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    31st August BARCELONA - RAYO VALLECANO

    PREVIEW

    • Mon 20:30 Barcelona Vs Rayo Vallecano
    • Game for: 3rd round of LaLiga
    • Take Place: Camp Nou ( 99,786 )
    • Last Game: Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano: 1-0
    • History of Games: 4-2-0
    • Predicted Score: Barcelona 3 - 0 Rayo Vallecano

    Standing

    PTeamWDLPtsForm
    1Barcelona2006WWWLWL
    17Rayo Vallecano0111DLLWWD

    1st (IN LALIGA )

    • League : This is the 2nd home game this season.
    • Home Record : 1W - 0D - 0L
    • Last Game : Barcelona - Athletic Bilbao: 2-0
    • Next Game : 06 Sep Valencia - Barcelona

    17th (IN LALIGA )

    • League : This is the 2nd away game this season.
    • Away Record : 0W - 0D - 1L
    • Last Game : Rayo Vallecano - Deportivo Alaves: 1-1
    • Next Game : 05 Sep Rayo Vallecano - Racing Santander

    Confirmed Lineups

    ( 4-2-3-1 ) Barcelona

    Rayo Vallecano ( 4-3-3 )

    • Garcia
    • 6.7
    • Kounde
    • 6.7
    • Cubarsi
    • 6.7
    • Christensen
    • 6.7
    • Font
    • 6.7
    • Pedri
    • 6.7
    • Bernal
    • 6.7
    • Yamal
    • 6.7
    • Olmo
    • 6.7
    • Gordon
    • 6.7
    • Belloli
    • 6.7
    • Cardenas
    • 6.7
    • Balliu
    • 6.7
    • Lejeune
    • 6.7
    • Ciss
    • 6.7
    • Vertrouwd
    • 6.7
    • Samake
    • 6.7
    • Valentin
    • 6.7
    • Lopez
    • 6.7
    • Frutos
    • 6.7
    • Camello
    • 6.7
    • Garcia
    • 6.7

    • Coach: Hansi Flick

    • Substitutes: 28. Brian Farinas Perez, 16. Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante, 31. Eder Aller, 29. Hamza Abdelkarim, 7. Fermin Lopez, 24. Eric Garcia, 3. Alejandro Balde, 18. Gerard Martin, 14. Karim Adeyemi, 13. Wojciech Szczesny, 2. Joao Cancelo

    • Coach: Benat San Jose

    • Substitutes: 21. Fran Perez, 22. Pelayo Fernandez, 2. Andrei Ratiu, 9. Alemao, 17. Adria Pedrosa, 11. Randy Nteka, 26. Marco de las Sias, 31. Marco Roman, 30. Adrian Molina, 14. Giorgi Tsitaishvili, 4. Pedro Diaz

    Match Officials

    • Referee: Francisco Jose Hernandez (Spain)
    • Assistant: Ivan Masso (Spain)
    • Assistant: Abraham Perez (Spain)
    • Fourth Official: Alvaro Canovas (Spain)
    • VAR: Raul Gonzalez (Spain)

    Injuries and Suspensions

    BarcelonaOutRayo Vallecano

    PlayerRatingStatus
    Gavi6.55 Out - injured
    Roony Bardghji~6.51 Out - injured
    Frenkie de Jong~6.51 Out - injured
    PlayerRatingStatus
    Augusto Batalla6.62 Out - injured
    Luiz Felipe~6.51 Out - injured
    Marash Kumbulla~6.51 Doubtful - injured
    Isi Palazón6.35 Out - injured
    • Rating: season rating out of 10. A ~ marks an estimate where no season rating exists yet. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

    Team News

    • Roony Bardghji recently suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, meaning he's going to be out injured until near the end of the season.

    • Frankie de Jong is also out with a knee problem, but he could return later this year.

    • Gavi is the latest player to pick up an injury concern after being substituted last time out, and he's set to miss the game.

    • Luiz Felipe has been out for around four months now due to a hamstring problem.

    • Augusto Batalla is set to be unavailable until January due to injury, so Dani Cardenas should replace him between the sticks.

    • Marash Kumbulla and Isi Palazon are doubts due to injury.

    Game Analysis

    • In the league table Barcelona sit 1st on 6 points (2W 0D 0L) with Rayo Vallecano 17th on 1 point (0W 1D 1L).

    • Barcelona read W-W-W-L-W-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 0D 2L) — a strong recent run.

    • Rayo Vallecano read D-L-L-W-W-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 2D 2L) — patchy.

    • Head to head the record reads 4-2-0 — Barcelona wins, draws, then Rayo Vallecano wins. Their last meeting finished Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano: 1-0.

    • Barcelona team news: Roony Bardghji recently suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, meaning he's going to be out injured until near the end of the season.

    • Barcelona team news: Frankie de Jong is also out with a knee problem, but he could return later this year.

    • Rayo Vallecano team news: Luiz Felipe has been out for around four months now due to a hamstring problem.

    • Rayo Vallecano team news: Augusto Batalla is set to be unavailable until January due to injury, so Dani Cardenas should replace him between the sticks.

    • Barcelona are without 3 — Gavi (Out - injured), Roony Bardghji (Out - injured), Frenkie de Jong (Out - injured).

    • Rayo Vallecano are without 4 — Augusto Batalla (Out - injured), Luiz Felipe (Out - injured), Marash Kumbulla (Doubtful - injured), Isi Palazón (Out - injured).

    • Confirmed lineups are in: Barcelona set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-3-3. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

    • Played at Camp Nou, capacity 99,786. Francisco Jose Hernandez takes charge.

    • The projected score for this one is Barcelona 3 - 0 Rayo Vallecano, a home win by 3 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

    • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 22:30 on 1st September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


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    Written by: BTFNews

    Date: 06:50 30 Aug, 2026

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