La Liga · 2023Tue, 14 May 2024, 20:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Girona FC

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Villarreal

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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	Villarreal
Shots	22 shots/match▲	11 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	3 shots/match
Expected goals	1.71 xG/match▲	0.62 xG/match
Possession	66%●	34%
Corners	5 corners/match●	1 corners/match
Fouls	3 fouls/match	14 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: 22 shots, 5 on target, 1.77 xG. Villarreal: 11 shots, 3 on target, 0.65 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 1.77 xG · Villarreal 0.65 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Villarreal's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Villarreal. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Villarreal's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Villarreal's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.67 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2.2 goals/match	1.67 goals/match	1.16 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Villarreal.

4.04 days▲Rest daysGirona FC · Villarreal3.24 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Girona FC	Villarreal	Baseline
Rest days	4.04 days	3.24 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 matches	—

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

Villarreal have a visible away split

moderate

Villarreal's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.17 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season12.1 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	9.17 shots/match	12.1 shots/match	12.4 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

1Girona FC

0Draws

2Villarreal

27 Sept 2023Villarreal — Girona FC · La Liga1–2

20 May 2023Girona FC — Villarreal · La Liga1–2

22 Jan 2023Villarreal — Girona FC · La Liga1–0

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

Girona FC favored in 9 of 13 directional metrics · Villarreal in 1 · 3 too close

2.08 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 36/361.67 goals/match

1.25 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 36/361.67 goals/match

1.79 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 36/361.48 xG/match

1.42 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 36/361.59 xG/match

12.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 36/3612.1 shots/match

13.3 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 36/3615.6 shots/match

4.94 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 36/364.44 shots/match

4.47 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 36/365.75 shots/match

56.6%●Possessionseason · 36/3649.6%

4.19 corners/matchCornersseason · 36/36●4.64 corners/match

4.28 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 36/365.31 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 36/3613 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—

31%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 36/3617%

81%Scoring frequencyseason · 36/36▲89%

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 FC82.5

Villarreal47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Girona FC79.2

Villarreal62.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Girona FC33.3

Villarreal5.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Girona FC17.5

Villarreal42.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Girona FC12.5

Villarreal52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Girona FC17.5

Villarreal57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Girona FC43.8

Villarreal55

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Girona FC36 matchesVillarreal36 matches

2.08 goals/match▲Goals scored36/361.67 goals/match

1.25 goals/match▲Goals allowed36/361.67 goals/match

1.79 xG/match▲Expected goals36/361.48 xG/match

12.5 shots/matchShots36/3612.1 shots/match

4.94 shots/match▲Shots on target36/364.44 shots/match

56.6%●Possession36/3649.6%

4.19 corners/matchCorners36/36●4.64 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.9 fouls/matchFouls36/3613 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Girona FC18 matchesVillarreal18 matches

2.56 goals/match▲Goals scored18/181.56 goals/match

1.11 goals/match▲Goals allowed18/181.78 goals/match

1.79 xG/match▲Expected goals18/181.22 xG/match

12.8 shots/match▲Shots18/189.17 shots/match

5.67 shots/match▲Shots on target18/183.61 shots/match

58%●Possession18/1845.7%

4.33 corners/match●Corners18/183.17 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.2 fouls/matchFouls18/1813 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.04 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.24 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples36 / 36home / 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: Wed, 15 May 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4