Granada-Rayo Vallecano is a match from the second day of La Liga and is played Monday at 9:30 pm: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
It started with a predictable defeat at the Civitas Metropolitano against Atletico Madrid the championship of Granada, immediately returned to the top flight after a year spent in the Segunda Division. The Andalusians, led by Paco Lopez, lost 3-1 but the final result masks, so to speak, a not entirely negative performance.
If the score remained in the balance even until the eighth minute of recovery, when a goal by Marcos Llorente wrote the end word on the match, it is thanks to the grim test of Granada, capable of making the men of “Cholo” Simeone more than a little bit uneasy. Among the best on the field, not only for the momentary goal of 1-1, the young center forward Samuel Omorodion: the class of ’04 has really impressed, to the point of convincing the same Atletico Madrid to shell out the six million of the clause and to bring him in no time in the Iberian capital. Granada, therefore, which finds itself overnight without its most talented center forward, forced to replace him as soon as possible on the market. Against Rayo Vallecano, in the post-match that closes the second day, Paco Lopez will have to deploy Puertas in the role of second forward alongside Albanian Uzuni. Former Roma player Villar, among the most resourceful in the Metropolitano challenge, should also start from the 1′.
The Madrileños come to the “Nuevo del Los Carmenes” stadium in high spirits: on their debut they won 2-0 at home to Almeria. Decisive were two penalty kicks by Isi Palazon and Nteka that basically closed the file after half an hour.
Isi Palazon
Good first for new franjirrojo coach Francisco Rodriguez, who picked up the heavy legacy of predecessor Iraola, now coach of Bournemouth in the Premier League after excellent seasons spent on the bench of the Matagigantes of Madrid.
The prediction
Second consecutive away trip for Rayo Vallecano, fresh off a positive debut at home to Almeria. The Madrilenos seem to have what it takes to do well in Granada as well, in a match in which both should score at least one goal on each side.
The probable formations of Granada-Rayo Vallecano
- GRANADA (4-4-2): André; Ricard, Rubio, Ignasi Miquel, Carlos Neva; Gumbau, Gonzalo Villar, Melendo, Bryan; Antonio Puertas, Uzuni.
- RAYO VALLECANO (4-2-3-1): Dimitrievski; Balliu, Lejeune, Aridane, ‘Pacha’ Espino; Valentín, Unai López; Isi, Trejo, Álvaro; Nteka.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2