Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano face off this Sunday at the Olímpic Lluís Companys in an intriguing match in the La Liga. Currently, Xavi Hernández's team are 2nd in the table with 79 points, while Iñigo Pérez's team are 15th with 38 points. The match will be broadcast live at 18:00 on LaLigaSports.

Barcelona head into this game after a 0-2 win against Almería (La Liga 2023/24), while Rayo Vallecano overcame Granada with a 2-1 win (La Liga 2023/24). On arrival at this matchday, Xavi Hernández's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past nine, in the Liga EA Sports 23/24. A look back at the history books shows that the catalães and Iñigo Pérez's team have faced each other forty-four times, with Barcelona holding the advantage: 27 victories, against 7 victories of Rayo Vallecano. Specifically in the Olímpic Lluís Companys, the catalães have the advantage in the duels against Iñigo Pérez's team: 16 wins in 21 games, while Rayo Vallecano have 2 wins.

Considering only the La Liga, there have been forty-one games played between the two teams, with 24 wins for Barcelona, 10 draws and 7 wins for Rayo Vallecano.

Considering the Liga EA Sports 23/24, from Barcelona's most influential players, Lamine Yamal participated in 35 games, and Ilkay Gundogan has played the most minutes (2818). Robert Lewandowski is their current best scorer with 17 goals. As for Rayo Vallecano, Stole Dimitrievski is the most used player in a total of 36 games (3240 min). Álvaro García is the current best scorer with 6 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 1-1. Barcelona are given the favouritism to win this match.