Real Sociedad will be confident of securing an outright win against Rayo Vallecano when these teams meet on this Monday. They are engaged in a see-saw battle with Villarreal for sealing the fifth place in the league, which will give them automatic qualification for the Europa League. Rayo Vallecano, stung by relegation threat, is in need of some points that would make their position safe.

Sociedad are sixth in the Spanish La Liga – one point behind Villarreal and seven points behind the fellow Basque outfit Athletic Bilbao. What they bank on is an excellent home record. The team have lost just one match at home, against Atletico Madrid early in the season. Since then, they have not been defeated at home for the last 10 matches.

On current form, Vallecano do not appear capable of upsetting Sociedad’s unbeaten run at home. Their overall record is not that great. But they have managed to stitch together their best run in the last five games, which produced two wins and a draw.

Vallecano have won the last meeting between the teams at home. But Sociedad has a better recent H2H record, having registered four wins in the last six games.

Sociedad would expect their strikers, Antoine Griezmann and Carlos Vela, to extend their prolific form. Griezmann, in particular, has been in sensational touch, scoring 15 goals in the season.

Vallecano’s response will hinge on the performance of their attackers, Alberto Bueno, Joaquin Larrivey and Jonathan Viera.

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