La Liga · 2023

Villarreal 1–2 Girona FC · La Liga

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Girona FC won 1–2.

Shots
1417
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
1.912.15
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Girona FC beat Villarreal 2–1. Recorded in this match (Villarreal – Girona FC): shots 14–17, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 1.91–2.15, possession 53%–47%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Villarreal.

3.11 days ▲Rest daysVillarreal · Girona FC4.21 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricVillarrealGirona FCBaseline
Rest days3.11 days4.21 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Girona FC's recent record differs from the season

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Girona FC's last-five shots average is above their season average.

14.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots14.4 shots/match12.1 shots/match11.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots17 shotsVillarreal 14 shots, Girona FC 17 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsVillarreal 3 shots, Girona FC 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.91 xG2.15 xGVillarreal 1.91 xG, Girona FC 2.15 xG
  • Possession53%47%Villarreal 53%, Girona FC 47%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersVillarreal 5 corners, Girona FC 6 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls11 foulsVillarreal 9 fouls, Girona FC 11 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.

Miguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 20′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÉtienne Capoue · Villarreal · 31′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 9′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAlex Baena · Villarreal · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRamón Terrats · Villarreal · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 84′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYangel Herrera · Girona FC · 64′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Villarreal · 71′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYan Couto · Girona FC · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYéremy Pino · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBen Brereton Díaz · Villarreal · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedViktor Tsygankov · Girona FC · 42′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedArtem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedArtem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEric García · Girona FC · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJosé Luis Morales · Villarreal · 21′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedYéremy Pino · Villarreal · 34′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCristhian Stuani · Girona FC · 74′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCristhian Stuani · Girona FC · 78′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedArtem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 55′ · 0.11 xG · on targetPortu · Girona FC · 71′ · 0.11 xG · on targetViktor Tsygankov · Girona FC · 31′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedYéremy Pino · Villarreal · 38′ · 0.13 xG · on targetArtem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 51′ · 0.14 xG · on targetYéremy Pino · Villarreal · 21′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedJosé Luis Morales · Villarreal · 1′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedAlexander Sørloth · Villarreal · 21′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedArtem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 56′ · 0.32 xG · goalArtem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 18′ · 0.34 xG · off target or blockedEric García · Girona FC · 61′ · 0.47 xG · goalDani Parejo · Villarreal · 49′ · 0.82 xG · goal
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  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Villarreal: 14 shots, 3 on target, 1.93 xG. Girona FC: 17 shots, 5 on target, 2.15 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Dani Parejo · Villarreal · 49′Artem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 56′Eric García · Girona FC · 61′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Villarreal 1.93 xG · Girona FC 2.15 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Villarreal
0Draws
0Girona FC
Girona FC — Villarreal · La Liga1–2
Villarreal — 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: Villarreal favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Girona FC in 9 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Villarreal7 matchesGirona FC7 matches
1.43 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 2.57 goals/match
1.86 goals/matchGoals allowed7/7▲ 1.14 goals/match
1.36 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 1.87 xG/match
12.9 shots/match ▲Shots7/712.1 shots/match
4.29 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲ 5.43 shots/match
56.4% ●Possession7/753.3%
5.43 corners/match ●Corners7/74.29 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls7/713.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 27 Sept 2023, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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