La Liga · Matchweek 3 · Aug 31

Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 in La Liga (Matchweek 3). Goals: Raphinha 19', 71'; Lamine Yamal 21', 90'; S. Camello 12', 59'.

🏟 Spotify Camp Nou Barcelona 👤 Referee: Francisco Jose Hernandez Maeso
Key events
12' ⚽ S. Camello(0 - 1) · Assist: A. Garcia Rayo Valleca
19' ⚽ Raphinha(1 - 1) · Assist: X. Espart Barcelona
21' ⚽ Lamine Yamal(2 - 1) · Assist: M. Bernal Barcelona
51' ⚽ F. Lejeune (OG)(3 - 1) Barcelona
59' ⚽ S. Camello(3 - 2) · Assist: U. Lopez Rayo Valleca
71' ⚽ Raphinha(4 - 2) · Assist: A. Gordon Barcelona
90' 🟨 A. PedrosaYellow card Rayo Valleca
90' ⚽ Lamine Yamal(5 - 2) · Assist: K. Adeyemi Barcelona
Quick stats
%70 Possession %30
2.54 Pre-match xG 0.78
26 Total shots 9
9 Shots on target 4
10 Shots off target 3
7 Blocked shots 2
17 Shots inside box 5
9 Shots outside box 4
3 Saves 5
Match timeline
First half
12'
⚽S. Camello(0 - 1) · Assist: A. Garcia
Raphinha(1 - 1) · Assist: X. Espart⚽
19'
Lamine Yamal(2 - 1) · Assist: M. Bernal⚽
21'
32'
🔁J. Vertrouwd ↔ A. PedrosaSubstitution
HT 2 - 1
F. Lejeune (OG)(3 - 1)⚽
51'
57'
🔁G. Bouare ↔ P. DiazSubstitution
58'
🔁J. de Frutos ↔ F. PerezSubstitution
59'
⚽S. Camello(3 - 2) · Assist: U. Lopez
D. Olmo ↔ FerminSubstitution🔁
64'
M. Bernal ↔ RodriSubstitution🔁
64'
Raphinha(4 - 2) · Assist: A. Gordon⚽
71'
75'
🔁S. Camello ↔ AlemaoSubstitution
75'
🔁U. Lopez ↔ R. NtekaSubstitution
Pedri ↔ J. CanceloSubstitution🔁
78'
A. Gordon ↔ K. AdeyemiSubstitution🔁
78'
Raphinha ↔ H. AbdelkarimSubstitution🔁
86'
90'
🟨A. PedrosaYellow card
Lamine Yamal(5 - 2) · Assist: K. Adeyemi⚽
90'
FT 5 - 2
Match statsBarcelona · Rayo Vallecano
Key stats
%70 Possession %30
2.54 Pre-match xG 0.78
Shots
26 Total shots 9
9 Shots on target 4
10 Shots off target 3
7 Blocked shots 2
17 Shots inside box 5
9 Shots outside box 4
3 Saves 5
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
642 Total passes 264
580 Accurate passes 193
%90 Pass accuracy %73
Set pieces & discipline
9 Corners 5
3 Offsides 4
4 Fouls 10
Cards
0 Yellow cards 1
By half
2 1st-half goals 1
3 2nd-half goals 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Barcelona▼ Rayo Vallecano90'
Shot map38 shots
Pedri 4' · xG 0.04 Raphinha 7' · xG 0.04 Pau Cubarsí 7' · xG 0.06 Lamine Yamal 10' · xG 0.02 Sergio Camello 12' · xG 0.32 Raphinha 14' · xG 0.51 Andreas Christensen 15' · xG 0.21 Dani Olmo 15' · xG 0.02 Lamine Yamal 16' · xG 0.11 Dani Olmo 16' · xG 0.06 Marc Bernal 17' · xG 0.04 Raphinha 19' · xG 0.54 Lamine Yamal 21' · xG 0.03 Pedri 28' · xG 0.04 Florian Lejeune 35' · xG 0.02 Anthony Gordon 36' · xG 0.03 Gnangoro Bouare 37' · xG 0.04 Marc Bernal 40' · xG 0.03 Anthony Gordon 43' · xG 0.03 Anthony Gordon 45' · xG 0.13 Lamine Yamal 48' · xG 0.02 Florian Lejeune 51' · xG 0.00 Sergio Camello 59' · xG 0.13 Fran Pérez 61' · xG 0.04 Sergio Camello 61' · xG 0.28 Sergio Camello 62' · xG 0.04 Lamine Yamal 65' · xG 0.07 Xavi Espart 65' · xG 0.02 Fermín López 69' · xG 0.31 Anthony Gordon 69' · xG 0.07 Raphinha 71' · xG 0.21 Karim Adeyemi 79' · xG 0.31 Florian Lejeune 81' · xG 0.02 Randy Nteka 82' · xG 0.25 João Cancelo 85' · xG 0.02 Lamine Yamal 90' · xG 0.07 Alemão 90' · xG 0.07 Florian Lejeune 90' · xG 0.02
Barcelona Rayo Vallecano Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2026
Barcelona 5
Jan 27who was on topMar 22
Rayo Vallecano 3
5 Barcelona 3 draw 3 Rayo Vallecano
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.8goals / match
12–8total goals
4/3clean sheets
3-0Barcelona best win · May 19
2-1Rayo Vallecano best win · Apr 26
%55 Over 1.5 6/11
%36 Over 2.5 4/11
%0 Over 3.5 0/11
%45 BTTS 5/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Barcelona at home5 matches
