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La Liga · 2024

Valencia 2–0 Girona FC · La Liga

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Valencia won 2–0.

Shots
88
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.430.41
Possession
32%68%

Full time

What the match recorded

Valencia beat Girona FC 2–0. Recorded in this match (Valencia – Girona FC): shots 8–8, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.43–0.41, possession 32%–68%. 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.

Valencia have a visible home split

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Valencia's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

12 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season9.33 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12 shots/match9.33 shots/match11.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Girona FC have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.5%PossessionValencia · Girona FC● 57.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricValenciaGirona FCBaseline
Possession45.5%57.2%48.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots8 shotsValencia 8 shots, Girona FC 8 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsValencia 2 shots, Girona FC 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.43 xG0.41 xGValencia 0.43 xG, Girona FC 0.41 xG
  • Possession32%68%Valencia 32%, Girona FC 68%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersValencia 5 corners, Girona FC 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls10 foulsValencia 13 fouls, Girona FC 10 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.

Arnaut Danjuma · Girona FC · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJavier Guerra · Valencia · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJavier Guerra · Valencia · 19′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLuis Rioja · Valencia · 56′ · 0.03 xG · goalGabriel Misehouy · Girona FC · 65′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGabriel Misehouy · Girona FC · 67′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedArnaut Danjuma · Girona FC · 50′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDani Gómez · Valencia · 58′ · 0.04 xG · goalDiego López · Valencia · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBojan Miovski · Girona FC · 17′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJavier Guerra · Valencia · 43′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedYangel Herrera · Girona FC · 64′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAlejandro Francés · Girona FC · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCristhian Mosquera · Valencia · 27′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedLadislav Krejčí · Girona FC · 84′ · 0.09 xG · on targetDani Gómez · Valencia · 49′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Valencia: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.43 xG. Girona FC: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.42 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.250.50′HT90′Luis Rioja · Valencia · 56′Dani Gómez · Valencia · 58′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Valencia 0.43 xG · Girona FC 0.42 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Valencia
0Draws
3Girona FC
Valencia — Girona FC · La Liga1–3
Girona FC — Valencia · La Liga2–1
Girona FC — Valencia · La Liga1–0
Valencia — 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: Valencia favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Girona FC in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Valencia6 matchesGirona FC6 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/6▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed6/61.67 goals/match
0.61 xG/matchExpected goals6/6▲ 1.39 xG/match
9.33 shots/matchShots6/6▲ 10.7 shots/match
2.5 shots/matchShots on target6/6▲ 3.67 shots/match
45.5%Possession6/6● 57.2%
5.83 corners/match ●Corners6/64.67 corners/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls6/610.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / 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: Sat, 21 Sept 2024, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsValenciaGirona FC
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2024/25
Head-to-headValencia — Girona FC
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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