PitchMath
La Liga · 2023

Girona FC 2–1 Valencia · La Liga

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Girona FC won 2–1.

Shots
99
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
1.640.98
Possession
76%24%

Full time

What the match recorded

Girona FC beat Valencia 2–1. Recorded in this match (Girona FC – Valencia): shots 9–9, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 1.64–0.98, possession 76%–24%. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Girona FC have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.1% ●PossessionGirona FC · Valencia46.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricGirona FCValenciaBaseline
Possession58.1%46.5%49.4%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots9 shotsGirona FC 9 shots, Valencia 9 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsGirona FC 5 shots, Valencia 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.64 xG0.98 xGGirona FC 1.64 xG, Valencia 0.98 xG
  • Possession76%24%Girona FC 76%, Valencia 24%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersGirona FC 3 corners, Valencia 2 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls7 foulsGirona FC 6 fouls, Valencia 7 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.

Gabriel Paulista · Valencia · 43′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAleix García · Girona FC · 51′ · 0.02 xG · on targetSavinho · Girona FC · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDiego López · Valencia · 30′ · 0.03 xG · on targetHugo Duro · Valencia · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFran Pérez · Valencia · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIván Martín · Girona FC · 35′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAleix García · Girona FC · 55′ · 0.05 xG · on targetDimitri Foulquier · Valencia · 75′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJavier Guerra · Valencia · 53′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDimitri Foulquier · Valencia · 2′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedArtem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 55′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCristhian Stuani · Girona FC · 81′ · 0.21 xG · on targetDimitri Foulquier · Valencia · 76′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedCristhian Stuani · Girona FC · 88′ · 0.33 xG · goalHugo Duro · Valencia · 56′ · 0.41 xG · goalCristhian Stuani · Girona FC · 82′ · 0.87 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Girona FC: 9 shots, 5 on target, 1.69 xG. Valencia: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.99 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Cristhian Stuani · Girona FC · 82′Cristhian Stuani · Girona FC · 88′Hugo Duro · Valencia · 56′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Girona FC 1.69 xG · Valencia 0.99 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Girona FC
0Draws
1Valencia
Girona FC — Valencia · La Liga1–0
Valencia — Girona FC · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Girona FC favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Valencia in 4

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Girona FC15 matchesValencia15 matches
2.27 goals/match ▲Goals scored15/151.13 goals/match
1.2 goals/match ▲Goals allowed15/151.33 goals/match
1.88 xG/match ▲Expected goals15/151.1 xG/match
13.4 shots/match ▲Shots15/1510.2 shots/match
4.93 shots/match ▲Shots on target15/153.53 shots/match
58.1% ●Possession15/1546.5%
4.67 corners/match ●Corners15/153.4 corners/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls15/1513.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples15 / 15home / 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, 2 Dec 2023, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsGirona FCValencia
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2023/24
Head-to-headGirona FC — Valencia
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Turn this match into a graphicReady-made from PitchMath data · No sign-up required