High flying FC Barcelona visit Rayo Vallecano after their 1-0-result versus Atlético Madrid. Check out our thorough preview!
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (9) in La Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
The complete La Liga results at home this season for Rayo Vallecano are 6-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Rayo Vallecano in their previous match, an away game at Real Sociedad that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfielder Palazón was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.0 (out of ten) in that game. Palazón scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Rayo Vallecano won a home game hosting Osasuna (2-1).Both teams on the scoresheet! That has occurred in 5 league games in a row for this club. Could it happen again?
Vallecano are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Elche awaits in three days.
Rayo Vallecano are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 15 games. Rayo Vallecano have conceded 17 in these home matches.
FC Barcelona form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 12 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the La Liga.
The Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 441 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from Torres secured the home win 1-0 against Atlético Madrid in their previous game. ter Stegen was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.65. The agile goalkeeper Stegen topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Getafe that ended 0-0.A tale of few goals? 8 of this side's most recent 10 league rounds have had two or less goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as FC Barcelona are hosting Real Betis in the La Liga only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy FC Barcelona's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 15 league matches away. The Barcelona defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({7 goals} in 15 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent registered match involving both these participants is the FC Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano 0-0 played not long ago this season. Stats for the last ten meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Rayo Vallecano, one draw and seven wins for FC Barcelona. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games. The matches between these teams have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 10 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 17 goals |   I. Palazón Camacho 8 goals |  P. López 6 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 26 | 54 |
| 36 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 87% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 47% | 53% |
| 47% | 53% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 47% | 43% |
| 20% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 20% |
| 10% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 57% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 27% | 20% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 67% | 77% |
| 27% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13.3 | 15.7 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 12.8 | 14.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 42% | 35% |
| 12.3 | 11.1 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 10.9 | 9.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
- FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (9) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (10) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (23) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most points (37) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+19) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+45) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | FC Barcelona | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 45 | 76 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 65 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 60 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 54 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 46 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 41 |
| 9 | Mallorca | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 40 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 40 |
| 11 | Girona | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -8 | 38 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -22 | 35 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 32 |
| 16 | Getafe | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 31 |
| 17 | Almería | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Valencia | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 30 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -14 | 28 |
| 20 | Elche | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 34 | -41 | 13 |
