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La Liga · 2024

Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo Alavés · La Liga

1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Barcelona won 1–0.

Shots
113
Shots on target
40
Expected goals
0.950.09
Possession
71%29%

Full time

What the match recorded

Barcelona beat Deportivo Alavés 1–0. Recorded in this match (Barcelona – Deportivo Alavés): shots 11–3, shots on target 4–0, expected goals 0.95–0.09, possession 71%–29%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Deportivo Alavés's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Deportivo Alavés's last-five shots average is below their season average.

7.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots7.4 shots/match10.1 shots/match11 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

68% ●PossessionBarcelona · Deportivo Alavés43.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 24.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBarcelonaDeportivo AlavésBaseline
Possession68%43.4%49%

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

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

17 shots/match ▲ShotsBarcelona · Deportivo Alavés10.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBarcelonaDeportivo AlavésBaseline
Shots17 shots/match10.1 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots against8.45 shots/match10.1 shots/match10.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots3 shotsBarcelona 11 shots, Deportivo Alavés 3 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots0 shotsBarcelona 4 shots, Deportivo Alavés 0 shots
  • Expected goals0.95 xG0.09 xGBarcelona 0.95 xG, Deportivo Alavés 0.09 xG
  • Possession71%29%Barcelona 71%, Deportivo Alavés 29%
  • Corners5 corners2 cornersBarcelona 5 corners, Deportivo Alavés 2 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls20 foulsBarcelona 8 fouls, Deportivo Alavés 20 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Alejandro Balde · Barcelona · 57′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Martín · Deportivo Alavés · 79′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 61′ · 0.03 xG · on targetToni Martínez · Deportivo Alavés · 86′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFerran Torres · Barcelona · 74′ · 0.04 xG · on targetFermín López · Barcelona · 64′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedToni Martínez · Deportivo Alavés · 87′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRaphinha · Barcelona · 5′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 57′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPedri · Barcelona · 43′ · 0.08 xG · on targetFermín López · Barcelona · 74′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 30′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 61′ · 0.43 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Barcelona: 11 shots, 4 on target, 1.01 xG. Deportivo Alavés: 3 shots, 0 on target, 0.10 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Robert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 61′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Barcelona 1.01 xG · Deportivo Alavés 0.10 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Barcelona
1Draws
0Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés — Barcelona · La Liga0–3
Deportivo Alavés — Barcelona · La Liga1–3
Barcelona — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga2–1
Deportivo Alavés — Barcelona · La Liga0–1
Barcelona — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Barcelona favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Deportivo Alavés in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Barcelona22 matchesDeportivo Alavés22 matches
2.73 goals/match ▲Goals scored22/221.14 goals/match
1.09 goals/match ▲Goals allowed22/221.55 goals/match
2.53 xG/match ▲Expected goals22/221.07 xG/match
17 shots/match ▲Shots22/2210.1 shots/match
6.59 shots/match ▲Shots on target22/223.23 shots/match
68% ●Possession22/2243.4%
6.55 corners/match ●Corners22/224.32 corners/match
9.09 fouls/matchFouls22/2216.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / 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: Sun, 2 Feb 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsBarcelonaDeportivo Alavés
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2024/25
Head-to-headBarcelona — Deportivo Alavés
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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