La Liga
· Round 3 · Mon 31 Aug, 19:30
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.
RV
Rayo Vallecano
4-3-3
1
Cárdenas GK
5.9
1518
6
Ciss LB
5.9
1399
20
Balliu CB
5.9
1385
24
Lejeune CB
5.9
1438
33
Vertrouwd RB
6.2
1505
8
López CM
1A
6.6
1535
23
Valentín CM
6.9
1511
36
Bouaré CM
1501
10
Camello LW
18
García ST
1A
6.2
1246
19
de Frutos RW
6.2
1568
1
García GK
6.7
1719
5
Cubarsí LB
8.0
1821
12
Espart CB
1A
6.9
1552
15
Christensen CB
6.9
1664
23
Koundé RB
6.3
1876
8
Pedri CDM
6.9
1987
10
Yamal CDM
17
Gordon LW
1A
6.9
1532
20
Olmo CAM
7.0
1629
22
Bernal RW
1A
7.2
1563
11
Raphinha ST
B
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
Rayo Vallecano · last 5
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Barcelona
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Rayo Vallecano
22 Mar 2026
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Rayo Vallecano
31 Aug 2025
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Barcelona
17 Feb 2025
Barcelona
1–0
Rayo Vallecano
27 Aug 2024
Rayo Vallecano
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Barcelona
19 May 2024
Barcelona
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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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