Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rayo Vallecano & Barcelona face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Vallecano and Barcelona.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
Vallecano participated in Copa Del Rey the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Rayo Vallecano have performed here at Estadio de Vallecas this season with 8 wins from 11 La Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Del Rey for Rayo Vallecano.
The Vallecano fans got no joy from their last match, a La Liga 2 game also here at Estadio de Vallecas: A 1-3 defeat against Mallorca. Before that match, a La Liga 2 win away at Mirandes.
There will be little rest for Vallecano after this match as they are travelling to Espanyol for a La Liga 2 game in only four days.
Vallecano have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Vallecas with 18 goals in 11 league matches. Vallecano are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de Vallecas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Barcelona form and stats
Barcelona was sent out of Copa Del Rey in the quarter-finals last season.6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Barcelona playing as the away team in the La Liga this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Barcelona hope to make it five in this match. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Barcelona's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Cádiz game.
Barcelona have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Norberto Murara Neto. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga.
Barcelona play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Elche. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Cornella (after extra-time).
A quick return to home after this game, as Barcelona are hosting Athletic Club in the La Liga only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Barcelona's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vallecano zero wins, zero draws and Barcelona ten victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Messi 11 goals |   A. Cortés Heredia 6 goals |  A. Griezmann 5 goals |
Rayo Vallecano missing players
Barcelona missing players
| Rayo Vallecano | Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Scored | S | 27 | 52 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.5 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 16.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 7 | ||
| 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Espanyol | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Almería | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijon | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Leganés | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Girona | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Lugo | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Real Oviedo | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Fuenlabrada | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | UD Logroñés | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 28 |
| 14 | Malaga | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Mirandes | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Castellon | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | Sabadell | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Real Zaragoza | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 20 | FC Cartagena | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 21 | Alcorcon | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 20 |
| 22 | Albacete | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 18 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 37 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 7 | Granada | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -10 | 28 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 27 |
| 9 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Cádiz | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Levante | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Getafe | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Athletic Club | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Valencia | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Eibar | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 17 | Osasuna | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 18 |
| 19 | Elche | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 17 |
| 20 | Huesca | 20 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 13 |