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La Liga · 2023

Barcelona 2–1 Deportivo Alavés · La Liga

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Barcelona won 2–1.

Shots
118
Shots on target
61
Expected goals
1.561.69
Possession
72%28%

Full time

What the match recorded

Barcelona beat Deportivo Alavés 2–1. Recorded in this match (Barcelona – Deportivo Alavés): shots 11–8, shots on target 6–1, expected goals 1.56–1.69, possession 72%–28%. 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.

Barcelona's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 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

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match2 goals/match1.27 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.

66.5% ●PossessionBarcelona · Deportivo Alavés43.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 23.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBarcelonaDeportivo AlavésBaseline
Possession66.5%43.3%49.4%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots8 shotsBarcelona 11 shots, Deportivo Alavés 8 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots1 shotBarcelona 6 shots, Deportivo Alavés 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.56 xG1.69 xGBarcelona 1.56 xG, Deportivo Alavés 1.69 xG
  • Possession72%28%Barcelona 72%, Deportivo Alavés 28%
  • Corners2 corners1 cornerBarcelona 2 corners, Deportivo Alavés 1 corner
  • Fouls11 fouls10 foulsBarcelona 11 fouls, Deportivo Alavés 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.

João Félix · Barcelona · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoão Félix · Barcelona · 23′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJoão Cancelo · Barcelona · 48′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRaphinha · Barcelona · 74′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNahuel Tenaglia · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoão Félix · Barcelona · 56′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJoão Félix · Barcelona · 59′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 72′ · 0.03 xG · on targetRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 53′ · 0.04 xG · goalKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAbderrahman Rebbach · Deportivo Alavés · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 9′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJavi López · Deportivo Alavés · 19′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 21′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 17′ · 0.39 xG · on targetSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 1′ · 0.46 xG · goalSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 31′ · 0.48 xG · off target or blockedSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 13′ · 0.49 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 78′ · 0.82 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Barcelona: 11 shots, 6 on target, 1.57 xG. Deportivo Alavés: 8 shots, 1 on target, 1.75 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Robert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 53′Robert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 78′Samu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 1′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Barcelona 1.57 xG · Deportivo Alavés 1.75 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Barcelona
1Draws
0Deportivo Alavés
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: Barcelona favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Deportivo Alavés in 1

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Window

Season

Barcelona13 matchesDeportivo Alavés13 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/130.85 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed13/131.38 goals/match
2.1 xG/match ▲Expected goals13/131.36 xG/match
15.4 shots/match ▲Shots13/1313.8 shots/match
6.31 shots/match ▲Shots on target13/133.77 shots/match
66.5% ●Possession13/1343.3%
5.92 corners/match ●Corners13/134.38 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls13/1313.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 13home / 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, 12 Nov 2023, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsBarcelonaDeportivo Alavés
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2023/24
Head-to-headBarcelona — Deportivo Alavés
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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