Match Pack: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club (LaLiga MD38)
Match Pack: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club (LaLiga MD38)
Athletic will be looking to end the season a high not with a victory over Rayo Vallecano at Vallecas
The end of the road has come. Athletic Club wrap us a historic campaign with an away visit to Vallecas. Even though fifth place is now guaranteed, Ernesto Valverde's Lions will be hoping to give Athleticzales one final gift.
Match Info
Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club
Vallecas, Madrid
LaLiga EA Sports 23/24 (Matchday 38)
Saturday May 25, 18:30 CEST
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Team News
Valverde named a 23-man squad for the clash in Madrid
Oihan Sancet, Gorka Guruzeta, Iñaki Williams and Iker Muniain are unavailable.
Mikel Jauregizar, Hugo Rincon and Aingeru Olabarrieta have been called up from Bilbao Athletic as cover.
Valverde's Comments
Catch up with everything the gaffer had to say at his press conference.
The Opponents
Head coach: Iñigo Pérez
The former Athletic Club player took over from Francisco in February. From 16 matches in charge, Pérez has led Rayo to three wins, eight draws and five losses.
Top goalscorer: Álvaro García
The Andalusian winger for Rayo from Cadiz before the 2018/19 season. This campaign he has found the back of the net six times in 31 appearances so far.
Recent form: LLDWL
It's been a bumpy season for Rayo, who have spent most of 2023/24 around the relegation zone. A recent draw with Valencia plus a win over Granada CF were enough to see the side eventually avoid the drop.
Previous Meetings
Athletic and Rayo have met 41 times in LaLiga dating back to 1977/78. In total the Lions have recorded 22 wins, 10 draws and nine defeats against the Madrid-based outfit.
Fixtures at Vallecas tend to be evenly-matched. From 20 games, Athletic have won seven, drawn seven and lost six.
Athletic's have the upper hand in their recent head-to-head record with Rayo. From our last five visits to Vallecas we have won twice, drawn twice and lost just once.
This season's reverse fixture at San Mames saw the Zurigorri win 4-0. Gorka Guruzeta opened the scoring, before an Alfonso Espino made it 2-0. Iñaki and Nico Williams grabbed a goal a piece before full-time.