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Rayo Vallecano won the reverse fixture 3-0 at Vallecas but, before that, had lost three straight meetings with Getafe. Los Franjirrojos are winless in four trips across the city to the Coliseum, dating back to a run of four successive victories there between 2011 and 2015.
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Under 2.5 goals is 4/9.
Draw and under 2.5 goals is 12/5.
Enes Ünal is 15/4 to break the deadlock and 6/4 to add to his 15 goals in La Liga this season.
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Will Rayo Vallecano’s recent resurgence continue?
Despite being sat fourth on Christmas day, los Franjirrojos then sunk like a stone, failing to win any of their first 13 La Liga matches in 2022.
Los Vallecanos beat Espanyol 1-0 before winning by the same scoreline just three days later up the road at Camp Nou; Álvaro García’s goal downing Barça.
Last weekend, Andoni Iraola’s side couldn’t quite make it three wins in a row but did hold Real Sociedad to a respectable 1-1 draw.
Radamel Falcao with a second half equaliser at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, his first goal since a consolation header at the Bernabéu in November.
So, last season’s Segunda División play-off winners are now 11th, with 41 points to their name, and are safe for another season.
The same certainly cannot be said of their Madrid rivals Getafe, who need another victory to ensure their survival in the top-flight.
On Monday night, Quique Sánchez Flores’ side battled hard and held recent Copa del Rey winners Real Betis to a goalless draw.
Having won at Celta de Vigo in their previous outing, Azulones are now 15th, five points clear of Granada and danger.
Who will win this hotly-contested Madrid derby at Estadio Coliseum Alfonso Pérez?
Getafe team news
Enes Ünal will continue to be Getafe’s main goal threat but could continue to have Borja Mayoral as a strike partner.
Mauro Arambarri and Nemanja Maksimović rekindled their midfield partnership on Monday night, while Okay Yokuşlu was drafted into the back three.
Rayo Vallecano team news
Radamel Falcao equaliser last Sunday could earn him a start this weekend, displacing or possibly joining Sergi Guardiola in attack.
The Colombian striker, Pathé Ciss and Óscar Trejo all scored when Rayo hammered Getafe earlier this season.
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