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Deportivo Alavés

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Barcelona

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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	Deportivo Alavés	Barcelona
Shots	11 shots/match	15 shots/match▲
Shots on target	2 shots/match	9 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.74 xG/match	2.67 xG/match▲
Possession	28%	72%●
Corners	11 corners/match●	3 corners/match
Fouls	13 fouls/match	8 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.

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Deportivo Alavés: 11 shots, 2 on target, 0.74 xG. Barcelona: 15 shots, 9 on target, 2.78 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: Deportivo Alavés 0.74 xG · Barcelona 2.78 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share. A second useful context is: Barcelona's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

40%PossessionDeportivo Alavés · Barcelona●67.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 27.7 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Deportivo Alavés	Barcelona	Baseline
Possession	40%	67.7%	47.8%

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.

11.7 shots/match▲ShotsDeportivo Alavés · Barcelona17.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Deportivo Alavés	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	11.7 shots/match	17.2 shots/match	11.4 shots/match
Shots against	11 shots/match	8.56 shots/match	11.4 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Barcelona.

8.09 days▲Rest daysDeportivo Alavés · Barcelona7.8 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Deportivo Alavés	Barcelona	Baseline
Rest days	8.09 days	7.8 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	3 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

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

0Deportivo Alavés

1Draws

3Barcelona

3 Feb 2024Deportivo Alavés — Barcelona · La Liga1–3

12 Nov 2023Barcelona — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga2–1

23 Jan 2022Deportivo Alavés — Barcelona · La Liga0–1

30 Oct 2021Barcelona — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–1

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

Deportivo Alavés favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Barcelona in 10 · 2 too close

1.22 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 9/9▲3.11 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 9/9▲1 goals/match

1.18 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 9/9▲2.5 xG/match

1.37 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 9/9▲1.12 xG/match

11.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 9/9▲17.2 shots/match

11 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 9/9▲8.56 shots/match

3.22 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 9/9▲7.22 shots/match

4.56 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 9/9▲2.78 shots/match

40%Possessionseason · 9/9●67.7%

4.78 corners/matchCornersseason · 9/9●6.22 corners/match

4.22 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 9/95 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

15.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 9/98 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—

22%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 9/9▲33%

67%Scoring frequencyseason · 9/9▲100%

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.

Deportivo Alavés2.5

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Deportivo Alavés48.3

Barcelona95.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Deportivo Alavés36.7

Barcelona79.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Deportivo Alavés87.5

Barcelona67.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Deportivo Alavés87.5

Barcelona2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Deportivo Alavés52.5

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Deportivo Alavés56.9

Barcelona72.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés9 matchesBarcelona9 matches

1.22 goals/matchGoals scored9/9▲3.11 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed9/9▲1 goals/match

1.18 xG/matchExpected goals9/9▲2.5 xG/match

11.7 shots/matchShots9/9▲17.2 shots/match

3.22 shots/matchShots on target9/9▲7.22 shots/match

40%Possession9/9●67.7%

4.78 corners/matchCorners9/9●6.22 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

15.3 fouls/matchFouls9/98 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Deportivo Alavés4 matchesBarcelona6 matches

1 goals/matchGoals scored4/6▲3 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/61.33 goals/match

1.02 xG/matchExpected goals4/6▲2.33 xG/match

10.3 shots/matchShots4/6▲17.3 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on target4/6▲7.5 shots/match

32.3%Possession4/6●66%

5.75 corners/match●Corners4/65.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.5 fouls/matchFouls4/68.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8.09 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.8 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples9 / 9home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 6 Oct 2024, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4