Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

19 May 2024 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Robert Lewandowski 3’
  • Pedri 72’, 75’

Match summary

Barcelona won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Robert Lewandowski put Barcelona ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Lamine Yamal, Pedri made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute, and Pedri made it 3-0 in the 75th minute, set up by Ronald Araújo.

There was little between the sides on chances: Barcelona created 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Rayo Vallecano 1.74 from 15.

Match stats

Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
14 Shots 15
6 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.70 xG 1.69
1.70 Non-penalty xG 1.69
7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
Robert Lewandowski
Assist: Lamine Yamal1-0 (Barcelona)
3’
Half-time1-0
Pedri2-0 (Barcelona)
72’
Pedri
Assist: Ronald Araújo3-0 (Barcelona)
75’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Barcelona
  • Pau Cubarsí
  • João Cancelo
  • Lamine Yamal
  • Raphinha
Rayo Vallecano
  • Abdul Mumin
  • Óscar Valentín

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 1.74 3’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 1-0 3’ 72’ Pedri (Barcelona), 2-0 72’ 75’ Pedri (Barcelona), 3-0 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 1.74 3’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 1-0 Lewandowski 3’ 72’ Pedri (Barcelona), 2-0 Pedri 72’ 75’ Pedri (Barcelona), 3-0 Pedri 75’
Barcelona 1.74 xGRayo Vallecano 1.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Barcelona attacking 
74’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 70’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 3’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 18’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 75’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 72’ João Félix (Barcelona), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 29’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 70’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 72’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 57’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 14’ Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 82’ Vitor Roque (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Fermín López (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Raphinha (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ João Félix (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Sergi Roberto (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 70’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 3’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 18’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 75’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 72’ João Félix (Barcelona), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 29’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 70’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 72’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 57’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 14’ Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 82’ Vitor Roque (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Fermín López (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Raphinha (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ João Félix (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Sergi Roberto (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-André ter Stegen GK900 0.000.000
Jules Koundé DEF900 0.000.031
Iñigo Martínez DEF901 0.100.000
Pau Cubarsí DEF630 0.000.101
João Cancelo DEF900 0.000.000
Ilkay Gündogan MID900 0.000.000
Sergi Roberto MID471 0.020.000
Lamine Yamal MID9012 0.060.673
Fermín López MID632 0.080.000
Raphinha MID631 0.030.252
Robert Lewandowski FWD8012 0.590.021
Andreas Christensen Sub430 0.000.000
João Félix Sub272 0.290.000
Pedri Sub2722 0.480.122
Ronald Araújo Sub2710 0.000.341
Vitor Roque Sub101 0.090.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 72% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.70
Rayo Vallecano win 11% Avg odds 8.99

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

Form going into the game

Barcelona LWLWW
Rayo Vallecano WLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Barcelona, 25 Nov 23 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Barcelona, 27 Aug 24  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.