Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction and Betting Tips

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction and Betting Tips | 17th February 2025

Modified Feb 16, 2025 15:17 GMT

Rayo Vallecano v FC Barcelona - La Liga EA Sports - Source: Getty — Rayo Vallecano take on Barcelona this week

The 2024-25 edition of La Liga is back in action with another round of matches this week as Rayo Vallecano take on Hansi Flick's Barcelona side in an important encounter at the Montjuic on Monday. The two teams have experienced contrasting fortunes this season and will be determined to win this game.

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Preview

Rayo Vallecano are in sixth place in the La Liga standings and have stepped up to the plate this season. The away side edged Real Valladolid to a narrow 1-0 victory last week and will be confident ahead of this fixture.

Barcelona, on the other hand, are in third place in the league table and have been in impressive form this season. The Blaugrana thrashed Sevilla by a comprehensive 4-1 scoreline in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result this week.

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Barcelona have an excellent recent record against Rayo Vallecano and have won 17 out of the last 28 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Rayo Vallecano's six victories.
After a run of 13 victories on the trot against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, Barcelona have won only two of their last seven such games in the competition.
Rayo Vallecano have remained unbeaten in two of their last three matches away from home against Barcelona in La Liga and have kept clean sheets in two of these games.
After a run of only one victory in eight matches in La Liga, Barcelona have won each of their last three games in the competition.
After a run of three defeats on the trot in La Liga, Rayo Vallecano are unbeaten in their last nine games in the competition.

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Barcelona have managed to claw their way back into the title race in recent weeks and will be intent on making the most of their momentum. The likes of Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal can be lethal on their day and will look to make an impact this week.

Rayo Vallecano can pull off an upset on their day and have troubled the Blaugrana in the recent past. Barcelona are the better team on paper, however, and hold the upper hand going into this game.

Prediction: Barcelona 3-1 Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Barcelona to win

Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes

Tip 3: Barcelona to score first - Yes

About the author

Aditya is a European and international football writer at Sportskeeda, covering previews, news, post-match articles and live blogs for 5 years. During his time here, he has had the privilege of covering a press meeting during the collaboration between his favorite club Bengaluru FC and Sevilla, where he got a chance to interact with Sevilla president Jose Castro and explore the grassroots development in his city.

Aditya started following the sport after being dazzled by Ronaldinho’s silky feet at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is a Barcelona fan and unsurprisingly, his favorite manager and players are Pep Guardiola and Andres Iniesta respectively. He admires the latter for his superhuman talent and his off-pitch demeanor, and his winning goal in Spain’s 2010 World Cup final win over the Netherlands left a lasting impact on Aditya.

The match-preview specialist believes that his ongoing five-year stint at Sportskeeda has given him the ability to identify the distinct line between emotional and fact-based articles, which separates him from other journalists. For him, fact-checking is the most integral part of his writing process and he only relies on authentic platforms for data.

Aditya is a semi-professional pianist and likes to participate in concerts and recitals when not immersed in football.

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