La Liga · Matchweek 29 · Mar 22

Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in La Liga (Matchweek 29). Goals: R. Araujo 24'.

🏟 Camp Nou Barcelona 👤 Referee: A. Cordero
Key events
8' 🟨 RaphinhaYellow card Barcelona
24' ⚽ R. Araujo(1 - 0) · Assist: J. Cancelo Barcelona
26' 🟨 Lamine YamalYellow card Barcelona
34' 🟨 O. ValentinYellow card Rayo Valleca
65' 🟨 F. PerezYellow card Rayo Valleca
67' 🟨 P. CissYellow card Rayo Valleca
72' 🟨 P. CubarsiYellow card Barcelona
88' 🟨 I. PalazonYellow card Rayo Valleca
Quick stats
%61 Possession %39
2.25 Pre-match xG 1.29
15 Total shots 8
4 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 1
4 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
RaphinhaYellow card🟨
8'
R. Araujo(1 - 0) · Assist: J. Cancelo⚽
24'
Lamine YamalYellow card🟨
26'
34'
🟨O. ValentinYellow card
HT 1 - 0
R. Lewandowski ↔ F. TorresSubstitution🔁
46'
46'
🔁C. Martin ↔ A. GarciaSubstitution
46'
🔁O. Valentin ↔ PachaSubstitution
59'
🔁G. Gumbau ↔ U. LopezSubstitution
59'
🔁P. Diaz ↔ J. de FrutosSubstitution
M. Bernal ↔ M. CasadoSubstitution🔁
61'
Fermin ↔ D. OlmoSubstitution🔁
61'
65'
🟨F. PerezYellow card
67'
🟨P. CissYellow card
P. CubarsiYellow card🟨
72'
Lamine Yamal ↔ M. RashfordSubstitution🔁
82'
82'
🔁F. Perez ↔ S. CamelloSubstitution
88'
🟨I. PalazonYellow card
J. Cancelo ↔ X. EspartSubstitution🔁
90'
FT 1 - 0
Match statsBarcelona · Rayo Vallecano
Key stats
%61 Possession %39
2.25 Pre-match xG 1.29
Shots
15 Total shots 8
4 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 1
4 Saves 3
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
458 Total passes 278
396 Accurate passes 215
%86 Pass accuracy %77
Set pieces & discipline
6 Corners 9
0 Offsides 3
12 Fouls 10
Cards
3 Yellow cards 4
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Barcelona▼ Rayo Vallecano90'
Shot map23 shots
Carlos Martín 1' · xG 0.67 Gerard Martín 10' · xG 0.02 Raphinha 13' · xG 0.50 Lamine Yamal 19' · xG 0.01 Raphinha 23' · xG 0.18 Gerard Martín 24' · xG 0.03 Ronald Araujo 24' · xG 0.22 Raphinha 30' · xG 0.08 João Cancelo 34' · xG 0.01 Pathé Ciss 43' · xG 0.33 Raphinha 45' · xG 0.03 Raphinha 52' · xG 0.10 Lamine Yamal 57' · xG 0.06 Ferran Torres 58' · xG 0.03 Fermín López 60' · xG 0.08 Álvaro Garcia 61' · xG 0.04 Unai López 62' · xG 0.11 João Cancelo 68' · xG 0.01 Dani Olmo 68' · xG 0.02 Pacha Espino 83' · xG 0.20 Álvaro Garcia 86' · xG 0.12 Jorge de Frutos 89' · xG 0.07 Pacha Espino 90' · xG 0.01
Barcelona Rayo Vallecano Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2026
Barcelona 5
Jan 27who was on topAug 31
Rayo Vallecano 3
5 Barcelona 3 draw 3 Rayo Vallecano
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.4goals / match
16–10total goals
3/3clean sheets
5-2Barcelona best win · Aug 31
2-1Rayo Vallecano best win · Apr 26
%64 Over 1.5 7/11
%45 Over 2.5 5/11
%9 Over 3.5 1/11
%55 BTTS 6/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Barcelona at home5 matches
3W 1D 1L 9:3
Rayo Vallecano at home6 matches
2W 2D 2L 7:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Barcelona5W 0D 0L Rayo Vallecano4W 1D 0L
3.00 2.60 Points per game
11 8 Goals scored
3 3 Goals conceded
1.73 2.08 xG average
0.99 1.32 xGA average
%40 %80 Clean sheets
%60 %20 BTTS
%60 %20 Over 2.5
5.2 4.8 Corners
2.2 4.0 Cards
Barcelona9W 0D 1L Rayo Vallecano6W 1D 3L
2.70 1.90 Points per game
26 13 Goals scored
10 10 Goals conceded
1.86 1.75 xG average
0.94 1.43 xGA average
%30 %60 Clean sheets
%60 %20 BTTS
%60 %40 Over 2.5
5.7 5.2 Corners
2.0 3.2 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
1Barcelonain the table94pts
38matches 31-1-6W-D-L 95:36goals +59diff
LWLWW
8Rayo Vallecanoin the table50pts
38matches 12-14-12W-D-L 41:44goals -3diff
WWDDW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 23 matches
2.52 1.00 Points per game
2.26 1.48 xG average
1.08 1.41 xGA average
%39 %27 Clean sheets
%61 %41 BTTS
%83 %41 Over 2.5
7.5 5.9 Corners
1.4 3.2 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 31 Barcelona 5-2 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Aug 31 Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Barcelona La Liga
