Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction, 2/17/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

Date: Monday, February 17, 2025

Location: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain is the site where Rayo Vallecano (9-8-6) will take on Barcelona (15-3-5) on Monday. Barcelona are priced at -128 while the Red Sashes are at +106. The over/under is set at 3. The goalies expected to start will be Inaki Pena for Barcelona and Stole Dimitrievski for Rayo Vallecano.

Barcelona has a total of 48 SVs and have a save rate of 65.8% for the year. Their difference in goals is 39 by 64 goals compiled and 25 goals given up. This season, this club is sitting with an average of 2.09 pts/match (48 pts) and are ranked 1st in Big 5 soccer with 45 assists. The Blaugrana are ranked 1st concerning goals expected with 57.1, and the squad's expected goals against are sitting at 27.1. Barcelona has recorded 42 yellow cards on the season as well as 3 red cards. Barca has allowed 25 goals while conceding 1.09 goals per 90 minutes, and the other team have a total of 73 SoT on them. They are sitting with 5 clean sheets, which puts them at a rate of 21.7% so far this year.

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The Red Sashes come in with an average of 1.5 points per contest while earning 19 assists and 2 red cards. The Red Sashes have earned a shut out % of 26.1% over the course of the season and also 60 yellow card warnings. Rayo Vallecano ranks 17th in the matter of goals surrendered having 24, and the difference in goals is sitting at 3. This season, the Red Sashes have a save rate of 74.2% (93 SoTA), and also are 32nd in Big 5 soccer with 35 points. Their goals against per 90 is at 1.04 with 69 saves, and they have earned 6 clean sheets. Rayo Vallecano has accounted for 27 goals and this team's goals expected on the campaign sits at 28.4.

The man who will defend the goal for Barcelona will be Inaki Pena. Pena has played for a total of 2,279 mins and has 58 stops in his career. Pena (12-5-7 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 5 shutouts, which gives him a 19.8%% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from Spain has faced 95 shots sent his way in 24 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.46 (37 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 61.1%.

Stole Dimitrievski is expected to look after the net for Valencia. So far in his pro soccer career, Dimitrievski has conceded 175 goals while tallying 351 stops in 130 starts. He has earned a save % of 67.1% and his clean sheet rate sits at 26.0%%. He has allowed 1.34 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 38-38-54. Dimitrievski has tallied 34 clean sheets while seeing 523 shots against him in 11,766 career mins.

Pablo Torre is a man who has a chance to score for Barcelona. The midfielder representing Spain has racked up 2 goals in 1,236 professional minutes played. Torre has been given a starting assignment in 11 outings so far in his pro soccer career and has 0.12 goals per 90. He has totaled 3 assists while accumulating 7 points during his soccer career.

Rayo Vallecano has a player in Randy Nteka, who pesters opposing defenses. He currently averages 0.16 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 108 matches during his soccer career. The forward who is from Angola has been on the field for 9,798 professional minutes while he has scored 18 goals. He has tallied 41 pts so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 5 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Barcelona (+106)

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