3W 1D 1L 5:1
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 table24pts
8matches 8-0-0W-D-L 34:7goals +27diff
WWWWW
12Rayo Vallecanoin the table8pts
7matches 2-2-3W-D-L 11:16goals -5diff
DWLWL
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
Mar 22 Barcelona 1-0 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 ball70% possession
Barcelona took more shots26 - 9
Rayo Vallecano committed more fouls10 - 4
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Barcelona1.91 Rayo Vallecano0.73
0'25'45'70'90'
Barcelonapeak 10-15' Rayo Vallecanopeak 55-60'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
5.6 PPDA 8.8
884 Touches 492
44.2m Defensive height 37.2m
118 Progressive passes 66
%82.0 Final-third accuracy %59.0
%29.0 Verticality %36.1
%89.0 Pass accuracy %74.0
26 Shots 12
133 Defensive actions 142
30.9m Block depth 32.9m
%54 In opposition half %30
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Barcelona3.04xG Rayo Vallecano1.22xG
19' Raphinha 21' Lamine Yamal 51' Florian Lejeune (own goal) 71' Raphinha 90' Lamine Yamal 12' Sergio Camello 59' Sergio Camello
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Barcelona999 touches
Rayo Vallecano612 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
65% BAR 64% BAR 67% BAR 78% BAR 76% BAR 60% RAY 61% BAR 72% BAR 58% BAR
Barcelonaown half →Rayo Vallecano
BY THIRD
Defensive %70 %30
Middle %71 %29
Attacking %53 %47
BY FLANK
Left %65 %35
Centre %62 %38
Right %65 %35
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Barcelona133 actions
average height 44.2m
Rayo Vallecano142 actions
average height 37.2m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Barcelona689 passes · %89
5 Pau Cubarsí — 100/122 passes · %91 23 Jules Koundé — 76/100 passes · %93 15 Andreas Christensen — 70/87 passes · %97 8 Pedri — 68/88 passes · %93 12 Xavi Espart — 65/89 passes · %90 22 Marc Bernal — 41/63 passes · %89 1 Joan García — 33/42 passes · %87 10 Lamine Yamal — 31/80 passes · %69 16 Rodri — 31/38 passes · %100 20 Dani Olmo — 30/50 passes · %77 11 Raphinha — 26/46 passes · %84 17 Anthony Gordon — 18/39 passes · %78 7 Fermín López — 14/21 passes · %88 2 João Cancelo — 9/10 passes · %100 14 Karim Adeyemi — 2/5 passes · %100
Rayo Vallecano331 passes · %74
24 Florian Lejeune — 38/63 passes · %90 6 Pathé Ciss — 29/46 passes · %91 20 Iván Balliu — 28/46 passes · %82 8 Unai López — 23/36 passes · %85 1 Dani Cárdenas — 22/50 passes · %55 17 Adrià Pedrosa — 22/36 passes · %79 23 Óscar Valentín — 17/43 passes · %71 18 Álvaro García — 16/37 passes · %62 36 Gnangoro — 13/24 passes · %81 10 Sergio Camello — 8/35 passes · %40 33 Jozhua Vertrouwd — 7/14 passes · %100 21 Fran Pérez — 7/17 passes · %58 19 Jorge de Frutos — 4/14 passes · %50 4 Pedro Díaz — 4/14 passes · %57 9 Alemão — 4/10 passes · %67 11 Randy Nteka — 2/7 passes · %100
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Barcelona118 progressive · map shows 76
Left%34Centre%46Right%20
Rayo Vallecano66 progressive · map shows 30
Left%33Centre%20Right%47
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
5.6 PPDA 8.8
%29.0 Verticality %36.1
%82 Final third pass %59
%89 Pass accuracy %74
44.2m Defensive height 37.2m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE41 matches on record
Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Strictness43 TEMPO50
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 13.9 -2.9
Fouls 1423.9 -9.9
Goals 72.7 +4.3
Corners 149.2 +4.8
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 5.04.1 +0.9
Shots 26.020.9 +5.1
On target 9.08.0 +1.0
Possession %70%71 -0.9
Corners 9.07.3 +1.7
Cards 0.01.8 -1.8
Conceded 2.00.7 +1.3
this matchseason average · 7 matches
