La Liga · 2024Sat, 31 Aug 2024, 15:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Barcelona

WWW

7–0Full-time recap

Real Valladolid

WLD

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Barcelona	Real Valladolid
Shots	23 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Shots on target	11 shots/match▲	1 shots/match
Expected goals	4.77 xG/match▲	0.52 xG/match
Possession	70%●	30%
Corners	10 corners/match●	1 corners/match
Fouls	6 fouls/match	12 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
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Barcelona: 23 shots, 11 on target, 4.87 xG. Real Valladolid: 4 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.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Barcelona 4.87 xG · Real Valladolid 0.50 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: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Barcelona, Real Valladolid. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

19 shots/match▲ShotsBarcelona · Real Valladolid9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Barcelona	Real Valladolid	Baseline
Shots	19 shots/match	9 shots/match	10.7 shots/match
Shots against	6.5 shots/match	14.3 shots/match	12.7 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Barcelona, Real Valladolid.

3.81 days▲Rest daysBarcelona · Real Valladolid2.92 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Barcelona	Real Valladolid	Baseline
Rest days	3.81 days	2.92 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	3 matches	—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

66%●PossessionBarcelona · Real Valladolid42.5%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 23.5 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Barcelona	Real Valladolid	Baseline
Possession	66%	42.5%	49.7%

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.

1Barcelona

0Draws

1Real Valladolid

23 May 2023Real Valladolid — Barcelona · La Liga3–1

28 Aug 2022Barcelona — Real Valladolid · La Liga4–0

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

Barcelona favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Real Valladolid in 0 · 13 too close

3.25 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 4/40.25 goals/match

0.75 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 4/42.5 goals/match

2.81 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 4/40.72 xG/match

0.73 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 4/41.94 xG/match

19 shots/matchShotsseason · 4/49 shots/match

6.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 4/414.3 shots/match

6.75 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 4/41 shots/match

2.25 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 4/45.75 shots/match

66%●Possessionseason · 4/442.5%

7.25 corners/match●Cornersseason · 4/43.25 corners/match

4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 4/45.25 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 4/413.8 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—

25%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 4/450%

100%Scoring frequencyseason · 4/425%

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.

Barcelona97.2

Real Valladolid13.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Barcelona95.4

Real Valladolid6.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Barcelona87

Real Valladolid15.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Barcelona80.6

Real Valladolid36.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Barcelona30.6

Real Valladolid69.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Barcelona91.7

Real Valladolid2.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Barcelona77.8

Real Valladolid22.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Barcelona4 matchesReal Valladolid4 matches

3.25 goals/match▲Goals scored4/40.25 goals/match

0.75 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/42.5 goals/match

2.81 xG/match▲Expected goals4/40.72 xG/match

19 shots/match▲Shots4/49 shots/match

6.75 shots/match▲Shots on target4/41 shots/match

66%●Possession4/442.5%

7.25 corners/match●Corners4/43.25 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.3 fouls/matchFouls4/413.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Barcelona2 matchesReal Valladolid2 matches

—Goals scored2/2—

—Goals allowed2/2—

—Expected goals2/2—

—Shots2/2—

—Shots on target2/2—

—Possession2/2—

—Corners2/2—

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.81 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.92 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 31 Aug 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4