Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction, 2:30 a.m. April 25: Reviving the spirit

TPO - Football prediction Atletico vs Vallecano, round 33 La Liga, at 02:30 on April 25 - Information on forces, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. After a painful defeat against the team in the red light group Las Palmas in the previous round, Atletico Madrid will have to regain their spirit when welcoming Rayo Vallecano at home at Metropolitano stadium early tomorrow morning.

Match review

The 2024/25 season had been promisingly successful for Atletico Madrid, but things quickly fell apart after just nine official matches. This disappointing run saw Atletico knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 by Real Madrid on penalties, and then lost 4-5 to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

In La Liga, Atletico's championship hopes are almost over after winning only 2 of the last 6 rounds, including a painful defeat last weekend on the field of the team in the red zone Las Palmas.

Atletico seemed to be going home with a goalless draw in this match. But a lack of concentration in the 90+3 minute of extra time allowed Javi Munoz to score the decisive goal, causing Simeone's team to suffer their second consecutive defeat at Gran Canaria Stadium.

Coach Diego Simeone's team is currently ranked 3rd in La Liga with 63 points, 6 points behind second-placed Real Madrid and 13 points behind leaders Barca. Meanwhile, the away team Rayo Vallecano entered the match in 10th place with 41 points.

Vallecano’s ambitions of qualifying for the European Cup have slowed down significantly in recent times, with them winning just one of their last nine matches (D3 L5). Their only win during this period was against Alaves, 2-0, thanks to goals from Pathe Ciss and Pedro Diaz.

However, they then suffered a 4-0 home defeat to Espanyol, before losing 3-1 away to Athletic Club despite opening the scoring. In their most recent match, Vallecano were held to a 1-1 draw by Valencia despite taking the lead through a Cesar Tarrega own goal. They have not won in their last five home games, despite starting 2025 with three consecutive victories at Vallecas.

Despite their slump, Rayo are still in contention for a European place, sitting two points off the Conference League spot and three off the Europa League spot. They will be looking to pull off a surprise with their first win over Atletico since February 2013, with their last away win over Atletico coming more than 25 years ago, in August 1999.

Form, head-to-head history

Although they may be going through an unstable period, Atletico have reason to be confident in this match as they are unbeaten in their last 17 matches against Rayo in all competitions (W13 D4).

Atletico have also maintained their impressive home record this season with 11 wins, four draws and just one defeat from 16 games at the Metropolitano in La Liga.

Force information

Home team Atletico have full squad to welcome Vallecano.

The visitors are without Abdul Mumin and Jonathan Montiel through injury. Sergio Camello is still recovering from a foot injury.

Expected lineup:

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Le Normand, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Alvarez, Griezmann

Rayo Vallecano: Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Ciss, Chavarria; Valentin, Lopez; De Frutos, Diaz, Garcia; Nteka

Score prediction: Atletico Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano

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