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Betting Preview: Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano: Can both teams afford not to score in the Madrid derby?

Real Madrid welcomes Rayo Vallecano to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for their La Liga matchday 16 clash on Saturday evening.

Having suffered an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow in midweek in front of their home fans, Santiago Solari and his wards would be looking to appease their fans this time around – with a comfortable win on Saturday.

And playing against an opponent they have conquered in all previous sixteen meetings, it’s easy to spot why the La Liga giants have been tagged as outright favourites with Bet365 at odds of (1.14).

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Meanwhile, Los Franjirrojos have recorded just two wins in this campaign and have been victorious in just one of their last 24 away La Liga matches; it’s therefore not surprising to see them getting tagged as utter underdogs at whooping odds of (15.00) with the same betting firm.

The Madrid minnows did manage a draw against their superior neighbours before going on to lose the next sixteen fixtures between them. A draw at the blast of the full-time whistle in this match is offered at colossal odds of (9.00).

Four out of the last five league games involving Real Madrid have resulted in both teams not finding the back of the net, while Rayo Vallecano are without a goal in their last three La Liga outings.

In the light of that, punters can stake on both sides not scoring – offered at juicy odds of (1.95) with Bet365.

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Odds correct at the time of writing. Please gamble responsibly.