La Liga · 2024

Villarreal 2–2 Girona FC · La Liga

2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Villarreal and Girona FC drew 2–2.

Shots
1313
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
2.020.54
Possession
36%64%

Full time

What the match recorded

Villarreal and Girona FC drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Villarreal – Girona FC): shots 13–13, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 2.02–0.54, possession 36%–64%. 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.

Girona FC's recent record differs from the season

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

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.47 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.47 goals/match1.11 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Girona FC have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.8%PossessionVillarreal · Girona FC● 58.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricVillarrealGirona FCBaseline
Possession46.8%58.9%49.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots13 shotsVillarreal 13 shots, Girona FC 13 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsVillarreal 4 shots, Girona FC 6 shots
  • Expected goals2.02 xG0.54 xGVillarreal 2.02 xG, Girona FC 0.54 xG
  • Possession36%64%Villarreal 36%, Girona FC 64%
  • Corners1 corner5 cornersVillarreal 1 corner, Girona FC 5 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls13 foulsVillarreal 8 fouls, Girona FC 13 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.

Miguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 58′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBryan Gil · Girona FC · 2′ · 0.02 xG · on targetArnaut Danjuma · Girona FC · 34′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBryan Gil · Girona FC · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCristhian Stuani · Girona FC · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDonny van de Beek · Girona FC · 66′ · 0.02 xG · goalLadislav Krejčí · Girona FC · 90′ · 0.02 xG · goalMiguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 51′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYéremy Pino · Villarreal · 6′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 83′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPape Gueye · Villarreal · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedThierno Barry · Villarreal · 60′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAbel Ruíz · Girona FC · 66′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGerard Moreno · Villarreal · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedPape Gueye · Villarreal · 33′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCristhian Stuani · Girona FC · 66′ · 0.10 xG · on targetThierno Barry · Villarreal · 42′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedYéremy Pino · Villarreal · 23′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 11′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 45′ · 0.15 xG · on targetSanti Comesaña · Villarreal · 13′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 46′ · 0.20 xG · goalDenis Suárez · Villarreal · 84′ · 0.22 xG · on targetThierno Barry · Villarreal · 23′ · 0.72 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
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Villarreal: 13 shots, 4 on target, 2.06 xG. Girona FC: 13 shots, 6 on target, 0.53 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Thierno Barry · Villarreal · 23′Alex Baena · Villarreal · 46′Donny van de Beek · Girona FC · 66′Ladislav Krejčí · Girona FC · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Villarreal 2.06 xG · Girona FC 0.53 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Villarreal
0Draws
1Girona FC
Girona FC — Villarreal · La Liga0–1
Villarreal — Girona FC · La Liga1–2
Girona FC — Villarreal · La Liga1–2
Villarreal — Girona FC · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Villarreal favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Girona FC in 6

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Villarreal14 matchesGirona FC15 matches
1.93 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/151.47 goals/match
1.64 goals/matchGoals allowed14/15▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.76 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/151.35 xG/match
14.6 shots/match ▲Shots14/1510.5 shots/match
4.79 shots/match ▲Shots on target14/153.87 shots/match
46.8%Possession14/15● 58.9%
4.5 corners/matchCorners14/15● 4.8 corners/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls14/1511.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 15home / 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, 1 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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