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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	16 shots/match▲
Shots on target	7 shots/match	7 shots/match
Expected goals	1.86 xG/match	2.56 xG/match▲
Possession	40%	60%●
Corners	5 corners/match●	4 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	8 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, 6 on target, 1.80 xG. Barcelona: 16 shots, 7 on target, 2.56 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 1.80 xG · Barcelona 2.56 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Girona FC's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Barcelona's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Girona FC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.15 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	2.8 goals/match	2.15 goals/match	1.16 goals/match

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

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

12.1 shots/match▲ShotsGirona FC · Barcelona15.9 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	12.1 shots/match	15.9 shots/match	12.2 shots/match
Shots against	13.4 shots/match	10.6 shots/match	12 shots/match

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

Barcelona have a visible away split

moderate

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

13.4 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season15.9 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	13.4 shots/match	15.9 shots/match	12.2 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

1Draws

1Barcelona

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 0 of 13 directional metrics · Barcelona in 9 · 4 too close

2.15 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 34/342.06 goals/match

1.24 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 34/341.26 goals/match

1.79 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 34/34▲2.12 xG/match

1.43 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 34/34▲1.11 xG/match

12.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 34/34▲15.9 shots/match

13.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 34/34▲10.6 shots/match

4.94 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 34/34▲6.12 shots/match

4.41 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 34/34▲3.76 shots/match

56.1%Possessionseason · 34/34●64.7%

4.21 corners/matchCornersseason · 34/34●6.26 corners/match

4.35 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 34/34▲3.85 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 34/3410.9 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—

32%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 34/34▲41%

82%Scoring frequencyseason · 34/34▲94%

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 FC77.5

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Girona FC74.2

Barcelona92.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Girona FC35.8

Barcelona70.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Girona FC7.5

Barcelona47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Girona FC17.5

Barcelona12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Girona FC22.5

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Girona FC42.5

Barcelona75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Girona FC34 matchesBarcelona34 matches

2.15 goals/matchGoals scored34/342.06 goals/match

1.24 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.26 goals/match

1.79 xG/matchExpected goals34/34▲2.12 xG/match

12.1 shots/matchShots34/34▲15.9 shots/match

4.94 shots/matchShots on target34/34▲6.12 shots/match

56.1%Possession34/34●64.7%

4.21 corners/matchCorners34/34●6.26 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFouls34/3410.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Girona FC17 matchesBarcelona17 matches

2.71 goals/match▲Goals scored17/171.88 goals/match

1.12 goals/match▲Goals allowed17/171.29 goals/match

1.8 xG/matchExpected goals17/17▲1.91 xG/match

12.3 shots/matchShots17/17▲13.4 shots/match

5.71 shots/match▲Shots on target17/175.24 shots/match

57.5%Possession17/17●63.5%

4.29 corners/matchCorners17/17●5.18 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.6 fouls/matchFouls17/1710.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.19 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.9 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples34 / 34home / 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: Sat, 4 May 2024, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4