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La Liga | Gameweek 31
Apr 26, 2023 at 9pm UK
Estadio de Vallecas
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Rayo Vallecano
2 - 1
Barcelona

Garcia (19'), Garcia (53')
Dimitrievski (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Lewandowski (83')
Balde (32'), Alba (34'), Gavi (35'), Raphinha (61')

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's La Liga clash between Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's La Liga clash between Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Barcelona could line up for Wednesday's La Liga clash with Rayo Vallecano.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Real Sociedad 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
Saturday, April 22 at 5.30pm in La Liga

We said: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Barcelona

There has been little to separate the two teams in recent meetings, with Rayo Vallecano coming away as the happier side in each of the last three encounters, and they will be confident of causing another upset on Wednesday in front of their home supporters. However, with champions-elect Barca keen to get the job done at the summit, we expect Xavi's men to edge a closely-fought contest in the Spanish capital. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 60.46%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Rayo Vallecano had a probability of 17.31%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.17%) and 1-2 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.57%), while for a Rayo Vallecano win it was 1-0 (5.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.

Result
Rayo VallecanoDrawBarcelona
17.31% (0.099999999999998 0.1) 22.23% (-0.176 -0.18) 60.46% (0.082000000000001 0.08)
Both teams to score 49.38% (0.735 0.73)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.58% (0.88200000000001 0.88)48.42% (-0.877 -0.88)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.44% (0.798 0.8)70.56% (-0.79300000000001 -0.79)
Rayo Vallecano Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.49% (0.646 0.65)41.51% (-0.64 -0.64)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22% (0.565 0.57)78.01% (-0.559 -0.56)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.42% (0.331 0.33)15.58% (-0.323 -0.32)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.46% (0.606 0.61)44.54% (-0.599 -0.6)
Score Analysis
    Rayo Vallecano 17.31%
    Barcelona 60.45%
    Draw 22.23%
Rayo VallecanoDrawBarcelona
1-0 @ 5.69% (-0.105 -0.11)
2-1 @ 4.65% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
2-0 @ 2.5% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-1 @ 1.36% (0.037 0.04)
3-2 @ 1.27% (0.048 0.05)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 17.31%
1-1 @ 10.57% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-0 @ 6.47% (-0.237 -0.24)
2-2 @ 4.32% (0.093 0.09)
Other @ 0.87%
Total : 22.23%
0-1 @ 12.02% (-0.3 -0.3)
0-2 @ 11.17% (-0.16 -0.16)
1-2 @ 9.83% (0.039 0.04)
0-3 @ 6.93% (-0.017 -0.02)
1-3 @ 6.09% (0.092000000000001 0.09)
0-4 @ 3.22% (0.028 0.03)
1-4 @ 2.83% (0.073 0.07)
2-3 @ 2.68% (0.087 0.09)
2-4 @ 1.25% (0.054 0.05)
0-5 @ 1.2% (0.023 0.02)
1-5 @ 1.05% (0.039 0.04)
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 60.45%

How you voted: Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona

Rayo Vallecano
15.3%
Draw
14.4%
Barcelona
70.3%
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Head to Head
Aug 13, 2022 8pm
gameweek 1
Barcelona
0-0
Rayo Vallecano

Dembele (14'), Busquets (74')
Busquets (90+3')

Trejo (45'), Catena (45+5'), Lejeune (54'), Falcao (69'), Ciss (86'), Dimitrievski (89')
Apr 24, 2022 8pm
gameweek 21
Barcelona
0-1
Rayo Vallecano

Gavi (28'), de Jong (81'), Dembele (89'), Alba (90+3'), Gavi (90+13')
Garcia (7')
Comesana (37'), Balliu (69'), Isi (85'), Hernandez (90+5'), Trejo (90+6'), Catena (90+12')
Iraola (86')
Oct 27, 2021 6pm
gameweek 11
Rayo Vallecano
1-0
Barcelona
Falcao (30')
Trejo (24'), Saveljich (83')

Coutinho (52'), Pique (66')
Jan 27, 2021 8pm
Fourth Round
Rayo Vallecano
1-2
Barcelona
Garcia (63')
Comesana (10'), Trejo (55'), Suarez (89')
Messi (70'), De Jong (80')
Koeman (60'), Dembele (73'), Braithwaite (90+1')
Mar 9, 2019 5.30pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid21154250203049
2Atletico MadridAtletico21136235142145
3Barcelona21133559243542
4Athletic Bilbao21117331181340
5Villarreal219753932734
6Mallorca219391926-730
7Rayo Vallecano217862524129
8GironaGirona218492929028
9Real Sociedad218491717028
10Real BetisBetis217772326-328
11Osasuna216962530-527
12Sevilla217682430-627
13Celta Vigo2174103033-325
14Getafe215881717023
15Las PalmasLas Palmas2165102634-823
16Leganes215881929-1023
17AlavesAlaves2156102533-821
18Espanyol2155112033-1320
19Valencia2137112036-1616
20Real ValladolidValladolid2143141442-2815


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