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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
RAYO VALLECANO  Cobeno Tito, Labaka, Jordi, Casado Movilla, Fuego Lass, Michu, Piti Delibasic/Tamudo | VALENCIA  Guaita Barragan, Dealbert, Ruiz, Alba Topal, T. Costa Hernandez, Parejo, Piatti Aduriz |
The home side look healthy entering this contest, with no major injury news of note.
In attack, Andrija Delibasic may get another start for Rayo, though the Montenegro man has had trouble finding the net this season. Jose Ramon Sandoval may opt for Raul Tamudo, who has three goals this season, to work with Michu, who leads the scoring chart with five strikes.
For Valencia, Unai Emery may opt to shuffle his squad after thrashing Genk 7-0 at Mestalla on Wednesday evening. Pablo Piatti, Dani Parejo and Aritz Aduriz could feature as Roberto Soldado, Jonas and Sofiane Feghouli may be given a rest.
On the injury front, Ever Banega is still out for the rest of the month with a knee injury, while Sergio Canales aims for an April return after tearing a knee ligament in October. Hedwiges Maduro will return in February after suffering torn ligaments in his ankle.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Valencia sit in third place in the league with 24 points, seven behind leaders Real
Madrid.
- In their last league game, Los Che fell to Jose Mourinho's men 3-2, but are coming off a 7-0 win over Genk in Wednesday's Champions League fixture.
- Emery's defence has only conceded two goals away from home in five domestic games, the lowest in the league alongside Sevilla.
- Rayo Vallecano sit in 10th place in La Liga with 16 points, having won four games, tied four and lost four.
- The Madrid club are one of the best defensively at home, only letting in three goals in five games.
- The home side have only lost one of their last five games ahead of Saturday's encounter.
Prediction
An even match looks likely as Valencia rest many of their starters ahead of Wednesday's game against Chelsea.
Editor's Prediction
Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Valencia 
