Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Preview

Barcelona host Rayo Vallecano at the Spotify Camp Nou on Monday evening as the Catalans look to continue an excellent start to the season against opponents who have struggled to find any consistency of their own.

Barcelona’s form has been outstanding. Their most recent outing brought a 5-0 win away at Elche to open the league campaign. Prior to that, a 2-1 home win over Al Ahly was a solid warm-up result. Before that, a 5-2 win away at Basel started their goalscoring form. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 defeat at home to Udinese was the only blemish. Their run started with a 1-0 home win over Nottingham that completes a five-match sequence of four wins and a single loss.

Rayo Vallecano’s form has been much more difficult. Their most recent outing ended in a 1-1 draw at home to Alaves. Prior to that, a 2-1 defeat away at Sevilla was a tough loss against solid opposition. Before that, a 3-0 defeat away at Ipswich in a friendly did nothing for thier confidence. Earlier in this run, a 3-2 win away at Charleroi was the only bright spot, preceded by a 2-1 defeat away at Feyenoord that completes a five-game spell of one win, one draw and three losses.

The head-to-head record favours Barcelona, who have won four of the last five meetings, with one draw and no wins for Rayo Vallecano. Most recently, Barcelona won 1-0 at home. In the previous encounter, the sides drew 1-1 away at Rayo Vallecano.

In Spain, the match is live on DAZN Spain and DAZN LaLiga, with Movistar+ also carrying the fixture. In the UK and Ireland, coverage is available on Premier Sports 1 and the Premier Sports Player app, while viewers in the United States can follow the action on ESPN+ and the ESPN App.

Possible Lineups

Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Garcia J., Garcia E., Christensen, Martin, Espart, Bernal, Gavi, Lamine Yamal, Fermin, Adeyemi, Raphinha

Rayo Vallecano (4-1-4-1): Batalla, Vertrouwen, Fernandez, Lejeune, Ratiu, Ciss, Perez, Lopez, Palazon, de Frutos, Camello

Barcelona Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Elche	0-5	Barcelona	La Liga	23.08.26
✅	Barcelona	2-1	Al Ahly	Club Friendly	19.08.26
✅	Basel	2-5	Barcelona	Club Friendly	16.08.26
❌	Udinese	1-0	Barcelona	Club Friendly	08.08.26
✅	Barcelona	1-0	Nottingham	Club Friendly	08.08.26

Rayo Vallecano Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Rayo Vallecano	1-1	Alaves	La Liga	20.08.26
❌	Sevilla	2-1	Rayo Vallecano	La Liga	15.08.26
❌	Ipswich	3-0	Rayo Vallecano	Club Friendly	08.08.26
✅	Charleroi	2-3	Rayo Vallecano	Club Friendly	01.08.26
❌	Feyenoord	2-1	Rayo Vallecano	Club Friendly	26.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Barcelona	1-0	Rayo Vallecano	La Liga	22.03.26
Rayo Vallecano	1-1	Barcelona	La Liga	31.08.25
Barcelona	1-0	Rayo Vallecano	La Liga	17.02.25
Rayo Vallecano	1-2	Barcelona	La Liga	27.08.24
Barcelona	3-0	Rayo Vallecano	La Liga	19.05.24

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN LaLiga, Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD
Great Britain	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
Ireland Republic	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
USA	ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App
Italy	DAZN Italia
Germany	DAZN Germany
France	DAZN France, Disney+ Premium
Canada	TSN Premium, TSN5
Portugal	DAZN Portugal
Japan	DAZN Japan, U-NEXT

Table

POS	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Real Madrid	2	2	0	0	6	2	4	6
2	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
3	Real Betis	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	6
4	Deportivo Alavés	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	4
5	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4
6	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	3
7	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3
8	Getafe	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2	3
9	Villarreal	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
10	Deportivo La Coruña	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
11	Celta de Vigo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
12	Osasuna	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
13	Rayo Vallecano	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
14	Racing Santander	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
15	Valencia	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1
16	Málaga	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1
17	Levante	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3	1
18	Elche	2	0	1	1	1	6	-5	1
19	Athletic Club	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
20	Real Sociedad	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0