Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona Prediction, 02:30 September 1: Chaos in a foreign land

TPO - Football review Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona, La Liga - squad information, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. Barcelona will continue their journey to defend the La Liga title with a trip to Rayo Vallecano's Vallecas stadium in round 3. With 6 absolute points after two matches, Hansi Flick and his team are determined to maintain their winning streak, while Rayo aims to create a surprise against a formidable opponent right at home.

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Barcelona have been beating Rayo Vallecano regularly in recent times.

Pre-match review Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona

Barcelona will travel to Vallecas to face Rayo Vallecano in round 3 of La Liga 2025/26. After two consecutive wins, Hansi Flick's team is aiming to extend its unbeaten streak, thereby maintaining its position in the leading group and putting direct pressure on Real Madrid in the familiar two-horse race.

With their high form, Barcelona are certainly rated as superior to Rayo Vallecano, despite having to play away. However, Vallecas has always been known as an "annoying" destination for many big teams, and Rayo Vallecano still has the ability to create surprises if they maintain their defensive discipline and make good use of counter-attack opportunities.

In the previous match against Levante, the Catalan team's defensive weaknesses were thoroughly exploited. However, Barcelona were still able to successfully turn the game around thanks to their impressive attacking ability, with 3 goals scored in the second half. After two rounds, Barcelona have scored a total of 6 goals, showing their diverse and effective attacking ability. The only weakness is still the lack of solidity in the defense, which cost them many times last season. This is an issue that Flick needs to quickly improve, especially when the summer transfer window is gradually coming to an end and personnel additions become urgent.

Form, head-to-head history Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona

In the last 10 matches, Barcelona won 9 and lost 1. Rayo Vallecano achieved 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

Rayo Vallecano's recent head-to-head record against Barcelona has not been very positive. After a series of 5 consecutive unbeaten matches against Blaugrana from the end of 2021 to the end of 2023, Rayo Vallecano have lost all 3 recent encounters.

Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona squad information

Rayo Vallecano are without Abdul Mumin and Nobel Mendy due to injury.

Barcelona will be without Ter Stegen due to a back injury. Lewandowski is a doubt.

Expected lineup Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona

Rayo Vallecano: Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Felipe, Chavarria; Ciss, Lopez; Palazon, Diaz, Alvaro Garcia; De Frutos.

Barcelona : Joan García; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Ferran Torres.

Score prediction Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Barcelona