Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

2 – 1

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FC Barcelona

Wed 26 Apr 2023 · 20:00 UTC Campo de Futbol de Vallecas HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Alejandro Balde

Y 34' Jordi Alba

Y 36' Pablo Gavira

Y 61' Raphinha

Y 62' Raphinha

Stole Dimitrievski 90' Y

Overview

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
FC Barcelona 7 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Diego Barbero
Referee Jesus Gil
Referee Angel Nevado
Referee Javier Martinez
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Aimar Velasco

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Málaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-26 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 FC Barcelona 2022-08-13 FC Barcelona 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2022-04-24 FC Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2021-10-27 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 FC Barcelona 2019-03-09 FC Barcelona 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	FC Barcelona	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–2	L
14 Apr	CA Osasuna	H	2–1	W
09 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–2	L
03 Apr	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
18 Mar	Girona FC	H	2–2	D

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–2	L
23 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–0	W
16 Apr	Getafe CF	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	Girona FC	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	Elche CF	A	4–0	W
19 Mar	Real Madrid CF	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid		FC Barcelona
#10	Position	#1
8	Points	21
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 0
11	Scored	31
16	Conceded	7
-5	GD	+24
1.14	PPG	3.00
29%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 10th (8 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/5

31-45

1/1

46-60

5/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Barcelona

0-15

4/1

16-30

6/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

5/1

76+

8/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sergio Camello	7 G	1 A
Alvaro Garcia	2 G	2 A

FC Barcelona

Raphinha	12 G	2 A
Lamine Yamal	7 G	4 A
Fermin Lopez	4 G	2 A
Karim Adeyemi	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is hosting FC Barcelona for another epic battle.
5' Stole Dimitrievski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Pablo Torre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
19' Alvaro Garcia is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
24' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Barcelona's shape.
29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
32' Alejandro Balde has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
34' Jordi Alba picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pablo Gavira.
41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' Ferran Torres is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Barcelona tonight.
51' FC Barcelona looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Raphinha scoring 2 goals.
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Francisco Garcia makes it 2-0.
57' Jordi Alba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcos Alonso at the 57 minute mark.
61' FC Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
62' Raphinha was booked on 62.
63' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pathe Ciss is hanging Oscar Trejo on the field on 63 minute.
68' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Franck Kessie comes on to replace Pedri.
69' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Pedri exits the field as Franck Kessie enters on 69.
74' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
79' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Pablo Gavira is replaced by Pablo Torre on 79 minute.
80' Pep Chavarria is replacing Unai Lopez for the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side.
81' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Salva Sanchez is hanging Alvaro Garcia on the field on 81 minute.
83' Robert Lewandowski has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
88' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
89' The Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes a substitution. Oscar Valentin departs to be replaced by Abdul Mumin.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stole Dimitrievski on 90.
The points are shared — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2-1 FC Barcelona. Honours even.

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Diego Lopez
24
Esteban Saveljich
14
Salva Sanchez ↑ 80'
2
Mario Hernandez
25
Raul de Tomas ↑ 89'
22
Jose Pozo
30
Morro
12
Andres Martin
16
Abdul Mumin ↑ 89'
4
Mario Suarez
21
Pathe Ciss ↑ 63'
15
Pep Chavarria ↑ 80'

Coach Iraola

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Jordi Alba ↑ 57'
19
Franck Kessie ↑ 68'
13
Inaki
24
Eric Garcia ↑ 79'
10
Ansu Fati ↑ 57'
36
Arnau Tenas
32
Pablo Torre ↑ 79'
29
Marc Casado
–
Chadi Riad
–
Lamine Yamal

Coach Xavi Hernandez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luis Suarez	3
Pedri	3
Alvaro Garcia	3
Robert Lewandowski	3
Unai Lopez	2
Raphinha	2
Lamine Yamal	2
Sergio Camello	2

Head to Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2023-04-26 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 FC Barcelona W 2023-04-22 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2023-04-14 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 CA Osasuna W 2023-04-09 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2023-04-03 Valencia CF 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2023-03-18 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 Girona FC D

FC Barcelona Form

2023-04-26 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 FC Barcelona L 2023-04-23 FC Barcelona 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2023-04-16 Getafe CF 0–0 FC Barcelona D 2023-04-10 FC Barcelona 0–0 Girona FC D 2023-04-01 Elche CF 0–4 FC Barcelona W 2023-03-19 FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

3.8 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid22% Draw15% FC Barcelona63%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 5.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	86%	14%
± 3.5	71%	29%
± 4.5	53%	47%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

36%

Draw or FC Barcelona

78%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or FC Barcelona

85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid10% Draw27% FC Barcelona63%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–1 not predicted

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

7.4%

1 – 4

6.9%

0 – 3

6.3%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 4

5.9%

1 – 5

5.3%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 5

4.4%

2 – 4

4.2%

1 – 1

3.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Handicap	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers	Push	FC Barcelona covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	5%	92%
-0.5	8%	—	92%
+0.5	19%	—	81%
+1	19%	16%	65%
+1.5	35%	—	65%
+2	35%	19%	47%
+2.5	53%	—	47%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.