Soccer match guide: Home crowds with big hopes before FC Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 24.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou (98787 seats)

Welcome to Spotify Camp Nou and this game starring FC Barcelona & Rayo Vallecano in the La Liga. Tipsway has all you must know!

Insights:
  • FC Barcelona have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in La Liga
  • Rayo Vallecano have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for FC Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano.

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FC Barcelona form and stats

FC Barcelona have performed here at Spotify Camp Nou this season with 10 wins from 15 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3.

Happy days for FC Barcelona in their previous game, a fixture away at Real Sociedad (placed 6th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. ter Stegen, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.85 out of 10 in that game. Stegen topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the home loss against Cadiz with the scoreline 0-1.

Barcelona are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eight matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won five, drew two and lost one.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (32 in 15 games), FC Barcelona's attacking play is working. FC Barcelona are not conceding a lot of goals here at Spotify Camp Nou in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

Rayo Vallecano have only collected 9 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 2-3-11 (16 played).

It's the second away game in a row for Vallecano, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Espanyol (placed 12th) last time out. Catena was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.42. The defender Catena served one assist, hit one key pass and won 2 of 5 duels.

A 0-1 defeat away at Deportivo Alaves before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rayo Vallecano as they have only managed to score 11 times from 16 away games in the league. Rayo Vallecano's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

FC Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano have met before this season: Rayo Vallecano - FC Barcelona 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: nine - zero - one (Barcelona wins - draws - Rayo Vallecano wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

FC BarcelonaM. Depay
M. Depay
10 goals
FC BarcelonaP. Aubameyang
P. Aubameyang
8 goals
FC BarcelonaL. de Jong
L. de Jong
6 goals

FC Barcelona missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 5 Played P 5 16 32
18 10 2 Won W 0 2 10
9 2 2 Drew D 0 3 7
5 3 1 Lost L 5 11 15
61 32 7 Scored S 3 11 33
32 14 4 Conceded C 11 26 38
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
72% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 75% 69%
53% 60% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 38% 38%
41% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 16%
19% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 3%
56% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 41%
31% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 22%
16% 13% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 41%
 
5.6 6.7 8.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.8 4.9
3.3 2.1 1.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.2 4.6
2.5 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 3 2.7
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
14.1 15.7 16 Shots (avg) S ( 9.4 12.1 13.5
5.5 6.3 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.8 3.7
35% 34% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 24% 28%
 
9.5 7.5 5.4 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 12.1 11
3.3 2.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 5.3 4.5
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rayo Vallecano have scored away.
  • FC Barcelona have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in La Liga
  • FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Barcelona have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • FC Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rayo Vallecano have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Rayo Vallecano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 33 24 6 3 69 29 16 11 4 1 34 13 17 13 2 2 35 16 40 78
2 FC Barcelona 32 18 9 5 61 32 15 10 2 3 32 14 17 8 7 2 29 18 29 63
3 Sevilla 33 17 12 4 49 27 16 11 4 1 34 16 17 6 8 3 15 11 22 63
4 Atletico Madrid 33 18 7 8 59 39 17 11 4 2 31 15 16 7 3 6 28 24 20 61
5 Real Betis 33 17 6 10 56 38 17 9 2 6 31 20 16 8 4 4 25 18 18 57
6 Real Sociedad 33 15 10 8 32 31 17 9 5 3 12 7 16 6 5 5 20 24 1 55
7 Villarreal 33 14 10 9 53 31 17 10 5 2 38 15 16 4 5 7 15 16 22 52
8 Athletic Club 33 12 12 9 39 34 16 8 3 5 25 18 17 4 9 4 14 16 5 48
9 Osasuna 33 12 8 13 34 44 17 5 6 6 16 23 16 7 2 7 18 21 -10 44
10 Valencia 33 10 12 11 44 48 16 5 7 4 23 20 17 5 5 7 21 28 -4 42
11 Celta de Vigo 33 10 9 14 36 37 17 5 4 8 21 23 16 5 5 6 15 14 -1 39
12 Espanyol 33 10 9 14 37 45 17 9 4 4 23 17 16 1 5 10 14 28 -8 39
13 Elche 33 10 8 15 36 44 16 6 5 5 20 17 17 4 3 10 16 27 -8 38
14 Rayo Vallecano 32 10 7 15 33 38 16 8 4 4 22 12 16 2 3 11 11 26 -5 37
15 Getafe 33 8 11 14 31 37 16 7 4 5 21 15 17 1 7 9 10 22 -6 35
16 Mallorca 33 8 8 17 29 54 17 6 6 5 16 18 16 2 2 12 13 36 -25 32
17 Cadiz 33 6 13 14 29 46 17 2 8 7 15 23 16 4 5 7 14 23 -17 31
18 Granada 33 6 12 15 36 56 16 4 5 7 20 28 17 2 7 8 16 28 -20 30
19 Levante 33 5 10 18 41 65 17 3 7 7 23 28 16 2 3 11 18 37 -24 25
20 Deportivo Alaves 33 6 7 20 26 55 16 5 4 7 13 18 17 1 3 13 13 37 -29 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 33 24 6 3 69 29 16 11 4 1 34 13 17 13 2 2 35 16 40 78
2 FC Barcelona 32 18 9 5 61 32 15 10 2 3 32 14 17 8 7 2 29 18 29 63
3 Sevilla 33 17 12 4 49 27 16 11 4 1 34 16 17 6 8 3 15 11 22 63
4 Atletico Madrid 33 18 7 8 59 39 17 11 4 2 31 15 16 7 3 6 28 24 20 61
5 Real Betis 33 17 6 10 56 38 17 9 2 6 31 20 16 8 4 4 25 18 18 57
6 Real Sociedad 33 15 10 8 32 31 17 9 5 3 12 7 16 6 5 5 20 24 1 55
7 Villarreal 33 14 10 9 53 31 17 10 5 2 38 15 16 4 5 7 15 16 22 52
8 Athletic Club 33 12 12 9 39 34 16 8 3 5 25 18 17 4 9 4 14 16 5 48
9 Osasuna 33 12 8 13 34 44 17 5 6 6 16 23 16 7 2 7 18 21 -10 44
10 Valencia 33 10 12 11 44 48 16 5 7 4 23 20 17 5 5 7 21 28 -4 42
11 Celta de Vigo 33 10 9 14 36 37 17 5 4 8 21 23 16 5 5 6 15 14 -1 39
12 Espanyol 33 10 9 14 37 45 17 9 4 4 23 17 16 1 5 10 14 28 -8 39
13 Elche 33 10 8 15 36 44 16 6 5 5 20 17 17 4 3 10 16 27 -8 38
14 Rayo Vallecano 32 10 7 15 33 38 16 8 4 4 22 12 16 2 3 11 11 26 -5 37
15 Getafe 33 8 11 14 31 37 16 7 4 5 21 15 17 1 7 9 10 22 -6 35
16 Mallorca 33 8 8 17 29 54 17 6 6 5 16 18 16 2 2 12 13 36 -25 32
17 Cadiz 33 6 13 14 29 46 17 2 8 7 15 23 16 4 5 7 14 23 -17 31
18 Granada 33 6 12 15 36 56 16 4 5 7 20 28 17 2 7 8 16 28 -20 30
19 Levante 33 5 10 18 41 65 17 3 7 7 23 28 16 2 3 11 18 37 -24 25
20 Deportivo Alaves 33 6 7 20 26 55 16 5 4 7 13 18 17 1 3 13 13 37 -29 25

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