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La Liga · Round 3 · Mon 31 Aug, 19:30

Barcelona
5–2
Full time
Rayo Vallecano

Pre-match prediction

75%
16%
Barcelona 75% Draw 16% 9% Rayo Vallecano

⏳Made before lineups were confirmed for this match.

Expected goals
2.40 – 0.70
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams to score
46%
Model confidence
normal

Most likely scorelines

2-0 13% 1-0 11% 3-0 10% 2-1 9% 1-1 8%

Compared to the betting market (reference only, not used as a model input)

Barcelona
75% vs 86%
Draw
16% vs 9%
Rayo Vallecano
9% vs 5%

Lineups

Reference only — not used by the prediction model. Positions (LB/CB/RB etc.) are a best-effort guess from the source's own left-to-right player order, not a confirmed tactical slot.

Rayo Vallecano 4-3-3
1
Cárdenas GK
5.9 1518
6
Ciss LB
5.9 1414
20
Balliu CB
5.9 1401
24
Lejeune CB
5.9 1440
33
Vertrouwd RB
6.2 1508
8
López CM
1A 6.6 1539
23
Valentín CM
6.9 1499
36
Bouaré CM
10
Camello LW
Goal2 8.3 1506
18
García ST
1A 6.2 1255
19
de Frutos RW
6.2 1561
1
García GK
6.7 1711
5
Cubarsí LB
8.0 1808
12
Espart CB
1A 6.9 1539
15
Christensen CB
6.9 1657
23
Koundé RB
6.3 1857
8
Pedri CDM
6.9 1976
10
Yamal CDM
Goal2 9.9 1889
17
Gordon LW
1A 6.9 1528
20
Olmo CAM
7.0 1620
22
Bernal RW
1A 7.2 1559
11
Raphinha ST
Goal2 9.3 1845
Barcelona 4-2-3-1

Barcelona · Bench

João Cancelo, Alejandro Balde, Fermín López, Wojciech Szczęsny, Karim Adeyemi, Rodri, Gerard Martín, Eric García, Brian Fariñas, Hamza Abdelkarim, Eder Aller

Rayo Vallecano · Bench

Andrei Rațiu, Pedro Díaz, Alemão, Randy Nteka, Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Adrià Pedrosa, Fran Pérez, Pelayo Fernández, Marco de las Sias, Adrián Molina, Marco Román

Barcelona · last 5

Athletic Bilbao (H) 2-0 W Elche (A) 0-5 W Valencia (A) 3-1 L Real Betis (H) 3-1 W Deportivo Alaves (A) 1-0 L

Rayo Vallecano · last 5

Deportivo Alaves (H) 1-1 D Sevilla (A) 2-1 L Deportivo Alaves (A) 1-2 W Villarreal (H) 2-0 W Valencia (A) 1-1 D

Head-to-head

31 Aug 2026 Barcelona 5–2 Rayo Vallecano 22 Mar 2026 Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano 31 Aug 2025 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Barcelona 17 Feb 2025 Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano 27 Aug 2024 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Barcelona 19 May 2024 Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano 25 Nov 2023 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Barcelona 26 Apr 2023 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Barcelona 13 Aug 2022 Barcelona 0–0 Rayo Vallecano 24 Apr 2022 Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano

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