Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona

27 October 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Falcao 30’

Match summary

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

Falcao put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 30th minute, set up by Óscar Trejo.

Barcelona can feel hard done by, creating 2.86 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 0.79 from 13. Memphis Depay had a penalty saved for Barcelona.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
13 Shots 16
3 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 2.86
0.79 Non-penalty xG 2.11
5 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
Kick-off
Falcao
Assist: Óscar Trejo1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
30’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Esteban Saveljich
  • Óscar Trejo
Barcelona
  • Gerard Piqué
  • Philippe Coutinho

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 0.79 2.86 30’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 2.86 30’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 Falcao 30’
Rayo Vallecano 0.79 xGBarcelona 2.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
72’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 36’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.73 xG, off target 90+7’ Sergio Agüero (Barcelona), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+8’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 49’ Nico González (Barcelona), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 89’ Esteban Saveljich (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90+5’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 30’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 85’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 59’ Sergio Agüero (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Nico González (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Sergio Agüero (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Yusuf Demir (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Nico González (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Luuk de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 36’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.73 xG, off target 90+7’ Sergio Agüero (Barcelona), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+8’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 49’ Nico González (Barcelona), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 89’ Esteban Saveljich (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90+5’ Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 30’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 85’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 59’ Sergio Agüero (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Nico González (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Sergio Agüero (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Yusuf Demir (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Nico González (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Luuk de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Óscar Trejo (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 0.000.041
Esteban Saveljich DEF901 0.140.000
Alejandro Catena DEF901 0.130.000
Fran García DEF900 0.000.172
Óscar Valentín MID900 0.000.031
Santiago Comesaña MID630 0.000.000
Isi Palazón MID903 0.160.000
Óscar Trejo MID7612 0.050.142
Álvaro García MID902 0.120.021
Falcao FWD7613 0.160.000
Unai López Sub270 0.000.272
Pathé Ciss Sub140 0.000.000
Randy Nteka Sub141 0.030.071
Mario Suárez Sub10 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 23% Avg odds 4.18
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.68
Barcelona win 51% Avg odds 1.87

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano WWLWL
Barcelona DWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Barcelona 3-1 Rayo Vallecano, 09 Mar 19 Next meeting: Barcelona 0-1 Rayo Vallecano, 24 Apr 22  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.