La Liga · 2023Sat, 24 Feb 2024, 15:15 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Barcelona

LWWDW

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Getafe

WLDWD

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Barcelona	Getafe
Shots	17 shots/match▲	10 shots/match
Shots on target	9 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Expected goals	3.17 xG/match▲	0.49 xG/match
Possession	68%●	32%
Corners	5 corners/match	8 corners/match●
Fouls	12 fouls/match	18 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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Barcelona: 17 shots, 9 on target, 3.22 xG. Getafe: 10 shots, 4 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 3.22 xG · Getafe 0.50 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share. A second useful context is: Getafe's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

65.2%●PossessionBarcelona · Getafe43.5%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 21.7 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Barcelona	Getafe	Baseline
Possession	65.2%	43.5%	49.2%

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

Getafe's recent record differs from the season

weak

Getafe's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.27 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	1 goals/match	1.27 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

weak

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

16.1 shots/match▲ShotsBarcelona · Getafe11.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Barcelona	Getafe	Baseline
Shots	16.1 shots/match	11.3 shots/match	12.6 shots/match
Shots against	10.8 shots/match	12.4 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

2Barcelona

3Draws

0Getafe

13 Aug 2023Getafe — Barcelona · La Liga0–0

16 Apr 2023Getafe — Barcelona · La Liga0–0

22 Jan 2023Barcelona — Getafe · La Liga1–0

15 May 2022Getafe — Barcelona · La Liga0–0

29 Aug 2021Barcelona — Getafe · La Liga2–1

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

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

2.15 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 26/261.27 goals/match

1.31 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 26/261.46 goals/match

2.27 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 26/261.17 xG/match

1.09 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 26/261.49 xG/match

16.1 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 26/2611.3 shots/match

10.8 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 26/2612.4 shots/match

6.35 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 26/264.12 shots/match

3.81 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 26/265 shots/match

65.2%●Possessionseason · 26/2643.5%

6.35 corners/match●Cornersseason · 26/263.92 corners/match

3.92 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 26/264.58 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 26/2616.7 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—

35%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/2631%

96%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 26/2669%

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.

Barcelona97.5

Getafe12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Barcelona94.2

Getafe45.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Barcelona68.3

Getafe30.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Barcelona52.5

Getafe67.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Barcelona12.5

Getafe97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Barcelona97.5

Getafe12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Barcelona75

Getafe46.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Barcelona26 matchesGetafe26 matches

2.15 goals/match▲Goals scored26/261.27 goals/match

1.31 goals/match▲Goals allowed26/261.46 goals/match

2.27 xG/match▲Expected goals26/261.17 xG/match

16.1 shots/match▲Shots26/2611.3 shots/match

6.35 shots/match▲Shots on target26/264.12 shots/match

65.2%●Possession26/2643.5%

6.35 corners/match●Corners26/263.92 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.8 fouls/matchFouls26/2616.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Barcelona14 matchesGetafe14 matches

2.29 goals/match▲Goals scored14/141.36 goals/match

1.36 goals/match▲Goals allowed14/142 goals/match

2.41 xG/match▲Expected goals14/141.19 xG/match

18 shots/match▲Shots14/1411.1 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on target14/144.21 shots/match

64.9%●Possession14/1440.6%

7.14 corners/match●Corners14/143.93 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFouls14/1417.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.91 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.8 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples26 / 26home / 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, 24 Feb 2024, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4