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Girona FC

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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	Girona FC	Barcelona
Shots	9 shots/match	20 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match	9 shots/match▲
Expected goals	1.29 xG/match	1.88 xG/match▲
Possession	45%	55%●
Corners	1 corners/match	6 corners/match●
Fouls	13 fouls/match	4 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.

off target
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Girona FC: 9 shots, 4 on target, 1.29 xG. Barcelona: 20 shots, 9 on target, 1.91 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: Girona FC 1.29 xG · Barcelona 1.91 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

11.2 shots/match▲ShotsGirona FC · Barcelona19.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Girona FC	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	11.2 shots/match	19.2 shots/match	11.5 shots/match
Shots against	13.4 shots/match	7 shots/match	12.4 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

55%PossessionGirona FC · Barcelona●63.8%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.8 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Girona FC	Barcelona	Baseline
Possession	55%	63.8%	48.8%

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

History

Head-to-head

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

2Girona FC

1Draws

1Barcelona

4 May 2024Girona FC — Barcelona · La Liga4–2

10 Dec 2023Barcelona — Girona FC · La Liga2–4

10 Apr 2023Barcelona — Girona FC · La Liga0–0

28 Jan 2023Girona FC — Barcelona · La Liga0–1

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

Girona FC favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Barcelona in 10 · 2 too close

1.6 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 5/5▲3.4 goals/match

1.6 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 5/5▲0.8 goals/match

1.58 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 5/5▲2.62 xG/match

1.1 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 5/5▲0.84 xG/match

11.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 5/5▲19.2 shots/match

13.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 5/5▲7 shots/match

3.8 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 5/5▲7.2 shots/match

4.8 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 5/5▲2.6 shots/match

55%Possessionseason · 5/5●63.8%

4.8 corners/matchCornersseason · 5/5●7 corners/match

3.6 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 5/5▲3.4 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 5/59 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—

40%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 5/520%

80%Scoring frequencyseason · 5/5▲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.

Girona FC72.5

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Girona FC61.7

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Girona FC28.3

Barcelona81.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Girona FC22.5

Barcelona82.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Girona FC27.5

Barcelona7.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Girona FC52.5

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Girona FC46.9

Barcelona75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Girona FC5 matchesBarcelona5 matches

1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲3.4 goals/match

1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲0.8 goals/match

1.58 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲2.62 xG/match

11.2 shots/matchShots5/5▲19.2 shots/match

3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲7.2 shots/match

55%Possession5/5●63.8%

4.8 corners/matchCorners5/5●7 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11 fouls/matchFouls5/59 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Girona FC2 matchesBarcelona3 matches

—Goals scored2/32.67 goals/match

—Goals allowed2/31 goals/match

—Expected goals2/32.17 xG/match

—Shots2/320 shots/match

—Shots on target2/36.67 shots/match

—Possession2/361.3%

—Corners2/36.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls2/39.33 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/115 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples5 / 5home / 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, 15 Sept 2024, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4