In the LaLiga League from the upcoming matches, Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona lineups are very awaited ones. The next match between Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona is said to commence on 19th of may 2024, in the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Comapnys Stadium.
For the current standings of both the teams FC Barcelona stands at the 2nd position in the tables of LaLiga League with an amazing total point of 67. Whereas Rayo Vallecano stand at the 16th number on the LaLiga League’s score board, with a total score of 30. Both teams have an equal MP score of 30 however in the case of GD Points FC Barcelona stands ahead with a GD score of 27 whereas Rayo Vallecano has a score of -13.
Head-to-Head Record in Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Lineups
Its not the first time Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona are facing each other in this very league, LaLiga League. The teams have come head-to-head five times in this league and the results are surprising indeed. Rayo Vallecano has won 3 out of the 5 latest matches and the other 2 matches resulted in draws.
The first match played between these teams was on 27th October 2021 in which Rayo Vallecano was victorious by a final score of 1-0.
The second and third match that were played in the year 2022, on 25th April in which Rayo Vallecano was victorious once again and the other match played on 14th August which resulted in a draw. Similarly, from the matches played in 2023 one match was won again by Rayo Vallecano on 27th April 2023 and another match resulted in a draw on 25th November 2023.
However, if look to the broader side from all the matches ever FC Barcelona has won a total of 15 matches, Rayo Vallecano has won 6 and 5 matches ended on a Draw.
Team News, Tactics and Lineups for the upcoming match
The next match to be played between Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona is planned to be on 19th of may 2024. This match might turn out unexpected due to the recent changes, developments and formation adjustments.
Firstly, for the formation of the upcoming match Rayo Vallecano would be seen using the 4-5-1 Formation, which would mean that 4 players would be on the defense, 5 players will play the role of a mid-fielder and only one player is meant to play as an attacker.
Whereas on the other hand in Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Lineups, FC Barcelona will be using the 4-3-3 formation with 4 players on defense, 3 on the position of mid field and 3 strikers.
For the Teams and Substitutions
As for the goalkeeper, For Rayo Vallecano we have, S. Dimitrievski and for FC Barcelona we have, I. Pena. The defense line of Rayo Vallecano includes: Alfonso Espino, I. Balliu, F. Lejeune and a substation of P. Ciss now playing instead of A. Mumin. The defense for the case of FC Barcelona is as follows: A. Christensen, J. Cancelo, A. Blade and I. Martinez, Here for FC Barcelona we see no changes/substitutions in the defenders.
Moving on to the Midfielders, For Rayo Vallecano we have, U. Lopez being substituted by A. Ratiu, J. De Frutos being substituted by Bebe, the captain O. Valentin, I. Palazon and finally O. Trejo being replaced by K Perez. We can see a lot of changes in the mid field of Rayo Vallecano. As per the case of FC Barcelona we have: O. Romeu being replaced by I. Gundogan, the captain of FC Barcelona F. De Jong and lastly Pedri being changed by F. Lopez.
Next up the Attackers for Rayo Vallecano, the only One attacker is being changed from S. Camello to R. Falcao. For FC Barcelona we have: L. Yamal being replaced by Raphinha, F. Torres being replaced by J. Felix and Lewandowski.
For the substitutes we have, for Rayo Vallecano: R. Nteka, D. Cardenas, R. De Tomas, D. Mendez, P. Chavarria, M. Pascual and J. Pozo. For FC Barcelona we have: J. Kounde, A. Astralaga, A. Garrido, U. Hernandez, A. Yaakobishvili and R. Araujo.
The respected managers for both the teams are Francisco for Rayo Vallecano and Xavi for FC Barcelona.
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Prediction
It would be very hard prediction to make between Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona. If we look at the recent record of these teams, we can clearly see Rayo having a very big lead with 3 wins to 0.
However, on the long end we can see that Barcelona is way ahead if we look at all the matches between these teams ever, with 15 wins to Barcelona and 6 to Rayo Vallecano. This more that double the wins for FC Barcelona compared to Rayo Vallecano!
Still if we decide to predict the outcome of this match it would be suggested that FC Barcelona will win as of right now it is on the second position on the leaderboard of the LaLiga League and Rayo Vallecano is on the 16th number.
However even after this positioning Rayo Vallecano has been seen defying the odds in the recent matches and winning, However it is to noticed that FC Barcelona has made significant changes and substitutions to their team which may result very beneficial for them.
At last, the prediction from our side which isn’t 100% accurate and can’t be 100% accurate either due to the counter natures of the team formation of Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona. But however, we suggest that FC Barcelona will come out victorious.
Conclusion
In the Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona Lineups, FC Barcelona has a higher position, 2nd, on the score board whereas Rayo Vallecano stands at the 16th position. In this league both teams have faced each other many times in which 15 of the times FC Barcelona came out victorious and Rayo Vallecano came out victorious 6 times.
But if we look at the 5 recent matches Rayo Vallecano is on a lead of 3-0. There are many substitutions in both the teams and now everyone waits for the match between Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona to commence on 19th May 2024. Who do you think will win?