Goals 2.01.4 +0.6
Shots 9.013.4 -4.4
On target 4.05.0 -1.0
Possession %30%51 -20.6
Corners 5.05.8 -0.8
Cards 1.02.8 -1.8
Conceded 5.02.0 +3.0
this matchseason average · 5 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Lamine Yamal 9.90
Starting XI
10 Lamine Yamal M · 92' 9.90
Goals2On target2/4Key pass7Dribbles6/10Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won10/16Fouls won3Offside1Passes39 · %30
11 Raphinha F · 86' · K 9.30
Goals2On target3/3Key pass3Dribbles4/5Tackles1Duels won5/9Offside1Passes27 · %25
5 Pau Cubarsí D · 92' 8.00
Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won5/7Fouls1Passes110 · %100
22 Marc Bernal M · 64' 7.20
Assist1On target1/2Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won7/11Fouls won1Fouls1Passes46 · %41
20 Dani Olmo M · 64' 7.00
Key pass2Dribbles1/4Tackles1Duels won2/7Passes35 · %29
8 Pedri M · 77' 6.90
Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won4/10Fouls won2Passes71 · %68
15 Andreas Christensen D · 92' 6.90
Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won3/4Fouls1Passes70 · %68
12 Xavi Espart D · 92' 6.90
Assist1Key pass2Dribbles3/5Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won5/11Fouls won1Passes64 · %59
17 Anthony Gordon M · 77' 6.90
Assist1On target2/3Key pass1Dribbles2/3Duels won3/7Fouls won1Passes23 · %18
23 Jules Koundé D · 92' 6.50
Key pass1Dribbles2/3Duels won4/8Fouls1Offside1Passes72 · %66
1 Joan García G · 92' 6.50
Saves3Passes29 · %24
Substitutes
7 Fermín López M · 28' 7.20
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Passes14 · %12
16 Rodri M · 28' 6.90
Tackles2Duels won2/3Passes30 · %30
2 João Cancelo D · 15' 6.30
Passes7 · %7
14 Karim Adeyemi F · 15' 6.30
Assist1On target1/1Key pass1Passes2 · %2
29 Hamza Abdelkarim F · 6'
Duels won1/1Fouls won1
Unused: Alejandro BaldeEric GarcíaGerard MartínBrian FariñasEder AllerWojciech Szczęsny
Starting XI
10 Sergio Camello F · 75' 8.30
Goals2On target2/2Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/11Passes19 · %8
23 Óscar Valentín M · 92' · K 6.90
Dribbles2/2Tackles3Interceptions2Blocks2Duels won7/14Fouls3Passes22 · %16
8 Unai López M · 75' 6.60
Assist1Key pass1Tackles3Duels won4/9Fouls won1Passes24 · %21
36 Gnangoro Bouaré M · 57' 6.50
On target1/1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls won1Passes16 · %13
18 Álvaro García M · 92' 6.20
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/7Offside2Passes23 · %14
19 Jorge de Frutos M · 57' 6.20
Tackles2Duels won3/9Offside1Passes5 · %4
33 Jozhua Vertrouwd D · 32' 6.20
Tackles2Blocks1Duels won2/5Fouls2Passes7 · %7
20 Iván Balliu D · 92' 5.90
Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won3/8Fouls1Offside1Passes18 · %14
24 Florian Lejeune D · 92' 5.90
Dribbles1/2Tackles4Interceptions3Duels won7/9Fouls1Passes37 · %32
6 Pathé Ismaël Ciss D · 92' 5.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won2/4Passes28 · %25
1 Dani Cárdenas G · 92' 5.60
Saves5Passes30 · %11
Substitutes
21 Fran Pérez F · 35' 6.60
Dribbles2/2Duels won2/2Passes7 · %5
17 Adrià Pedrosa D · 60' 6.50
Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles2Duels won4/7Fouls won1Fouls2Passes19 · %16
9 Alemão F · 17' 6.30
Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes4 · %3
4 Pedro Díaz M · 35' 6.30
Key pass2Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes3 · %2
11 Randy Nteka M · 17' 6.20
On target1/1Passes2 · %2
Unused: Adrián MolinaGiorgi TsitaishviliMarco RománPelayo FernándezMarco de las SiasAndrei Rațiu
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%50) ✓
Barcelona %50 Draw %43 Rayo Vallecano %7
1.93Barcelona xPuan
0.64Rayo Vallecano xPuan
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