Rayo Vallecano vs. Girona - prediction, team news, lineups

Rayo Vallecano will be looking to triumph in La Liga for the first time since the start of February when they welcome Girona to Estadio de Vallecas on Saturday afternoon.

The home side will enter the contest off the back of a 3-0 defeat at Celta Vigo, while Girona suffered a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid in their last game in Spain's top flight.

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Rayo remain very much in the hunt for a top-six finish this season, currently sitting seventh in <a href="/football/la-liga/table.html">the table</a>, three points behind sixth-placed Villarreal on the same number of matches (25).

However, the capital outfit's recent form has seen them lose valuable ground, . . .