Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

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FC Barcelona

Tue 27 Aug 2024 · 19:30 UTC Estadio de Vallecas 14,031 HT 45' · FT 45'

Unai Lopez 10' 1–0

1–1 60' Pedri

1–2 82' Dani Olmo

Isi Palazon 45' Y

Pathe Ciss 88' Y

Y 90' Marc Bernal

Overview

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

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
FC Barcelona 12 games · 33 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)
Assistant 1 Carlos Alvarez Fernandez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Ruben Becerril Gomez (Spain)

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-27 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 FC Barcelona 2024-05-19 FC Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2023-11-25 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 FC Barcelona 2023-04-26 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 FC Barcelona 2022-08-13 FC Barcelona 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	FC Barcelona	H	1–2	L
24 Aug	Getafe CF	A	0–0	D
18 Aug	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	2–1	W
25 May	Athletic Club	H	0–1	L
19 May	FC Barcelona	A	0–3	L
15 May	Granada CF	H	2–1	W

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	2–1	W
24 Aug	Athletic Club	H	2–1	W
17 Aug	Valencia CF	A	2–1	W
26 May	Sevilla FC	A	2–1	W
19 May	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	3–0	W
16 May	UD Almeria	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid		FC Barcelona
#13	Position	#1
12	Points	33
11	Played	12
3 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 1
15	Scored	48
21	Conceded	13
-6	GD	+35
1.09	PPG	2.75
27%	Win %	92%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

33% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 13th (12 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

4/2

16-30

2/6

31-45

2/2

46-60

6/3

61-75

1/3

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Barcelona

0-15

7/2

16-30

8/3

31-45

7/1

46-60

4/2

61-75

10/1

76+

10/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sergio Camello	7 G	2 A
Alvaro Garcia	3 G	2 A

FC Barcelona

Raphinha	15 G	2 A
Lamine Yamal	10 G	8 A
Fermin Lopez	7 G	5 A
Gabriel Jesus	3 G	1 A
Karim Adeyemi	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid get us underway at Estadio de Vallecas.
5' The 26-year-old Ferran Torres has been sensational this season — 9 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Unai Lopez does the damage! The net is bulging and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid surge ahead!
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past FC Barcelona's compact 4-2-3-1.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and FC Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Iñigo Pérez might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' FC Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Pep Chavarria has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' Isi Palazon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Ferran Torres is replaced by Dani Olmo.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pathe Ciss is hanging Unai Lopez on the field on 56 minute.
60' Against the run of play, Pedri has scored! This game has turned on its head.
64' Jorge de Frutos makes way for Gerard Gumbau at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
65' Alex Balde is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gerard Martin at the 65 minute mark.
68' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pep Chavarria is hanging Oscar Valentin on the field on 68 minute.
73' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rayo Vallecano de Madrid side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
82' What composure from Dani Olmo! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-2.
87' Jules Kounde is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid tonight.
88' That looks like a foul for a card for Pathe Ciss.
90' Marc Bernal picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Pedri by Fermin Lopez on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.

Lineups

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iñigo Pérez

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

23
Jules Kounde
9
Robert Lewandowski
7
Ferran Torres ↓ Dani Olmo 46'
5
Inigo Martinez
1
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
11
Raphinha
8
Pedri ↓ Fermin Lopez 90'
19
Lamine Yamal ↓ Pau Victor Delgado 90'
2
Pau Cubarsi
35
Gerard Martin ↓ Alex Balde 65'
28
Marc Bernal

Bench

Coach Hansi Flick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2024-08-27 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 FC Barcelona L 2024-08-24 Getafe CF 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-08-18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2024-05-25 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club L 2024-05-19 FC Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2024-05-15 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 Granada CF W

FC Barcelona Form

2024-08-27 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2024-08-24 FC Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club W 2024-08-17 Valencia CF 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2024-05-26 Sevilla FC 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2024-05-19 FC Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2024-05-16 UD Almeria 0–2 FC Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.03 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

3.37 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + FC Barcelona to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid14% Draw16% FC Barcelona70%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 4.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or Draw

30%

Draw or FC Barcelona

86%

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid or FC Barcelona

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid9% Draw29% FC Barcelona62%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 3

7.9%

1 – 3

7.9%

0 – 2

7.4%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 4

6.6%

0 – 4

6.5%

1 – 1

1 – 5

4.5%

0 – 5

4.4%

0 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

2 – 2

3.7%

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	20%	—	80%
+1	20%	17%	63%
+1.5	37%	—	63%
+2	37%	20%	43%
+2.5	57%	—	43%

Clean Sheet

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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