La Liga · 2024Tue, 27 Aug 2024, 19:30 UTCFull timeHistorical match

Rayo Vallecano

1–2Historical match

Barcelona

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona
Shots	8 shots/match	22 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match	5 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.37 xG/match	1.41 xG/match▲
Possession	35%	65%●
Corners	6 corners/match	6 corners/match
Fouls	17 fouls/match	11 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
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Rayo Vallecano: 8 shots, 4 on target, 0.38 xG. Barcelona: 22 shots, 5 on target, 1.43 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Rayo Vallecano 0.38 xG · Barcelona 1.43 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Rayo Vallecano's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Rayo Vallecano show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Rayo Vallecano's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

7.67 shots/match▲ShotsRayo Vallecano · Barcelona17.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	7.67 shots/match	17.7 shots/match	12.5 shots/match
Shots against	15 shots/match	7.33 shots/match	14.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona.

3 days▲Rest daysRayo Vallecano · Barcelona3.1 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona	Baseline
Rest days	3 days	3.1 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

40.3%PossessionRayo Vallecano · Barcelona●64.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 24.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona	Baseline
Possession	40.3%	64.7%	50.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

2Rayo Vallecano

2Draws

1Barcelona

19 May 2024Barcelona — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga3–0

25 Nov 2023Rayo Vallecano — Barcelona · La Liga1–1

26 Apr 2023Rayo Vallecano — Barcelona · La Liga2–1

13 Aug 2022Barcelona — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga0–0

24 Apr 2022Barcelona — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Rayo Vallecano favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Barcelona in 0 · 13 too close

1 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/32 goals/match

1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/31 goals/match

0.57 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/32.15 xG/match

0.99 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/30.8 xG/match

7.67 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/317.7 shots/match

15 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/37.33 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/35.33 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/32.67 shots/match

40.3%Possessionseason · 3/3●64.7%

4.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/3●6.33 corners/match

6.33 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/35 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

18.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/311.7 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/30%

67%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/3100%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Rayo Vallecano8.3

Barcelona91.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Rayo Vallecano16.6

Barcelona63.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Rayo Vallecano58.3

Barcelona83.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Rayo Vallecano8.3

Barcelona58.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Rayo Vallecano91.7

Barcelona58.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Rayo Vallecano41.7

Barcelona83.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Rayo Vallecano37.5

Barcelona68.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Rayo Vallecano3 matchesBarcelona3 matches

1 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲2 goals/match

1 goals/matchGoals allowed3/31 goals/match

0.57 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲2.15 xG/match

7.67 shots/matchShots3/3▲17.7 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲5.33 shots/match

40.3%Possession3/3●64.7%

4.33 corners/matchCorners3/3●6.33 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

18.7 fouls/matchFouls3/311.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Rayo Vallecano1 matchesBarcelona2 matches

—Goals scored1/2—

—Goals allowed1/2—

—Expected goals1/2—

—Shots1/2—

—Shots on target1/2—

—Possession1/2—

—Corners1/2—

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls1/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.1 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 27 Aug 2024, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4