La Liga · 2023Sat, 16 Dec 2023, 20:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Valencia

WLDLL

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Barcelona

WWDWL

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Valencia	Barcelona
Shots	11 shots/match	16 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match	8 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.54 xG/match	3.24 xG/match▲
Possession	36%	64%●
Corners	4 corners/match	6 corners/match●
Fouls	9 fouls/match	11 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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Valencia: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.55 xG. Barcelona: 16 shots, 7 on target, 3.41 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: Valencia 0.55 xG · Barcelona 3.41 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Valencia's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.06 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	0.6 goals/match	1.06 goals/match	1.18 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

45%PossessionValencia · Barcelona●65.2%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 20.2 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Valencia	Barcelona	Baseline
Possession	45%	65.2%	48.8%

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

Valencia show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Valencia's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

9.82 shots/match▲ShotsValencia · Barcelona16.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Valencia	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	9.82 shots/match	16.2 shots/match	12.8 shots/match
Shots against	9.94 shots/match	10.6 shots/match	12.4 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.

0Valencia

0Draws

4Barcelona

5 Mar 2023Barcelona — Valencia · La Liga1–0

29 Oct 2022Valencia — Barcelona · La Liga0–1

20 Feb 2022Valencia — Barcelona · La Liga1–4

17 Oct 2021Barcelona — Valencia · La Liga3–1

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

Valencia favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Barcelona in 10 · 2 too close

1.06 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 17/17▲1.82 goals/match

1.29 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 17/17▲1.12 goals/match

1.01 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 17/17▲2.23 xG/match

1.21 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 17/17▲1.06 xG/match

9.82 shots/matchShotsseason · 17/17▲16.2 shots/match

9.94 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 17/1710.6 shots/match

3.35 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 17/17▲6.29 shots/match

4.24 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 17/17▲3.76 shots/match

45%Possessionseason · 17/17●65.2%

3.24 corners/matchCornersseason · 17/17●6 corners/match

5.12 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 17/17▲3.71 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

13.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 17/1711 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—

29%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 17/17▲41%

71%Scoring frequencyseason · 17/17▲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.

Valencia27.5

Barcelona97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Valencia15.8

Barcelona87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Valencia65.8

Barcelona81.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Valencia12.5

Barcelona52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Valencia57.5

Barcelona12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Valencia2.5

Barcelona87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Valencia18.8

Barcelona71.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Valencia17 matchesBarcelona17 matches

1.06 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲1.82 goals/match

1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed17/17▲1.12 goals/match

1.01 xG/matchExpected goals17/17▲2.23 xG/match

9.82 shots/matchShots17/17▲16.2 shots/match

3.35 shots/matchShots on target17/17▲6.29 shots/match

45%Possession17/17●65.2%

3.24 corners/matchCorners17/17●6 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.2 fouls/matchFouls17/1711 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Valencia8 matchesBarcelona8 matches

1.13 goals/matchGoals scored8/8▲1.63 goals/match

0.5 goals/match▲Goals allowed8/81.25 goals/match

1.08 xG/matchExpected goals8/8▲2.15 xG/match

11 shots/matchShots8/8▲14.9 shots/match

3.5 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲6.13 shots/match

47.8%Possession8/8●67.1%

3.75 corners/matchCorners8/8●5.13 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.8 fouls/matchFouls8/810.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples17 / 17home / 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: Sun, 17 Dec 2023, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4