La Liga leaders face a test as Real Madrid plays away to city rival Rayo Vallecano

The Vallecas Stadium has become a major difficulty for Real Madrid in away games. They have only won one victory here in the past five seasons.

Real Madrid, the current La Liga standings leader, will visit the Vallecas Stadium to face the tenth-ranked Rayo Vallecano this Sunday. The twelfth round of the league is full of drama, and this Madrid derby will undoubtedly be the highlight of the match.

Alonso's team easily defeated Valencia 4-0 last weekend, but lost 0-1 to Liverpool in the Champions League away game in midweek. They are eager to regain their morale with a victory. Rayo Vallecano suffered a 0-4 away defeat to Villarreal last weekend and is hoping to use the advantage of home court to stem the decline.

 The Vallecas Stadium has become a stumbling block for Real Madrid

Rayo Vallecano had previously maintained an unbeaten six games in all competitions, but this momentum was ended by the "Yellow Submarine" Villarreal with a score of 4-0. However, Inigo Perez's team has maintained an unbeaten record at home in the league since losing 0-1 to Sevilla at the end of September.

This red-ribboned army wants to use this game to regain its momentum, but this Sunday’s opponent Real Madrid has struggled at the Vallecas Stadium in recent years. In the past five away games, Real Madrid has only won once. On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano has achieved two wins and two draws against Real Madrid at home since 2019.

The last time Real Madrid won at the Vallecas Stadium was in February 2022. At that time, it relied on Benzema's buzzer beater to narrowly win and take away three points. However, the last time Rayo Vallecano defeated Real Madrid was back in November of the same year, when they narrowly defeated Real Madrid 3-2 at home. Since then, they have not won in five meetings with Real Madrid.

 Real Madrid vows to continue its leading momentum in La Liga

Rayo Vallecano is about to face the strong Real Madrid, which has only lost one game in the league so far this season and won 10 games in 11 games. Not only that, they have won 4 out of 5 away games and are the team with the best away record in La Liga.

In this Sunday's game, Rayo Vallecano will do his best to limit the hot Mbappe. The French forward currently leads the league's scorer list with 13 goals. After scoring 31 goals and winning the Golden Boot last season, his firepower has not diminished this season. He has scored twice in 11 league games three times and failed to score in only one game.

Although Rayo Vallecano has only scored 3 points at home this season, their home defense is extremely solid and only conceded 3 goals. They are second only to Elche, who conceded 2 goals, in the number of goals conceded at home in La Liga. This round, they will rely on this solid defense to prepare for Real Madrid, which has 12 away goals and one of the strongest away firepower.

Can Rayo Vallecano end Real Madrid's winning streak? Can Real Madrid register their first away win at Estadio Vallecas since 2022? The answer to this showdown is about to be revealed.

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