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La Liga · 2024

Girona FC 4–1 Espanyol · La Liga

4–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Girona FC won 4–1.

Shots
129
Shots on target
51
Expected goals
3.470.42
Possession
76%24%

Full time

What the match recorded

Girona FC beat Espanyol 4–1. Recorded in this match (Girona FC – Espanyol): shots 12–9, shots on target 5–1, expected goals 3.47–0.42, possession 76%–24%. 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.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.43 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 for1.8 goals/match1.43 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.

58.5% ●PossessionGirona FC · Espanyol39.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricGirona FCEspanyolBaseline
Possession58.5%39.5%49.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots9 shotsGirona FC 12 shots, Espanyol 9 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots1 shotGirona FC 5 shots, Espanyol 1 shot
  • Expected goals3.47 xG0.42 xGGirona FC 3.47 xG, Espanyol 0.42 xG
  • Possession76%24%Girona FC 76%, Espanyol 24%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersGirona FC 6 corners, Espanyol 3 corners
  • Fouls4 fouls19 foulsGirona FC 4 fouls, Espanyol 19 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.

Yáser Asprilla · Girona FC · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRafael Bauzà · Espanyol · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJavi Puado · Espanyol · 55′ · 0.02 xG · goalJofre Carreras · Espanyol · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Aguado · Espanyol · 80′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedViktor Tsygankov · Girona FC · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarash Kumbulla · Espanyol · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYáser Asprilla · Girona FC · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 53′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRafael Bauzà · Espanyol · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIrvin Cardona · Espanyol · 79′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedIrvin Cardona · Espanyol · 80′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDonny van de Beek · Girona FC · 50′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedBryan Gil · Girona FC · 4′ · 0.10 xG · goalDonny van de Beek · Girona FC · 31′ · 0.12 xG · on targetViktor Tsygankov · Girona FC · 65′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Aguado · Espanyol · 75′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedBojan Miovski · Girona FC · 21′ · 0.61 xG · goalLadislav Krejčí · Girona FC · 27′ · 0.72 xG · goalBojan Miovski · Girona FC · 48′ · 0.73 xG · off target or blockedBojan Miovski · Girona FC · 16′ · 0.89 xG · goal
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Girona FC: 12 shots, 5 on target, 3.52 xG. Espanyol: 9 shots, 1 on target, 0.50 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0240′HT90′Bryan Gil · Girona FC · 4′Bojan Miovski · Girona FC · 16′Bojan Miovski · Girona FC · 21′Ladislav Krejčí · Girona FC · 27′Javi Puado · Espanyol · 55′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Girona FC 3.52 xG · Espanyol 0.50 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Girona FC
1Draws
0Espanyol
Girona FC — Espanyol · La Liga2–1
Espanyol — Girona FC · La Liga2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Girona FC favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Espanyol in 0 · 1 too close

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Window

Season

Girona FC14 matchesEspanyol13 matches
1.43 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/130.92 goals/match
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals allowed14/132 goals/match
1.41 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/130.87 xG/match
10.3 shots/match ▲Shots14/139.62 shots/match
3.71 shots/match ▲Shots on target14/132.15 shots/match
58.5% ●Possession14/1339.5%
4.79 corners/match ●Corners14/134.38 corners/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls14/1314 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 13home / 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: Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsGirona FCEspanyol
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2024/25
Head-to-headGirona FC — Espanyol
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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