Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano: result 3-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 27Kick-off on March 9, 2019 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano?
Barcelona won 3-1 on March 9, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 24′Raúl de TomásRayo Vallecano
- 38′PiquéBarcelona
- 51′L. MessiBarcelona (pen.)
- 82′L. SuárezBarcelona
Official lineup for Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barcelona
4-3-3- 9L. Suárez
- 10L. Messi
- 8Arthur
- 7Philippe Coutinho
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 22A. Vidal
- 2Nélson Semedo
- 23S. Umtiti
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 1M. ter Stegen
Rayo Vallecano
5-4-1- 9Raúl de Tomás
- 14Bebé
- 27Santi Comesaña
- 18Álvaro García
- 7Álex Moreno
- 12G. Imbula
- 20E. Velázquez
- 23Alejandro Gálvez
- 16Jordi Amat
- 17L. Advíncula
- 13S. Dimitrievski
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Rayo Vallecano have 5, 1 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2019 | Real Madrid(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Feb 27, 2019 | Real Madrid(away) | 3-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Feb 23, 2019 | Sevilla(away) | 4-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 19, 2019 | Lyon(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 16, 2019 | Valladolid(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2019 | Girona(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 23, 2019 | Getafe(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 16, 2019 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 9, 2019 | Espanyol(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Leganes(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Barcelona wins, 0 draws, 0 Rayo Vallecano wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2018 | Rayo Vallecano 2-3 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Mar 3, 2016 | Rayo Vallecano 1-5 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Oct 17, 2015 | Barcelona 5-2 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
| Mar 8, 2015 | Barcelona 6-1 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
| Oct 4, 2014 | Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Feb 15, 2014 | Barcelona 6-0 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona on Nov 3, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 2.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Rayo Vallecano score 0.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2.0 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 1st in La Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Rayo Vallecano sit 13th (8 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
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