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La Liga | Gameweek 24
Feb 17, 2025 at 8pm UK
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Barcelona
1 - 0
Rayo Vallecano

Lewandowski (28' pen.)
Gavi (45+2'), Torres (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Ciss (27'), Ratiu (41'), Embarba (87')

The Match

Match Report

Barcelona capitalise on Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid dropping points to move top of La Liga, defeating Rayo Vallecano 1-0 courtesy of Robert Lewandowski's penalty.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Monday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Monday night's La Liga contest with Rayo Vallecano.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole looks at Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Rayo Vallecano.

Form, Standings, Stats

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 67.31%. A draw had a probability of 18.6% and a win for Rayo Vallecano had a probability of 14.06%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.79%) and 1-0 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.72%), while for a Rayo Vallecano win it was 1-2 (4.02%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.

Result
BarcelonaDrawRayo Vallecano
67.31% (1.556 1.56) 18.62% (-0.715 -0.72) 14.06% (-0.847 -0.85)
Both teams to score 53.82% (0.30099999999999 0.3)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.31% (1.489 1.49)38.68% (-1.495 -1.5)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.01% (1.555 1.56)60.99% (-1.563 -1.56)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.41% (0.824 0.82)10.59% (-0.831 -0.83)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.64% (1.827 1.83)34.36% (-1.835 -1.84)
Rayo Vallecano Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.2% (-0.226 -0.23)39.8% (0.219 0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.53% (-0.208 -0.21)76.47% (0.20099999999999 0.2)
Score Analysis
    Barcelona 67.31%
    Rayo Vallecano 14.06%
    Draw 18.62%
BarcelonaDrawRayo Vallecano
2-0 @ 10.62% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.79% (-0.074999999999999 -0.07)
1-0 @ 9.46% (-0.344 -0.34)
3-0 @ 7.95% (0.255 0.26)
3-1 @ 7.33% (0.192 0.19)
4-0 @ 4.46% (0.288 0.29)
4-1 @ 4.11% (0.242 0.24)
3-2 @ 3.38% (0.069 0.07)
5-0 @ 2.01% (0.192 0.19)
4-2 @ 1.9% (0.101 0.1)
5-1 @ 1.85% (0.167 0.17)
Other @ 4.47%
Total : 67.31%
1-1 @ 8.72% (-0.371 -0.37)
2-2 @ 4.51% (-0.061 -0.06)
0-0 @ 4.21% (-0.305 -0.31)
3-3 @ 1.04% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 18.62%
1-2 @ 4.02% (-0.197 -0.2)
0-1 @ 3.88% (-0.305 -0.31)
0-2 @ 1.79% (-0.153 -0.15)
2-3 @ 1.39% (-0.027 -0.03)
1-3 @ 1.23% (-0.068 -0.07)
Other @ 1.76%
Total : 14.06%

How you voted: Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona
82.2%
Draw
11.2%
Rayo Vallecano
6.6%
197
Head to Head
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1-2
Barcelona
Lopez (9')
Isi (45+2'), Mumin (71'), Ciss (88')
Pedri (60'), Olmo (82')
Bernal Casas (90+4')
May 19, 2024 6pm
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Barcelona
3-0
Rayo Vallecano
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Yamal (10'), Raphinha (31'), Cubarsi (37'), Cancelo (90+2')

Mumin (23'), Valentin (50')
Nov 25, 2023 1pm
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Rayo Vallecano
1-1
Barcelona
Lopez (39')
Espino (64'), Lopez (69'), Falcao (90')
Lejeune (82' og.)
Pedri (31'), Romeu (51'), Felix (90+2'), de Jong (90+4')
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Barcelona
0-0
Rayo Vallecano
Dembele (14'), Busquets (74')
Busquets (90+3')
Trejo (45'), Catena (45+5'), Lejeune (54'), Falcao (69'), Ciss (86'), Dimitrievski (89')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona27193575274860
2Real Madrid28186459273260
3Atletico MadridAtletico28168446222456
4Athletic Bilbao281410446242252
5Villarreal27128749381144
6Real BetisBetis2812883835344
7Mallorca28117102834-640
8Celta Vigo28116114141039
9Rayo Vallecano2891093131037
10Getafe2899102523236
11Sevilla2899103237-536
12Real Sociedad28105132530-535
13GironaGirona2897123641-534
14Osasuna2771283339-633
15Espanyol2777132639-1328
16Valencia28610123146-1528
17AlavesAlaves2869133242-1027
18Leganes2869132643-1727
19Las PalmasLas Palmas2867153247-1525
20Real ValladolidValladolid2844201863-4516


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