La Liga · 2023

Deportivo Alavés 1–3 Barcelona · La Liga

1–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Barcelona won 1–3.

Shots
138
Shots on target
25
Expected goals
0.981.21
Possession
36%64%

Full time

What the match recorded

Barcelona beat Deportivo Alavés 3–1. Recorded in this match (Deportivo Alavés – Barcelona): shots 13–8, shots on target 2–5, expected goals 0.98–1.21, possession 36%–64%. 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.

Deportivo Alavés's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.8 goals/match1 goal/match1.2 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Barcelona.

7.9 days ▲Rest daysDeportivo Alavés · Barcelona2.98 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricDeportivo AlavésBarcelonaBaseline
Rest days7.9 days2.98 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match3 matches—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

41.5%PossessionDeportivo Alavés · Barcelona● 65%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 23.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricDeportivo AlavésBarcelonaBaseline
Possession41.5%65%48.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots8 shotsDeportivo Alavés 13 shots, Barcelona 8 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots5 shotsDeportivo Alavés 2 shots, Barcelona 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.98 xG1.21 xGDeportivo Alavés 0.98 xG, Barcelona 1.21 xG
  • Possession36%64%Deportivo Alavés 36%, Barcelona 64%
  • Corners13 corners5 cornersDeportivo Alavés 13 corners, Barcelona 5 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls10 foulsDeportivo Alavés 15 fouls, Barcelona 10 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.

Samu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 21′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJavi López · Deportivo Alavés · 37′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Sola · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Sola · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Sola · Deportivo Alavés · 28′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRafa Marín · Deportivo Alavés · 87′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoão Cancelo · Barcelona · 16′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 78′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRonald Araújo · Barcelona · 79′ · 0.04 xG · on targetÁlex Sola · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 42′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 51′ · 0.08 xG · goalJavi López · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRonald Araújo · Barcelona · 10′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedİlkay Gündoğan · Barcelona · 49′ · 0.10 xG · goalLuis Rioja · Deportivo Alavés · 48′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedJon Guridi · Deportivo Alavés · 35′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedVitor Roque · Barcelona · 63′ · 0.23 xG · goalJon Guridi · Deportivo Alavés · 35′ · 0.27 xG · on targetRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 22′ · 0.61 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Deportivo Alavés: 13 shots, 2 on target, 1.03 xG. Barcelona: 8 shots, 5 on target, 1.18 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Samu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 51′Robert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 22′İlkay Gündoğan · Barcelona · 49′Vitor Roque · Barcelona · 63′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Deportivo Alavés 1.03 xG · Barcelona 1.18 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Deportivo Alavés
1Draws
2Barcelona
Barcelona — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga2–1
Deportivo Alavés — Barcelona · La Liga0–1
Barcelona — Deportivo Alavés · 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: Deportivo Alavés favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Barcelona in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés23 matchesBarcelona23 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored23/23▲ 2.04 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed23/231.3 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals23/23▲ 2.27 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots23/23▲ 16.4 shots/match
3.7 shots/matchShots on target23/23▲ 6.35 shots/match
41.5%Possession23/23● 65%
4.87 corners/matchCorners23/23● 6.48 corners/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls23/2310.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 23home / 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, 3 Feb 2024, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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