La Liga · 2023Sun, 26 May 2024, 19:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Sevilla

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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	Sevilla	Barcelona
Shots	15 shots/match▲	11 shots/match
Shots on target	6 shots/match	6 shots/match
Expected goals	1.47 xG/match▲	1.35 xG/match
Possession	39%	61%●
Corners	6 corners/match●	5 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	9 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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Sevilla: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.44 xG. Barcelona: 11 shots, 6 on target, 1.31 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: Sevilla 1.44 xG · Barcelona 1.31 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: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

12.9 shots/match▲ShotsSevilla · Barcelona15.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Sevilla	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	12.9 shots/match	15.7 shots/match	12.3 shots/match
Shots against	13.2 shots/match	10.9 shots/match	11.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

50.3%PossessionSevilla · Barcelona●64.6%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Sevilla	Barcelona	Baseline
Possession	50.3%	64.6%	49.5%

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Barcelona.

7.08 days▲Rest daysSevilla · Barcelona7.08 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Sevilla	Barcelona	Baseline
Rest days	7.08 days	7.08 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.

0Sevilla

1Draws

4Barcelona

29 Sept 2023Barcelona — Sevilla · La Liga1–0

5 Feb 2023Barcelona — Sevilla · La Liga3–0

3 Sept 2022Sevilla — Barcelona · La Liga0–3

3 Apr 2022Barcelona — Sevilla · La Liga1–0

21 Dec 2021Sevilla — Barcelona · 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

Sevilla favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Barcelona in 11 · 2 too close

1.26 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 38/38▲2.08 goals/match

1.42 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 38/38▲1.16 goals/match

1.19 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 38/38▲2.06 xG/match

1.49 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 38/38▲1.1 xG/match

12.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 38/38▲15.7 shots/match

13.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 38/38▲10.9 shots/match

4.29 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 38/38▲6.11 shots/match

4.74 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 38/38▲3.79 shots/match

50.3%Possessionseason · 38/38●64.6%

4.74 corners/matchCornersseason · 38/38●6.26 corners/match

5.16 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 38/38▲3.89 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 38/3810.8 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—

21%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 38/38▲45%

74%Scoring frequencyseason · 38/38▲95%

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.

Sevilla62.5

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sevilla65

Barcelona90.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Sevilla25

Barcelona79.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Sevilla62.5

Barcelona32.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sevilla37.5

Barcelona17.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sevilla62.5

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Sevilla58.8

Barcelona75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Sevilla38 matchesBarcelona38 matches

1.26 goals/matchGoals scored38/38▲2.08 goals/match

1.42 goals/matchGoals allowed38/38▲1.16 goals/match

1.19 xG/matchExpected goals38/38▲2.06 xG/match

12.9 shots/matchShots38/38▲15.7 shots/match

4.29 shots/matchShots on target38/38▲6.11 shots/match

50.3%Possession38/38●64.6%

4.74 corners/matchCorners38/38●6.26 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.6 fouls/matchFouls38/3810.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Sevilla19 matchesBarcelona19 matches

1.42 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲1.89 goals/match

1.42 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲1.21 goals/match

1.39 xG/matchExpected goals19/19▲1.86 xG/match

14.7 shots/match▲Shots19/1913.4 shots/match

4.95 shots/matchShots on target19/19▲5.37 shots/match

51.7%Possession19/19●63.5%

5.37 corners/match●Corners19/195.26 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13 fouls/matchFouls19/1910.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.08 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.08 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples38 / 38home / 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: Sun, 26 May 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4