Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

17 February 2025 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Mario Melero López

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Robert Lewandowski 28’ (pen)

Match summary

Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Robert Lewandowski put Barcelona ahead from the penalty spot in the 28th minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.98 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 1.39 from 9.

Match stats

Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
14 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.83 xG 1.31
2.08 Non-penalty xG 1.31
10 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
Robert Lewandowski
Penalty1-0 (Barcelona)
28’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Barcelona
  • Gavi
  • Ferrán Torres
Rayo Vallecano
  • Andrei Ratiu
  • Pathé Ciss
  • Adrián Embarba

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.98 1.39 28’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 1-0 28’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.98 1.39 28’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 1-0 Lewandowski 28’
Barcelona 2.98 xGRayo Vallecano 1.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Barcelona attacking 
28’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 37’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.66 xG, saved 72’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 30’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 30’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 23’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 90+1’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 37’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 4’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 20’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 37’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.66 xG, saved 72’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 30’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 30’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 23’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 90+1’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 37’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 4’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 20’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Wojciech Szczesny GK900 0.000.000
Hector Fort DEF680 0.000.071
Iñigo Martínez DEF900 0.000.000
Pau Cubarsí DEF830 0.000.000
Álex Balde DEF900 0.000.202
Frenkie de Jong MID900 0.000.000
Pedri MID900 0.000.432
Lamine Yamal MID904 0.920.021
Gavi MID680 0.000.000
Raphinha MID906 1.020.111
Robert Lewandowski FWD8314 1.050.000
Jules Koundé Sub220 0.000.000
Dani Olmo Sub220 0.000.431
Ferrán Torres Sub70 0.000.000
Eric Garcia Sub70 0.000.000
Marc Casadó Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 79% Avg odds 1.21
Draw 13% Avg odds 7.43
Rayo Vallecano win 8% Avg odds 12.71

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Barcelona LDWWW
Rayo Vallecano WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Barcelona, 27 Aug 24 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Barcelona, 31 Aug 25  All Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.