La Liga · 2023

Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Barcelona · La Liga

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona drew 1–1.

Shots
1015
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
0.741.04
Possession
33%67%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Rayo Vallecano – Barcelona): shots 10–15, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 0.74–1.04, possession 33%–67%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Barcelona's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Barcelona's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.93 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1.93 goals/match1.23 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.7%PossessionRayo Vallecano · Barcelona● 66.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 20.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricRayo VallecanoBarcelonaBaseline
Possession45.7%66.6%49.5%

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

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Barcelona's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.1 shots/match ▲ShotsRayo Vallecano · Barcelona15.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricRayo VallecanoBarcelonaBaseline
Shots13.1 shots/match15.4 shots/match12.6 shots/match
Shots against14.9 shots/match10.4 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots15 shotsRayo Vallecano 10 shots, Barcelona 15 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsRayo Vallecano 4 shots, Barcelona 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.74 xG1.04 xGRayo Vallecano 0.74 xG, Barcelona 1.04 xG
  • Possession33%67%Rayo Vallecano 33%, Barcelona 67%
  • Corners1 corner4 cornersRayo Vallecano 1 corner, Barcelona 4 corners
  • Fouls23 fouls13 foulsRayo Vallecano 23 fouls, Barcelona 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Rayo Vallecano
1Draws
0Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano — Barcelona · La Liga2–1
Barcelona — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga0–0
Barcelona — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga0–1
Rayo Vallecano — Barcelona · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Rayo Vallecano favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Barcelona in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Rayo Vallecano14 matchesBarcelona14 matches
1.14 goals/matchGoals scored14/14▲ 1.93 goals/match
1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed14/14▲ 1 goal/match
1.33 xG/matchExpected goals14/14▲ 2.02 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots14/14▲ 15.4 shots/match
5.43 shots/matchShots on target14/14▲ 6.14 shots/match
45.7%Possession14/14● 66.6%
3.93 corners/matchCorners14/14● 5.79 corners/match
16.8 fouls/matchFouls14/1410.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

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 fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 25 Nov 2023, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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