La Liga · 2023Wed, 31 Jan 2024, 18:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Barcelona

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Osasuna

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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	Barcelona	Osasuna
Shots	16 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	4 shots/match▲	1 shots/match
Expected goals	1.86 xG/match▲	1.02 xG/match
Possession	68%●	32%
Corners	6 corners/match	6 corners/match
Fouls	9 fouls/match	12 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: 16 shots, 4 on target, 2.00 xG. Osasuna: 9 shots, 1 on target, 1.01 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 2.00 xG · Osasuna 1.01 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Barcelona's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 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	2.6 goals/match	2 goals/match	1.2 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 Osasuna.

4.02 days▲Rest daysBarcelona · Osasuna3.02 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Barcelona	Osasuna	Baseline
Rest days	4.02 days	3.02 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 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.

65%●PossessionBarcelona · Osasuna48.1%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Barcelona	Osasuna	Baseline
Possession	65%	48.1%	48.6%

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

History

Head-to-head

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

4Barcelona

1Draws

0Osasuna

3 Sept 2023Osasuna — Barcelona · La Liga1–2

2 May 2023Barcelona — Osasuna · La Liga1–0

8 Nov 2022Osasuna — Barcelona · La Liga1–2

13 Mar 2022Barcelona — Osasuna · La Liga4–0

12 Dec 2021Osasuna — Barcelona · La Liga2–2

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 10 of 13 directional metrics · Osasuna in 0 · 3 too close

2 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 22/221.18 goals/match

1.32 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 22/221.5 goals/match

2.32 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 22/221.16 xG/match

1.12 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 22/221.36 xG/match

16.8 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 22/2211.5 shots/match

10.6 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 22/2211.5 shots/match

6.41 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 22/223.68 shots/match

3.82 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 22/223.86 shots/match

65%●Possessionseason · 22/2248.1%

6.55 corners/match●Cornersseason · 22/224.05 corners/match

3.5 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 22/224.55 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 22/2214 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—

36%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 22/2227%

95%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 22/2277%

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

Osasuna47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Barcelona93.3

Osasuna34.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Barcelona68.3

Osasuna55

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Barcelona52.5

Osasuna37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Barcelona7.5

Osasuna70

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Barcelona97.5

Osasuna27.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Barcelona75

Osasuna38.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Barcelona22 matchesOsasuna22 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored22/221.18 goals/match

1.32 goals/match▲Goals allowed22/221.5 goals/match

2.32 xG/match▲Expected goals22/221.16 xG/match

16.8 shots/match▲Shots22/2211.5 shots/match

6.41 shots/match▲Shots on target22/223.68 shots/match

65%●Possession22/2248.1%

6.55 corners/match●Corners22/224.05 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.6 fouls/matchFouls22/2214 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Barcelona12 matchesOsasuna11 matches

2.08 goals/match▲Goals scored12/111.27 goals/match

1.33 goals/match▲Goals allowed12/111.73 goals/match

2.36 xG/match▲Expected goals12/111.1 xG/match

18.7 shots/match▲Shots12/1110 shots/match

6.92 shots/match▲Shots on target12/113.55 shots/match

64.6%●Possession12/1148.3%

7.42 corners/match●Corners12/113.18 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.1 fouls/matchFouls12/1113.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.02 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.02 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples22 / 22home / 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, 31 Jan 2024, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4