La Liga · Matchweek 31 · Apr 26

Rayo Vallecano - Barcelona

Rayo Vallecano beat Barcelona 2-1 in La Liga (Matchweek 31). Goals: Álvaro García 19'; Fran García 53'; R. Lewandowski 83'.

🏟 Estadio de Vallecas 👤 Referee: Jesús Gil
Key events
-5' 🟨 Jordi AlbaYellow card Barcelona
19' Álvaro García(1 - 0) · Assist: Sergio Camello Rayo Valleca
32' 🟨 Alejandro BaldéYellow card Barcelona
36' 🟨 GaviYellow card Barcelona
53' Fran García(2 - 0) Rayo Valleca
61' 🟨 RaphinhaYellow card Barcelona
83' R. Lewandowski(2 - 1) Barcelona
90+1' 🟨 Stole DimitrievskiYellow card Rayo Valleca
Quick stats
%40 Possession %60
9 Total shots 10
6 Shots on target 5
2 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside box 5
3 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
-5'
🟨Jordi AlbaYellow card
Álvaro García(1 - 0) · Assist: Sergio Camello
19'
32'
🟨Alejandro BaldéYellow card
36'
🟨GaviYellow card
HT 1 - 0
Fran García(2 - 0)
53'
57'
🔁Marcos Alonso ↔ Jordi AlbaSubstitution
57'
🔁Ferran Torres ↔ Ansu FatiSubstitution
61'
🟨RaphinhaYellow card
Ó. Trejo ↔ P. CissSubstitution🔁
63'
68'
🔁Pedri ↔ F. KessiéSubstitution
79'
🔁F. de Jong ↔ Eric GarcíaSubstitution
79'
🔁Gavi ↔ Pablo TorreSubstitution
Álvaro García ↔ SalviSubstitution🔁
80'
Unai López ↔ Pep ChavarríaSubstitution🔁
80'
83'
R. Lewandowski(2 - 1)
Óscar Valentín ↔ A. MuminSubstitution🔁
88'
Sergio Camello ↔ Raúl de TomásSubstitution🔁
89'
Stole DimitrievskiYellow card🟨
90+1'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsRayo Vallecano · Barcelona
Key stats
%40 Possession %60
Shots
9 Total shots 10
6 Shots on target 5
2 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside box 5
3 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 4
Passing
318 Total passes 488
228 Accurate passes 395
%72 Pass accuracy %81
Set pieces & discipline
3 Corners 9
1 Offsides 3
10 Fouls 14
Cards
1 Yellow cards 4
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 1
LineupsRayo Vallecano 4-4-2Barcelona 4-3-3
Rayo Vallecano · Bench
14Salvi14
Coach: Andoni Iraola
Barcelona · Bench
Coach: Xavi
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2026
Rayo Vallecano 2
Jan 27who was on topAug 31
Barcelona 6
2 Rayo Vallecano 3 draw 6 Barcelona
Barcelona won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.2goals / match
816total goals
3/4clean sheets
1-0Rayo Vallecano best win · Apr 24
5-2Barcelona best win · Aug 31
%55 Over 1.5 6/11
%36 Over 2.5 4/11
%9 Over 3.5 1/11
%45 BTTS 5/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Rayo Vallecano at home5 matches
1W 2D 2L 5:6
Barcelona at home6 matches
4W 1D 1L 10:3
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Rayo Vallecano4W 1D 0L Barcelona5W 0D 0L
2.60 3.00 Points per game
8 11 Goals scored
3 3 Goals conceded
2.08 1.73 xG average
1.32 0.99 xGA average
%80 %40 Clean sheets
%20 %60 BTTS
%20 %60 Over 2.5
4.8 5.2 Corners
4.0 2.2 Cards
Rayo Vallecano6W 1D 3L Barcelona9W 0D 1L
1.90 2.70 Points per game
13 26 Goals scored
10 10 Goals conceded
1.75 1.86 xG average
1.43 0.94 xGA average
%60 %30 Clean sheets
%20 %60 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
5.2 5.7 Corners
3.2 2.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
11Rayo Vallecanoin the table49pts
38matches 13-10-15W-D-L 45:53goals -8diff
LWLLL
1Barcelonain the table88pts
38matches 28-4-6W-D-L 70:20goals +50diff
LWLLW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 22 matches
1.00 2.52 Points per game
1.48 2.26 xG average
1.41 1.08 xGA average
%27 %39 Clean sheets
%41 %61 BTTS
%41 %83 Over 2.5
5.9 7.5 Corners
3.2 1.4 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 31 Barcelona 5-2 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
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
Aug 13 Barcelona 0-0 Rayo Vallecano La Liga
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