Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 09 Mar 2019 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 1462 🧑‍⚖️ Mario Melero Lopez 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Barcelona 1 · Rayo Vallecano 20
Referee Stats
20 matches · 5.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.15
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.30
Over 4.5 cards 60%
Home wins 60%
Draws 10%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-8).
  • Barcelona controlled possession (68%).
  • Barcelona had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Barcelona (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-3-1

Goals For / Against

51 / 17
Avg: 2.68 / 0.89

Points

48
Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

0
Rayo Vallecano (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-2-14

Goals For / Against

16 / 38
Avg: 0.84 / 2.00

Points

11
Avg: 0.58

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.53
PPG
0.58
2.68
GF
0.84
0.89
GA
2.00
58%
O2.5
63%
53%
BTTS
53%
74%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Barcelona rank1st
Rayo Vallecano rank20th
Barcelona points87
Rayo Vallecano points32
Barcelona: #1 · 87 pts · GD +54
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rayo Vallecano: #20 · 32 pts · GD -29
44 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts from safety.
55-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barcelona last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals9-1
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rayo Vallecano last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals6-16
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Barcelona trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 0%

Rayo Vallecano trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Barcelona score at home100%
Barcelona clean sheet at home47%
Rayo Vallecano score away68%
Rayo Vallecano clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Barcelona score first74%
Barcelona win after scoring first93%
Rayo Vallecano score first42%
Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Barcelona 80% · Rayo Vallecano 9%
Avg first goal minute: Barcelona 38.4' · Rayo Vallecano 27.9'

Vs league average

Barcelona score at home2.68 vs 1.45
Barcelona concede at home0.89 vs 1.13
Rayo Vallecano score away0.84 vs 1.13
Rayo Vallecano concede away2.00 vs 1.45
Barcelona score 85% above league average, while Rayo Vallecano score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Barcelona are 21% below league average at home, and Rayo Vallecano are 38% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Barcelona goal timing (home)

1H scored: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 17
61-75 11
31-45 9
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
16-30 4
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
0-15 1

Rayo Vallecano goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
16-30 4
61-75 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
61-75 9
46-60 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
1
Total Shots
12
8
Shots off Goal
4
3
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
68%
32%
Corner Kicks
10
4
Fouls
12
17
Offsides
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
695
303
Passes Accurate
625
239
Passes %
90%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
24' ⚽
⚽
24' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Raúl de Tomás
Normal Goal · Assist: Álvaro García
38' ⚽
⚽
38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
Piqué
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Messi
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Arthur
1st substitution · For: O. Dembélé
51' ⚽
⚽
51' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
L. Messi
Penalty
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ Jordi Amat
1st substitution · For: José Ángel Pozo
68'
68' E. Velázquez
79'
79' Sergio Busquets
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ Philippe Coutinho
2nd substitution · For: I. Rakitić
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ Álvaro García
2nd substitution · For: Adri Embarba
82' ⚽
⚽
82' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
L. Suárez
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Rakitić
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ Sergio Busquets
3rd substitution · For: Malcom
89'
89' G. Imbula

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 on Saturday, 09 March 2019 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Mario Melero Lopez. It was played at Unknown Venue 1462.

First half: Rayo Vallecano took the lead at 24' when Raúl de Tomás scored, with the assist credited to Álvaro García, making the score 0-1. Barcelona leveled the score at 38' when Piqué scored, with the assist credited to L. Messi, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 46', with Arthur replacing O. Dembélé. Barcelona took the lead at 51' when L. Messi scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 64', with Jordi Amat replacing José Ángel Pozo. E. Velázquez received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 68'. Sergio Busquets received a yellow card for Barcelona at 79'. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 80', with Philippe Coutinho replacing I. Rakitić. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 80', with Álvaro García replacing Adri Embarba. Barcelona extended the lead at 82' when L. Suárez scored, with the assist credited to I. Rakitić, making the score 3-1. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Sergio Busquets replacing Malcom. G. Imbula received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 89'.

Barcelona used 3 substitutions while Rayo Vallecano used 2 substitutions. Barcelona got 1 yellow card, while Rayo Vallecano got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-8).
  • Barcelona controlled possession (68%).
  • Barcelona had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins9
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals8 (53.3%)
BTTS9 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Head-to-Head History by Season