Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona, taking place on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas in Madrid.
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Rayo Vallecano, Recent FormThe 2-1 away defeat to Real Sociedad will not have sat easily with the Rayo Vallecano squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. During that encounter they had 39% possession and had 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target, while their opponents hit 1 of their 7 shots on goal.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 11 and seen valuable points lost. They are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 games. Having shipped goals in 11 out of their 15 matches this season, supremo Andoni Iraola will not be pleased with his team's struggles to keep a clean sheet at home.
Rayo will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement.
Goalscorer Isi Palazón will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Rayo Vallecano.
Barcelona, Recent FormBarcelona will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 1-0 home win against Atlético Madrid. In that game they had 62% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to Atlético Madrid who had 12 attempts and 3 on target.
Manager Xavi Hernández will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 1 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 8 goals. They are proving tough to beat, keeping 5 clean sheets in their last 6 games. Given that they have scored in 13 of their away games this season, their travelling support will be feeling optimistic about a good result whenever they are on their travels.
They have been performing well recently, both home and away, and remain unbeaten in their last 7 games.
On an individual basis, Robert Lewandowski will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 17 goals in Barcelona's 30 league games this season.
Rayo Vallecano will be feeling reasonably buoyed up after gaining a point in their previous 0-0 draw against Barcelona.
Rayo have managed to keep a clean sheet against Blaugrana in each of their previous 3 meetings. Playing at home, Rayo have scored in 3 of their last 3 league games against Barça. We've seen plenty of goals from Barça when they've visited Los Franjirrojos in the league, in their last 3 games they've scored a total of 8 goals, which is an average of 2.67 per game.
Barça have failed to manage a victory in their last 3 encounters in the league against Rayo.
With no real injury worries, Rayo manager Andoni Iraola will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Xavi Hernández has a number of injury concerns in his Barça squad to contend with: Andreas Christensen (Calf), Ousmane Dembélé (Muscle) and Sergi Roberto (Hamstring)
Rayo Vallecano Playing at home | Barcelona Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 0.5 |
| 38' | Time first goal scored | 42' |
| 39' | Time first goal conceded | 27' |
| 2.4 | Yellow cards | 2.7 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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