Rayo wants to maintain its strength in Vallecas against a downcast Getafe News

MADRID, 13 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Rayo Vallecano and Getafe will open this Friday at the Vallecas Stadium (9:00 p.m.) the ninth day of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023, a Madrid derby to which the two teams arrive after falling last weekend, but with different feelings.

The red-and-red team and the 'azulón' are separated by three points in the standings, although the situation is somewhat worse for Quique Sánchez Flores' team, who are only one away from relegation after chaining two consecutive defeats at the Coliseum.

Andoni Iraola's team is somewhat better, although they did not leave their best image last matchday in the clear 3-1 defeat in the visit to a direct rival like Almería, where they once again showed some weakness away from home.

Now, Rayo Vallecano will try to score three points that will continue to move them away from the dangerous area in their fiefdom, which aspires to turn it into a fortress as it did in the first part of last season and where they will seek their third win in a row after beating Valencia and Elche.

Getafe, on the other hand, arrives at the derby somewhat more pressured after not adding anything in their two consecutive games at home against Valladolid (2-3) and against Real Madrid (0-1), who stopped their threat of reaction after add two wins in a row.

Iraola will surely return to his most usual eleven after making changes to the Power Horse Stadium that did not work out, although he will still have doubts about Álvaro García. Doubtful again at Getafe are two key pieces for Sánchez Flores in the middle, Mauro Arambarri and Nemanja Maksimovic.

-Friday, October 14.

Rayo Vallecano - Getafe CF. Melero Lopez (C.Andaluz)

-Saturday 15.

Girona FC - Cadiz CF. From Burgos Bengoetxea (C. Vasco) 14.00.

Valencia CF - Elche CF. Pulido Santana (C. Las Palmas) 16.15.

RCD Mallorca - Sevilla FC. Villanueva Churches (C.Galician) 18.30.

Athletic Club - Athletic. Figuero Vázquez (C.Andaluz) 21.00.

-Sunday 16.

RC Celta - Royal Society. Cuadra Fernández (Balearic C.) 14.00.

Real Madrid - FC Barcelona. Sánchez Martínez (C.Murciano) 16.15.

RCD Espanyol - Real Valladolid. Mateu Lahoz (C.Valenciano) 18.30.

Real Betis - UD Almeria. Muñiz Ruiz (C. Galician) 21.00.