La Liga Gameweek 3 Sun, Aug 31 2025 · 20:30 Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid
Rayo Vallecano
1–1 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 1.76 – 1.77
Barcelona
  • Fran Pérez 67’
  • 40’ (P) Lamine Yamal
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona share the points

Barcelona entered as clear favourites and led 1–0 at half-time through a Yamal goal. But Pérez scored to rescue a draw for Rayo Vallecano. The chances were even, with xG of 1.76 and 1.77.

Rayo Vallecano16%
Draw ✓22%
Barcelona62%

Model vs reality

Rayo Vallecano goals
1
Model 0.93 · xG 1.76
Barcelona goals
1
Model 2.01 · xG 1.77
Total goals
2
Model 2.94 · xG 3.53
Score 1–1
10%
Most likely 0–2 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 56%
Both scored
Yes
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJoan GarcíaBarcelona
8.6
  • RefereeMateo Busquets Ferrer
  • VenueEstadio de Vallecas
  • Table before kick-offRayo Vallecano 11th · Barcelona 5th

Timeline

  1. A. BatallaYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    38’
  2. Ó. TrejoYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    38’
  3. Lamine Yamal (pen) 0–1
    40’
  4. Unai LópezYellow card · Tripping
    45’
  5. Half time · 0–1
  6. J. KoundéYellow card · Tripping
    56’
  7. ⇄ Fran PérezFor Unai López
    59’
  8. ⇄ M. RashfordFor Raphinha
    62’
  9. ⇄ Fermín LópezFor Dani Olmo
    62’
  10. Fran Pérez 1–1Assist Isi Palazón
    67’
  11. ⇄ Óscar ValentínFor Luiz Felipe
    76’
  12. ⇄ Sergio CamelloFor Jorge de Frutos
    76’
  13. ⇄ Gerard MartínFor Alejandro Balde
    78’
  14. ⇄ R. LewandowskiFor Ferran Torres
    78’
  15. ⇄ A. EspinoFor Isi Palazón
    90+2’
  16. ⇄ Gerard GumbauFor Álvaro García
    90+3’
  17. Pep ChavarríaYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    90+4’
  18. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

Rayo Vallecano12 shots · 10 in box, 2 outside
Barcelona12 shots · 8 in box, 4 outside
Rayo VallecanoBarcelona
44% Possession 56%
1.76 Expected goals (xG) 1.77
1.38 Expected points (xPts) 1.40
12 Shots 12
7 Shots on target 3
2 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 3
10 Shots inside the box 8
2 Shots outside the box 4
339 Passes 433
75% Pass accuracy 82%
9 Corners 4
2 Goalkeeper saves 6
16 Fouls 8
7 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.59 Team rating 7.08

Line-ups

Rayo Vallecano 4-4-2

136.7 A. Batalla(G)
36.2 Pep Chavarría 246.6 F. Lejeune 56.3 Luiz Felipe ↓76’ 26.5 A. Rațiu
186.6 Álvaro García ↓90’ 67.6 P. Ciss 176.2 Unai López ↓59’ 196.9 Jorge de Frutos ↓76’
46.3 Pedro Díaz 76.3 Isi Palazón A↓90’
  • 13A. Batalla (G)6.7
  • 3Pep Chavarría6.2
  • 24F. Lejeune6.6
  • 5Luiz Felipe↓76’6.3
  • 2A. Rațiu6.5
  • 18Álvaro García↓90’6.6
  • 6P. Ciss7.6
  • 17Unai López↓59’6.2
  • 19Jorge de Frutos↓76’6.9
  • 4Pedro Díaz6.3
  • 7Isi PalazónA↓90’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 21Fran Pérez↑59’7.2
  • 23Óscar Valentín↑76’6.3
  • 10Sergio Camello↑76’6.5
  • 22A. Espino↑90’
  • 15Gerard Gumbau↑90’

Unused: Dani Cárdenas, Pelayo Fernández, I. Balliu, Jozhua Vertrouwd, Ó. Trejo, Samu Becerra, R. Nteka

Barcelona 4-2-3-1

138.6★ Joan García(G)
36.7 Alejandro Balde ↓78’ 156.7 A. Christensen 246.9 Eric García 236.7 J. Koundé
86.9 Pedri 217.9 F. de Jong
116.3 Raphinha ↓62’ 206.3 Dani Olmo ↓62’ 108.2 Lamine Yamal
76.6 Ferran Torres ↓78’
  • 13Joan García (G) ★8.6
  • 3Alejandro Balde↓78’6.7
  • 15A. Christensen6.7
  • 24Eric García6.9
  • 23J. Koundé6.7
  • 8Pedri6.9
  • 21F. de Jong7.9
  • 11Raphinha↓62’6.3
  • 20Dani Olmo↓62’6.3
  • 10Lamine Yamal8.2
  • 7Ferran Torres↓78’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 16Fermín López↑62’6.3
  • 14M. Rashford↑62’6.7
  • 18Gerard Martín↑78’6.6
  • 9R. Lewandowski↑78’6.2

Unused: D. Kochen, W. Szczęsny, Pau Cubarsí, R. Araujo, J. Torrents, Marc Casadó, Toni Fernández, Dro Fernández

Player stats

Top rated
Joan GarcíaBarcelona8.6
2nd
Lamine YamalBarcelona8.2
3rd
F. de JongBarcelona7.9

Rayo Vallecano

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Batalla G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 45% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Pep Chavarría D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 35 0 2 1/2 3/3 6.2
F. Lejeune D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 37 2 1 0/0 2/0 6.6
Luiz Felipe D 76 0 0 1 (1) 0 77% 22 2 3 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Rațiu D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 78% 36 1 0 2/5 0/0 6.5
Álvaro García M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 65% 26 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.6
P. Ciss M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 37 4 2 0/0 0/1 7.6
Unai López M 59 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 23 2 0 0/0 3/0 6.2
Jorge de Frutos F 76 0 0 1 (1) 1 71% 14 2 0 2/2 3/0 6.9
Pedro Díaz M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 21 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
Isi Palazón M 90 0 1 2 (1) 3 75% 32 1 0 1/4 1/3 6.3
Fran Pérez M 31 1 0 2 (2) 1 55% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
Óscar Valentín M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Sergio Camello F 14 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
A. Espino D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/1 —
Gerard Gumbau M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Barcelona

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Joan García G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 80% 25 1 0 0/0 0/0 8.6
Alejandro Balde D 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 25 0 0 2/2 0/2 6.7
A. Christensen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 37 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
Eric García D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 78% 74 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Koundé D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 48 1 2 1/1 3/2 6.7
Pedri M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 62 1 0 1/3 1/4 6.9
F. de Jong M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 61 7 4 0/1 1/2 7.9
Raphinha F 62 0 0 1 (0) 1 78% 18 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Dani Olmo M 62 0 0 3 (1) 1 82% 22 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3
Lamine Yamal F 90 1 0 2 (2) 2 71% 21 4 0 3/6 1/4 8.2
Ferran Torres F 78 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 17 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
Fermín López M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 1 0 2/2 0/0 6.3
M. Rashford F 28 0 0 1 (0) 1 86% 7 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.7
Gerard Martín D 12 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
R. Lewandowski F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.2

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.