Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction, 3/22/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/21/2026

Game: Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN Deportes

Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain is the location where Rayo Vallecano (5-7-8) will attempt to beat Barcelona (16-1-3) on Sunday. Barcelona are priced at -182 and the Red Sashes are at +150. The betting total is set at 3. The expected starting goalkeepers are Joan Garcia for Barcelona and Augusto Batalla for Rayo Vallecano.

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Barca has conceded 26 goals while allowing 0.96 goals per 90 min, and opponents have tallied 95 SoT against them. They have recorded 11 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a rate of 40.7% for the season. Barcelona has earned 40 yellow card warnings on the year as well as 2 red cards. The Blaugrana rank 9th in relation to xG with 20.2, and their expected goals against are coming in at 24.9. For the season, this club is sitting with an average of 2.48 points per match (67 points) and also are ranked 1st in European soccer with 55 assists. Their difference in goals is at 46 because of 72 goals finished and also 26 goals allowed. Barcelona has a total of 73 SVs and they also have a SV percentage of 72.6% over the course of the season.

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The Red Sashes are averaging 1.1 pts/match while recording 18 assists and 7 red cards. The Red Sashes have earned a CS% of 29.6% this year and 72 yellow card warnings. Rayo Vallecano is ranked 7th in goals allowed having 33, and their goal difference sits at -6. So far this year, the Red Sashes have a save % of 66.7% (99 SoTA), and also are 14th in Big 5 soccer with 31 pts. This team's goals against per 90 min is 1.22 in addition to 71 saves, and they have recorded 8 clean sheets. Rayo Vallecano has accumulated 27 goals and the team's goals expected over the course of the season sits at 18.0.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Barcelona is Joan Garcia. Garcia has seen the field for 5,508 mins and has accumulated 198 saves in his career. Garcia (29-11-21 mark in his career) has earned 19 clean sheets, which gives him a 31.0%% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper born in Spain has faced 269 shots sent his way in 61 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.18 (72 total goals allowed) and his save % is 73.6%.

Augusto Batalla will be residing in front of the net for Rayo Vallecano. In his career, Batalla has allowed 100 goals while tallying 222 stops in 76 starting assignments. He has given up 1.32 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 20-26-30. He sports a save percentage of 69.8% and his clean sheet rate is 25.0%%. Batalla has totaled 19 shutouts and defended 318 shots attempted against him in 6,840 career minutes.

Lamine Yamal is a member of the team who can be a force in the game for Barcelona. He has totaled 37 assists while earning 115 points in his career. The forward representing Spain has 39 goals scored in 9,434 mins. Yamal has had a starting assignment in 103 games in his career and he has earned 0.37 goals per 90 minutes.

Rayo Vallecano features a game changer in Jorge de Frutos, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He currently averages 0.20 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 169 games during his pro soccer career. The midfielder hailing from Spain has accumulated 15,092 mins and he has scored 33 goals. He has tallied 94 pts in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 28 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rayo Vallecano (-182)

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