Barcelona — Rayo Vallecano, 31 August 2026, 19:30 UTC : score 5:2
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The most likely outcome was Barcelona win, and the match finished 5:2. Fans backed Barcelona win — they got it right.
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Match events
full timeline S. Camello assist: A. Garcia 0-1 12'
Raphinha assist: X. Espart 1-1 19'
Lamine Yamal assist: M. Bernal 2-1 21'
A. Pedrosa for J. Vertrouwd 32'
F. Lejeune own goal 3-1 51'
F. Perez for J. de Frutos 57'
P. Diaz for G. Bouare 57'
S. Camello assist: U. Lopez 3-2 59'
Rodri for M. Bernal 64'
Fermín for D. Olmo 64'
Raphinha assist: A. Gordon 4-2 71'
R. Nteka for U. Lopez 75'
Alemao for S. Camello 75'
J. Cancelo for Pedri 77'
K. Adeyemi for A. Gordon 77'
H. Abdelkarim for Raphinha 86'
Lamine Yamal assist: K. Adeyemi 5-2 90'
A. Pedrosa 90'
Line-ups
starting eleven and bench
Barcelona 4-2-3-1 · Hansi Flick 4-2-3-1 · Benat San Jose Rayo Vallecano 
1 Joan García
23 Jules Koundé 5 Pau Cubarsí 15 Andreas Christensen 12 Xavi Espart
22 Marc Bernal 8 Pedri
10 Lamine Yamal 20 Dani Olmo 17 Anthony Gordon
11 Raphinha
10 Sergio Camello
19 Jorge de Frutos 8 Unai López 18 Álvaro García
23 Óscar Valentín 36 Gnangoro Bouaré
20 Iván Balliu 24 Florian Lejeune 6 Pathé Ismaël Ciss 33 Jozhua Vertrouwd
1 Dani Cárdenas
Barcelona bench
- 3Alejandro Balde
- 28Brian Fariñas
- 31Eder Aller
- 24Eric García
- 7Fermín López
- 18Gerard Martín
- 29Hamza Abdelkarim
- 2João Cancelo
- 14Karim Adeyemi
- 16Rodri
- 13Wojciech Szczęsny
Rayo Vallecano bench
- 17Adrià Pedrosa
- 30Adrián Molina
- 9Alemão
- 2Andrei Rațiu
- 21Fran Pérez
- 14Giorgi Tsitaishvili
- 31Marco Román
- 26Marco de las Sias
- 4Pedro Díaz
- 22Pelayo Fernández
- 11Randy Nteka
Match stats
20 metrics for the full match69%Possession31%
26Shots11
9Shots on target5
10Shots off target4
7Blocked shots2
17Shots inside box7
9Shots outside box4
122Attacks55
84Dangerous attacks34
9Corners5
3Offsides4
4Fouls11
0Yellow cards1
3Saves5
647Passes284
585Accurate passes210
0Free kicks0
0Throw-ins0
0Goal kicks0
0Penalties0
BarcelonaRayo VallecanoHow the match went
text generated from our dataBarcelona and Rayo Vallecano met on matchday 3 of the La Liga on 31 August at Camp Nou. Final score — 5:2.
Barcelona sit 1th on 12 points after 7 matches (7 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses), unbeaten in 7 matches, 3 matches without conceding. Rayo Vallecano sit 13th on 4 points after 7 matches (2 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses).
Of the last 2 meetings Barcelona won 1, Rayo Vallecano won 0, with 1 more meeting drawn. Aggregate score — 2:1.
Season form
all competitions of the season Barcelona last five Rayo Vallecano WWWWW form DWLWL
7 Matches 7
7 — 0 — 0 Wins — draws — defeats 2 — 2 — 3
31 — 7 Scored — conceded 11 — 16
3 Points per game 1.14
4.43 Goals scored per game 1.57
3 Clean sheets 0
0 Failed to score 0
unbeaten in 7 Current streak unbeaten in 2
Barcelona at home: 3 matches, 3 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, goals 14—4, 3 points per match.
Rayo Vallecano away: 4 matches, 0 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses, goals 5—12, 0.25 points per match.
Head-to-head
2 matches in our database 1 Barcelona win 1 draw 0 Rayo Vallecano wins
| 22/03/2026 | Barcelona — Rayo Vallecano | 1:0 | La Liga |
| 31/08/2025 | Rayo Vallecano — Barcelona | 1:1 | La Liga |
League table
after the match| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31—7 | 21 |
| 2 |  Atlético de Madrid | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16—7 | 16 |
| … | |||||||
| 10 |  Getafe | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4—7 | 8 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11—16 | 8 |
| 12 |  Osasuna | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6—13 | 8 |