Athletic Bilbao's Oscar De Marcos competes for the ball against Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling team Rayo Vallecano (4-6-2, 14 points) is scheduled to face streaking squad Athletic Bilbao (5-5-2, 17 points) at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Sunday, November 29th for a 2015-2016 La Liga season encounter.
Rayo managed to force a 1-1 draw against lowly club Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez on Monday to save the point for Paco Jémez's crew in the overall standings, as per Soccerway.
Spanish midfielder erred with an own goal at the 58th-minute mark of the match, but he made up for his mistake by netting the equalizer at the 73rd.
With the draw, Los Franjirrojos stayed four points clear of the bottom three, which includes Las Palmas, Levante, and Malaga.
Athletic Bilbao suffered a temporary setback after a five-game unbeaten run with a 0-2 defeat in the hands of Granada at the Estadio Los Carmenes on Sunday, via SkySports.
An own goal by French defender Aymeric Laporte at the 5th minute started the scoring for their opponents and it all went downhill from there for Ernesto Valverde's side.
A 59th-minute strike by El Graná's Isaac Success sealed the win for the hosts in the hard-fought match.
Before their defeat, Los Leones won four of their last five and drawn one. They are expected to recover quickly against the struggling Los Vallecanos in this match.
The predicted result is a 2-1 bounce back win for Athletic Bilbao.
Rayo Vallecano starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Juan Carlos; Tito, Llorente, Dorado, Nacho; Trashorras, Baena; Embarba, Jozabed, Bebe; Guerra
Athletic Bilbao starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Iraizoz; de Marcos, Etxeita, Laporte, Balenziaga; San Jose, Benat; Williams, Garcia, del Moral; Aduriz
