Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Barcelona — La Liga 2025/26 Match Stats

La Liga · 2025Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 19:30 UTCCampo de Futbol de Vallecas

Rayo Vallecano

1–1Historical match

Barcelona

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: 1212
Shots on target: 63
Expected goals: 1.851.83
Possession: 43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Rayo Vallecano – Barcelona): shots 12–12, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.85–1.83, possession 43%–57%. 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.33 corners/matchCornersRayo Vallecano · Barcelona● 7 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona	Baseline
Corners	6.33 corners/match	7 corners/match	4.5 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

11.3 shots/match ▲ShotsRayo Vallecano · Barcelona20.7 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	11.3 shots/match	20.7 shots/match	10.9 shots/match
Shots against	10 shots/match	8 shots/match	11.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.7%PossessionRayo Vallecano · Barcelona● 70%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona	Baseline
Possession	52.7%	70%	51.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots12 shots12 shotsRayo Vallecano 12 shots, Barcelona 12 shots
Shots on target6 shots3 shotsRayo Vallecano 6 shots, Barcelona 3 shots
Expected goals1.85 xG1.83 xGRayo Vallecano 1.85 xG, Barcelona 1.83 xG
Possession43%57%Rayo Vallecano 43%, Barcelona 57%
Corners9 corners4 cornersRayo Vallecano 9 corners, Barcelona 4 corners
Fouls16 fouls8 foulsRayo Vallecano 16 fouls, Barcelona 8 fouls
Yellow cards4 cards1 cardRayo Vallecano 4 cards, Barcelona 1 card

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Rayo Vallecano: 12 shots, 6 on target, 1.89 xG. Barcelona: 12 shots, 3 on target, 1.88 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 1.89 xG · Barcelona 1.88 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Rayo Vallecano

1Draws

3Barcelona

17 Feb 2025Barcelona — Rayo Vallecano · La Liga1–0

27 Aug 2024Rayo Vallecano — Barcelona · La Liga1–2

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

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

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

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 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Rayo Vallecano3 matchesBarcelona3 matches

1.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 2.33 goals/match

1 goal/matchGoals allowed3/31 goal/match

1.86 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.97 xG/match

11.3 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 20.7 shots/match

4 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 7 shots/match

52.7%Possession3/3● 70%

6.33 corners/matchCorners3/3● 7 corners/match

3 cards/matchCards3/31 card/match

15.3 fouls/matchFouls3/311 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

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.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance