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Espanyol

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Girona FC

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Espanyol	Girona FC
Shots	7 shots/match	18 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match	4 shots/match
Expected goals	0.27 xG/match	1.6 xG/match▲
Possession	33%	67%●
Corners	4 corners/match	9 corners/match●
Fouls	11 fouls/match	13 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
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Espanyol: 7 shots, 4 on target, 0.25 xG. Girona FC: 18 shots, 4 on target, 1.59 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Espanyol 0.25 xG · Girona FC 1.59 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Girona FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Girona FC have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Girona FC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Girona FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.3 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.8 goals/match	1.3 goals/match	1.15 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Girona FC have recorded the higher season possession share.

38.5%PossessionEspanyol · Girona FC●57.5%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Espanyol	Girona FC	Baseline
Possession	38.5%	57.5%	49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Girona FC show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Girona FC's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

9.27 shots/match▲ShotsEspanyol · Girona FC10.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Espanyol	Girona FC	Baseline
Shots	9.27 shots/match	10.6 shots/match	10.9 shots/match
Shots against	15.1 shots/match	11.4 shots/match	11.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Espanyol

1Draws

2Girona FC

23 Nov 2024Girona FC — Espanyol · La Liga4–1

1 Apr 2023Girona FC — Espanyol · La Liga2–1

7 Jan 2023Espanyol — Girona FC · La Liga2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Espanyol favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Girona FC in 9 · 4 too close

0.96 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 26/27▲1.3 goals/match

1.42 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 26/271.48 goals/match

0.81 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 26/27▲1.19 xG/match

1.61 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 26/27▲1.25 xG/match

9.27 shots/matchShotsseason · 26/27▲10.6 shots/match

15.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 26/27▲11.4 shots/match

2.5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 26/27▲3.74 shots/match

5.08 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 26/27▲3.85 shots/match

38.5%Possessionseason · 26/27●57.5%

3.46 corners/matchCornersseason · 26/27●5.04 corners/match

5.69 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 26/27▲3.85 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

14 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 26/2710.9 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

15%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/27▲22%

69%Scoring frequencyseason · 26/2770%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Espanyol2.5

Girona FC87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Espanyol14.2

Girona FC46.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Espanyol20

Girona FC41.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Espanyol62.5

Girona FC2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Espanyol82.5

Girona FC17.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Espanyol7.5

Girona FC57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Espanyol27.5

Girona FC37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Espanyol26 matchesGirona FC27 matches

0.96 goals/matchGoals scored26/27▲1.3 goals/match

1.42 goals/matchGoals allowed26/271.48 goals/match

0.81 xG/matchExpected goals26/27▲1.19 xG/match

9.27 shots/matchShots26/27▲10.6 shots/match

2.5 shots/matchShots on target26/27▲3.74 shots/match

38.5%Possession26/27●57.5%

3.46 corners/matchCorners26/27●5.04 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

14 fouls/matchFouls26/2710.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Espanyol14 matchesGirona FC14 matches

1.29 goals/match▲Goals scored14/140.79 goals/match

1.07 goals/match▲Goals allowed14/141.43 goals/match

0.99 xG/match▲Expected goals14/140.79 xG/match

10.3 shots/match▲Shots14/149.5 shots/match

3.36 shots/match▲Shots on target14/143 shots/match

39.3%Possession14/14●56.6%

4.14 corners/matchCorners14/14●4.43 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.5 fouls/matchFouls14/1411.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

16.3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/19.29 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples26 / 27home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 11 Mar 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4