Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

24 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Álvaro García 7’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano won 1-0 away at Barcelona. Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at half-time.

Álvaro García put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Isi Palazón.

Barcelona can feel hard done by, creating 1.11 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 0.25 from 3.

Match stats

Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
18 Shots 3
5 Shots on Target 1
9 Corners 1
4 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
1.11 xG 0.25
1.11 Non-penalty xG 0.25
13 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
7’
Álvaro García
Assist: Isi Palazón0-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Barcelona
  • Jordi Alba
  • Gavi
  • Ousmane Dembélé
  • Luuk de Jong
Rayo Vallecano
  • Iván Balliu
  • Alejandro Catena
  • Santiago Comesaña
  • Isi Palazón
  • Óscar Trejo
  • Mario Hernández

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.11 0.25 7’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.11 0.25 7’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 García 7’
Barcelona 1.11 xGRayo Vallecano 0.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Barcelona attacking 
46’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, off target 34’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 49’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+2’ Adama Traoré (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Gavi (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+8’ Adama Traoré (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 7’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 13’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+9’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 90+13’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+10’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, off target 34’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 49’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+2’ Adama Traoré (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Gavi (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+8’ Adama Traoré (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 7’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 90+9’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 90+13’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+10’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), 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
Sergiño Dest DEF470 0.000.000
Ronald Araújo DEF901 0.080.091
Eric Garcia DEF720 0.000.000
Jordi Alba DEF904 0.130.000
Gavi MID901 0.090.011
Sergio Busquets MID900 0.000.082
Frenkie de Jong MID610 0.000.011
Ousmane Dembélé FWD905 0.300.182
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD721 0.120.081
Ferrán Torres FWD611 0.080.041
Clement Lenglet Sub430 0.000.000
Memphis Depay Sub293 0.130.102
Nico González Sub290 0.000.000
Luuk de Jong Sub180 0.000.000
Adama Traoré Sub182 0.180.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 73% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.64
Rayo Vallecano win 10% Avg odds 9.72

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

Form going into the game

Barcelona WWWLW
Rayo Vallecano LDDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Barcelona, 27 Oct 21 Next meeting: Barcelona 0-0 Rayo Vallecano, 13 Aug 22  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.