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**Rayo's injury crisis meets Espanyol's hot streak** — this is the kind of mid-table scrap where absences matter, and Vallecano are running on fumes. 📉
Rayo have been battered lately (three losses in five, including heavy defeats to Madrid and Barça), while Espanyol are riding a two-win stretch and looking sharp on the road. The away side's got momentum; Vallecano's got a crowded medical room.
Key storylines:
- **Rayo Vallecano** are without five players including de Frutos and Palazón — depth will be tested hard
- **Espanyol's defensive shape** (Hilali, Hinojo, Núñez holding) has looked solid in recent wins
- **S. Camello** and **Á. García** need to spark something for Vallecano in attack or this gets ugly fast
Expected lineups:
- **Rayo Vallecano**: D. Cárdenas, A. Pedrosa, F. Lejeune, P. I. Ciss, A. Rațiu, U. López, Ó. Valentín, Á. García, P. Díaz, Alemão, S. Camello
- **Espanyol**: M. Dmitrović, O. E. Hilali, R. Hinojo, U. Núñez, C. Riedel, E. Expósito, T. Dolan, R. Fernández, J. Hernández, M. Fernández, B. Zaragoza
Prediction:
**Espanyol 2–1 Rayo Vallecano**
Espanyol's form and Vallecano's personnel problems give the visitors a slight edge on the road. 🎯
Nothing reached 80% confidence before kick-off, so we stayed quiet rather than guess. Most matches end up here — that is what keeps the published calls at 86.7%.
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