Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona

26 April 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Álvaro García 19’
  • Fran García 53’
  • Robert Lewandowski 83’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano saw off Barcelona 2-1. Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at half-time.

Álvaro García put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Sergio Camello, Fran García made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute, and Robert Lewandowski pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 83rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Rayo Vallecano created 0.86 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Barcelona 1.01 from 10.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
9 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.86 xG 1.01
0.86 Non-penalty xG 1.01
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
Kick-off
Álvaro García
Assist: Sergio Camello1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
19’
Half-time1-0
Fran García2-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
53’
83’
Robert Lewandowski2-1 (Barcelona)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Stole Dimitrievski
Barcelona
  • Álex Balde
  • Gavi
  • Raphinha
  • Jordi Alba

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’ HT 0.86 1.01 19’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 19’ 53’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), 2-0 53’ 83’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 1.01 19’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 García 19’ 53’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), 2-0 García 53’ 83’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 2-1 Lewandowski 83’
Rayo Vallecano 0.86 xGBarcelona 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
23’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 53’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 44’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 64’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 9’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 19’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Jules Koundé (Barcelona), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Franck Kessié (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Álex Balde (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 53’ Fran García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 44’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 64’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 9’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 19’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Jules Koundé (Barcelona), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Franck Kessié (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Álex Balde (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Florian Lejeune (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
Stole Dimitrievski GK900 0.000.000
Iván Balliu DEF900 0.000.031
Florian Lejeune DEF901 0.010.000
Alejandro Catena DEF900 0.000.121
Fran García DEF9011 0.380.121
Isi Palazón MID902 0.070.000
Óscar Valentín MID900 0.000.000
Unai López MID830 0.000.000
Álvaro García MID8311 0.060.000
Sergio Camello FWD9014 0.350.061
Óscar Trejo FWD660 0.000.102
Pathé Ciss Sub240 0.000.000
Pep Chavarría Sub70 0.000.000
Salvi Sánchez Sub70 0.000.000
Abdul Mumin Sub10 0.000.000
Raúl de Tomás Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 19% Avg odds 4.99
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.86
Barcelona win 56% Avg odds 1.71

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano DDLWL
Barcelona WWDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Barcelona 0-0 Rayo Vallecano, 13 Aug 22 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Barcelona, 25 Nov 23  All Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona 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.