Feb 17 Barcelona 1-0 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Aug 27 Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Barcelona La Liga
May 19 Barcelona 3-0 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
Nov 25 Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Barcelona La Liga
Apr 26 Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Barcelona La Liga
Aug 13 Barcelona 0-0 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Barcelona dominated the ball61% possession
Barcelona took more shots15 - 8
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.02.6 -1.6
Shots 15.017.4 -2.4
On target 4.06.4 -2.4
Possession %61%70 -8.9
Corners 6.06.6 -0.6
Cards 3.01.6 +1.4
Conceded 0.01.0 -1.0
this matchseason average · 36 matches
Goals 0.01.1 -1.1
Shots 8.012.9 -4.9
On target 4.04.3 -0.3
Possession %39%54 -14.9
Corners 9.05.3 +3.7
Cards 4.04.4 -0.4
Conceded 1.01.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 37 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Ronald Araújo 8.00
Starting XI
4 Ronald Araújo D · 86' · K 8.00
Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes69 · %61
2 João Cancelo D · 86' 7.90
Assist1Key pass2Dribbles3/5Tackles6Interceptions2Duels won13/19Fouls won2Fouls1Passes30 · %27
13 Joan García G · 86' 7.90
Saves3Passes23 · %22
8 Pedri M · 86' 7.60
Key pass3Dribbles1/2Tackles5Interceptions2Duels won9/13Fouls won1Passes60 · %54
11 Raphinha M · 86' 7.30
On target2/3Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Duels won3/10Fouls1Passes24 · %18
10 Lamine Yamal M · 82' 7.00
Key pass1Dribbles3/5Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won7/10Fouls won3Fouls1Passes28 · %21
22 Marc Bernal M · 61' 6.90
Dribbles1/3Tackles4Duels won6/11Fouls1Passes32 · %28
5 Pau Cubarsí D · 86' 6.90
Interceptions2Fouls1Passes80 · %74
18 Gerard Martín D · 86' 6.90
On target1/1Key pass1Duels won1/2Fouls2Passes49 · %43
16 Fermín López M · 61' 6.60
Key pass2Dribbles3/5Tackles2Duels won6/15Fouls won1Fouls4Passes29 · %25
9 Robert Lewandowski F · 45' 6.50
Dribbles1/4Tackles1Duels won2/6Passes5 · %5
Substitutes
17 Marc Casadó M · 25' 6.90
Tackles1Duels won3/3Fouls won1Passes11 · %9
20 Dani Olmo M · 25' 6.30
Interceptions1Passes8 · %6
7 Ferran Torres F · 41' 6.20
Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes4 · %2
14 Marcus Rashford F · 4'
Unused: Eric GarcíaPablo GaviRoony BardghjiÁlvaro CortésXavi EspartWojciech SzczęsnyDiego Kochen
Starting XI
13 Augusto Batalla G · 86' 7.70
Saves3Dribbles1/2Duels won1/2Passes31 · %17
2 Andrei Rațiu D · 86' 7.30
Dribbles3/8Tackles3Interceptions1Blocks3Duels won6/15Passes26 · %20
7 Isi Palazón F · 86' 7.30
Key pass1Tackles4Duels won8/14Fouls won4Offside1Passes21 · %21
3 Josep Chavarría D · 86' 7.30
Key pass2Dribbles1/3Tackles2Interceptions3Blocks2Duels won4/10Fouls won1Fouls2Offside1Passes24 · %21
15 Gerard Gumbau M · 59' 7.00
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/3Passes7 · %5
23 Óscar Valentín M · 45' · K 6.70
Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won4/9Fouls won1Fouls2Passes13 · %11
24 Florian Lejeune D · 86' 6.60
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won4/5Fouls won1Passes33 · %27
4 Pedro Díaz M · 59' 6.20
Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Duels won2/6Fouls won1Passes15 · %12
6 Pathé Ismaël Ciss D · 86' 6.20
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/11Fouls won2Fouls2Passes34 · %30
14 Carlos Martín M · 45' 6.20
On target1/1Dribbles2/2Tackles2Duels won5/9Fouls1Passes9 · %7
21 Fran Pérez M · 82' 5.90
Duels won1/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes11 · %8
Substitutes
22 Alfonso Espino D · 41' 7.00
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won4/4Passes10 · %7
18 Álvaro García M · 41' 6.70
On target1/1Interceptions1Fouls1Offside1Passes4 · %3
19 Jorge de Frutos F · 27' 6.30
Passes1 · %1
17 Unai López M · 27' 6.30
On target1/1Interceptions1Passes17 · %9
10 Sergio Camello F · 4'
Tackles1Duels won1/2
Unused: AlemãoRandy NtekaLuiz FelipeDani CárdenasIván BalliuJozhua VertrouwdAbdul Mumin
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%74) ✓
Barcelona %74 Draw %18 Rayo Vallecano %8
2.40Barcelona xPuan
0.42Rayo Vallecano xPuan
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