Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2025

As the early season favourites, Rayo Vallecano will look to justify their title credentials on Sunday when they take on FC Barcelona for a round 3 match in the Spanien LaLiga.

Rayo Vallecano put three points on the board from the first two rounds of the Spanien LaLiga season. With the advantage of playing at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas they will be hopeful of three more points against FC Barcelona.

Rayo Vallecano have seen both sides of the coin already this season in the Spanien LaLiga, and will out to double up on their share of wins in the coming match.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas as the teams look to get one over each other.

Rayo Vallecano only average a modest 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 11 goals. They also conceded 12 for an average of 1.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

FC Barcelona scored a decent 25 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.5 goals per game. They allowed a total of 12 goals against, an average of 1.2 goals per match, while achieving five clean sheets.

FC Barcelona won 1-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Rayo Vallecano, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Prediction

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano beat Neman Grodno by 0-1, lost 1-0 against Athletic Club, before defeating Neman Grodno 4-0. Rayo Vallecano just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Spanien LaLiga matches at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

FC Barcelona Form

In their last three matches, FC Barcelona first beat Athletic Club 0-3, then Mallorca by 0-3 and finally Levante by 2-3. FC Barcelona are in imperial form on their travels, doing the clean sweep of six wins in six Spanien LaLiga matches. It marks them out as the best away side in this competition across the last six games. They outscored their opponents by 14 goals to three along the way.

We expect FC Barcelona to come home from the away trip to Campo de Futbol de Vallecas with a win, but Rayo Vallecano have enough resistance in them to avoid getting hammered. Value lies with the away win in a combination fewer than 3.5 goals.

Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Squads

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Inigo Perez will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against FC Barcelona from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Spanien LaLiga this season):

Adrian Molina (0/0), Augusto Batalla (0/2), Dani Cardenas (0/0), Abdul Mumin (0/0), Alfonso Espino (0/1), Andrei Ratiu (0/2), Florian Lejeune (0/2), Ivan Balliu (0/0), Jozhua Vertrouwd (0/0), Luiz Felipe (0/2), Nobel Mendy (0/0), Pelayo Fernandez (0/1), Pep Chavarria (0/2), Alvaro Garcia (1/2), Gerard Gumbau (0/2), Marco de las Sias (0/0), Oscar Trejo (0/1), Oscar Valentin (0/1), Pathe Ciss (0/2), Pedro Diaz (0/2), Unai Lopez (0/2), Etienne Eto'o Pineda (0/0), Fran Perez (0/1), Isi Palazon (1/2), Jorge de Frutos (1/2), Randy Nteka (0/2), Sergio Camello (0/1).

FC Barcelona Squad

Here is the full team squad of FC Barcelona. The 60 year-old Hans-Dieter Flick will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ander Astralaga (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/2), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/0), Wojciech Szczesny (0/0), Alejandro Balde (0/2), Andreas Christensen (0/1), Eric Garcia (0/2), Gerard Martin (0/0), Hector Fort (0/0), Jules Kounde (0/2), Pau Cubarsi (0/2), Ronald Araujo (0/2), Daniel Rodriguez (0/0), Fermin Lopez (0/1), Frenkie de Jong (0/1), Gavi (0/2), Marc Bernal (0/0), Marc Casado (0/1), Oriol Romeu (0/0), Pedri (1/2), Dani Olmo (0/2), Ferran Torres (2/2), Lamine Yamal (1/2), Marcus Rashford (0/2), Raphinha (1/2), Robert Lewandowski (0/1).

Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Team News

Rayo Vallecano seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Sunday. Florian Lejeune and Abdul Mumin can't be called up by the Rayo Vallecano-manager, with both serving a ban.

Apparently, FC Barcelona have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Sunday. Ronald Araujo and Raphinha racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the FC Barcelona travelling party for their next match.

Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Lineups

Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona H2H

FC Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively. In last ten encounters between the clubs, FC Barcelona have been the dominant force winning five matches against Rayo Vallecano. The bookies have FC Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 2/5.

Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Results

Of the last ten encounters between Rayo Vallecano FC Barcelona over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Betting Tips

Jorge de Frutos has three strikes in six Spanien LaLiga matches for Rayo Vallecano, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with FC Barcelona. The visitors are looking to Lamine Yamal, who has provided his team with four Spanien LaLiga goals.

In their last 10 matches at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas across all tournaments Rayo Vallecano won three times, drew five and lost two times. FC Barcelona claimed eight wins, zero draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood on Sunday. Rayo Vallecano managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games at home. FC Barcelona have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Rayo Vallecano managed an average of 0.9 goals, with FC Barcelona averaging 1.4 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Rayo Vallecano’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for FC Barcelona. They performed an average of 3.7 goals in these.