Vallecano | Odds |
Villamuriel +5 Handicap | @1.83 |
Villamuriel vs Rayo Vallecano Predictions
Rayo Vallecano are impossible to back at such short odds.
Instead, I'm taking a chance on the hosts to cover the +5 handicap on Tuesday.
Villamuriel are unbeaten in 8 of their last 10 home matches
Rayo Vallecano won 13 of their last 16 away matches (Copa del Rey)
Rayo Vallecano failed to score more than 4+ goals in 19 of their last 20 away matches (Copa del Rey)
Head to Head
Villamuriel and Rayo Vallecano will meet for the first time on Tuesday.
Villamuriel Form
Sixth-tier Villamuriel face the biggest game in their history after a morale-boosting 5-0 win against Rayo Abulense on Saturday.
Pablo Lopez's men had lost each of their four previous league fixtures over the past month.
The lower-league hosts secured their place in the second round of the Copa del Rey with a 1-0 win against Aurrera Vitoria earlier this month.
Villamuriel Team News
Pablo Lopez is likely to keep faith with the same XI that routinely dismissed Rayo Abulense last weekend.
The hosts are expected to deploy a 4-4-2 system with Luismi Perez and Alejandro Diez set to lead the attack.
Rayo Vallecano Form
Rayo maintained their solid run of form on Saturday. A hard-fought 1-0 win against Alaves lifted the capital club inside the top half of La Liga. Despite being reduced to ten minutes after just 22 minutes, Iñigo Pérez's men showed plenty of heart to emerge with all three points in Madrid.
Unbeaten in six of their last seven matches (W3, D3, L1), Rayo now find themselves ninth in the division.
Despite recent improvements, Los Franjirrojos continue to struggle on their travels. Rayo failed to win 13 of their last 15 away matches, while they were unable to score in 10 of those contests.
Rayo Vallecano Team News
Head coach Perez is likely to rotate his selection on Tuesday. James Rodriguez and Adri Embarba are among those tipped to earn a recall to the first XI.
Alfonso Espino and Diego Mendez remain sidelined.