Barcelona
- FC Barcelona have 70 points from 28 games to sit at the top of the LaLiga table and they have never looked in danger of losing their crown under Hans-Dieter Flick.
- FC Barcelona have a perfect home record in LaLiga this season with 14 wins from 14.
- The Blaugrana’s system is a highly fluid 4-3-3 that can morph into a 4-2-3-1 or even a 2-3-5 when in possession, depending on the match situation.
- The high pressing and forward movement in their 4-3-3 is relentless and, backed by an exceptional home defence that has only conceded 0.57 goals per LaLiga game at Camp Nou, this is a Barca side to fear.
- Barcelona have won their last five in all competitions and followed their 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey with a 5-2 victory at home to Sevilla FC last weekend.
- The Catalans have averaged 3.29 goals per home game in LaLiga and with Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Vicky Losada in form, this team can tear any defence apart.
Rayo Vallecano
- Íñigo Pérez has continued Rayo Vallecano’s long-standing identity of being a team that presses high and plays fast in transition.
- They have the talent to pull it off and the 13th-placed side have had a decent campaign so far, with 32 points from 28 matches.
- Rayo Vallecano are undefeated in five in all competitions, although two wins and three draws is not exactly a blistering run of form.
- Jorge de Frutos has been the main man for Rayo this term with ten LaLiga goals in 26 appearances, but he’s scored three goals in his last five for the club.
- Rayo do score goals, but they are not prolific and average just 0.86 per away match in the league this term, scoring just 12 in total.
Barcelona
Lamine Yamal has scored 14 times in 24 LaLiga appearances and is Barcelona's top scorer in LaLiga this season.
Rayo Vallecano
Jorge de Frutos has been the main man for Rayo this term with ten LaLiga goals in 26 appearances, but he’s scored three goals in his last five for the club.
Betting Insights
The odds for a home win are low at 1.21 , but I will have a small wager on Both Teams to Score - No at 2.1 .
Prediction
Barcelona will keep the visitors quiet at the back while they hit the net plenty of times in a comfortable home victory.
