Rayo Vallecano vs Girona ( WON )

Team News

Rayo Vallecano

• Mario Suarez is in contention for the home side, but Giannelli Imbula and Santi Comesana should be preferred in central midfield.
• Luis Advincula will have some competition at right-back from Tito, but few changes are expected from Michel despite Rayo Vallecano’s very poor recent results.
• Gorka Elustondo remains as Rayo’s only injury concern, while Oscar Trejo, Raul de Tomas and Adri Embarba should hold their places in the front three.

Team News

Girona

• Eusebio is expected to go with a four-man defence on Friday evening, deploying Raul Garcia and Jonas Ramalho in the full-back areas – Pedro Porro could miss out.
• Pere Pons should anchor the midfield for the away side, while Aleix Garcia and Douglas Luiz should battle it out to partner Alex Granell just ahead of him.
• Borja Garcia, Cristhian Stuani and Portu are the unquestionable first-choice front three for Girona.

• Rayo Vallecano have lost their last four La Liga games, dropping all three points against Getafe, Atletico Madrid, Espanyol and Leganes in a bizarre twist of fortune after a previously decent run of wins.
• After a streak of four wins and a draw in five games in the Spanish top-flight, four consecutive defeats have seen them drop two points from safety in behind 18th-placed Villarreal and 17th-placed Celta Vigo.
• Girona are unbeaten in their last two games in La Liga, ending a very poor run of form by beating Real Madrid by a 2-1 scoreline and drawing 0-0 with in-form Real Sociedad.