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La Liga · 2023

Athletic Club 0–0 Barcelona · La Liga

0–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Athletic Club and Barcelona drew 0–0.

Shots
88
Shots on target
22
Expected goals
0.330.67
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club and Barcelona drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Barcelona): shots 8–8, shots on target 2–2, expected goals 0.33–0.67, possession 40%–60%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Barcelona's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Barcelona's last-five shots average is below their season average.

11.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season15.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots11.6 shots/match15.8 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.48 corners/matchCornersAthletic Club · Barcelona● 6.26 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubBarcelonaBaseline
Corners5.48 corners/match6.26 corners/match4.72 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

49.9%PossessionAthletic Club · Barcelona● 65%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubBarcelonaBaseline
Possession49.9%65%49.1%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots8 shotsAthletic Club 8 shots, Barcelona 8 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots2 shotsAthletic Club 2 shots, Barcelona 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.33 xG0.67 xGAthletic Club 0.33 xG, Barcelona 0.67 xG
  • Possession40%60%Athletic Club 40%, Barcelona 60%
  • Corners4 corners4 cornersAthletic Club 4 corners, Barcelona 4 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls11 foulsAthletic Club 14 fouls, Barcelona 11 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

João Cancelo · Barcelona · 31′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 37′ · 0.02 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedUnai Gómez · Athletic Club · 51′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedUnai Gómez · Athletic Club · 19′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 50′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoão Félix · Barcelona · 82′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedUnai Gómez · Athletic Club · 60′ · 0.07 xG · on targetJules Koundé · Barcelona · 14′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDani García · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Christensen · Barcelona · 10′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 57′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 31′ · 0.28 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.33 xG. Barcelona: 8 shots, 1 on target, 0.68 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 0.33 xG · Barcelona 0.68 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Athletic Club
1Draws
4Barcelona
Barcelona — Athletic Club · La Liga1–0
Athletic Club — Barcelona · La Liga0–1
Barcelona — Athletic Club · La Liga4–0
Barcelona — Athletic Club · La Liga4–0
Athletic Club — Barcelona · La Liga1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Athletic Club favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Barcelona in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club27 matchesBarcelona27 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored27/27▲ 2.07 goals/match
0.96 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/271.26 goals/match
1.56 xG/matchExpected goals27/27▲ 2.21 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots27/27▲ 15.8 shots/match
4.89 shots/matchShots on target27/27▲ 6.19 shots/match
49.9%Possession27/27● 65%
5.48 corners/matchCorners27/27● 6.26 corners/match
14.1 fouls/matchFouls27/2710.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 27home / 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAthletic ClubBarcelona
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2023/24
Head-to-headAthletic Club — Barcelona
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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