La Liga · 2023Wed, 27 Sept 2023, 17:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricVillarrealGirona FC
Shots14 shots/match17 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.91 xG/match2.15 xG/match
Possession53%47%
Corners5 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match11 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.

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
  • off target
  • 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.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Villarreal. A second useful context is: Girona FC's last-five shots average is above their season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Villarreal.

3.11 daysRest 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

weak

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

14.4 shots/matchShotsLast 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.

History

Head-to-head

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

2Villarreal
0Draws
0Girona FC
Girona FCVillarreal · La Liga12
VillarrealGirona FC · La Liga10

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

Villarreal favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Girona FC in 9 · 3 too close

1.43 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 7/72.57 goals/match
1.86 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 7/71.14 goals/match
1.36 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/71.87 xG/match
1.64 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/71.41 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 7/712.1 shots/match
14.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 7/713.7 shots/match
4.29 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 7/75.43 shots/match
5.57 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 7/73.71 shots/match
56.4%Possessionseason · 7/753.3%
5.43 corners/matchCornersseason · 7/74.29 corners/match
5.29 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 7/74.43 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
13.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 7/713.6 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
14%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 7/729%
100%Scoring frequencyseason · 7/7100%

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.

Villarreal82.5
Girona FC67.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Villarreal55.8
Girona FC75.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Villarreal10
Girona FC51.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Villarreal32.5
Girona FC37.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Villarreal52.5
Girona FC57.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Villarreal77.5
Girona FC32.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Villarreal60.6
Girona FC56.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Villarreal7 matchesGirona FC7 matches
1.43 goals/matchGoals scored7/72.57 goals/match
1.86 goals/matchGoals allowed7/71.14 goals/match
1.36 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.87 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots7/712.1 shots/match
4.29 shots/matchShots on target7/75.43 shots/match
56.4%Possession7/753.3%
5.43 corners/matchCorners7/74.29 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.4 fouls/matchFouls7/713.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Villarreal4 matchesGirona FC4 matches
1.75 goals/matchGoals scored4/42.25 goals/match
2.25 goals/matchGoals allowed4/41.25 goals/match
1.41 xG/matchExpected goals4/41.86 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots4/411 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target4/44 shots/match
54.5%Possession4/451.5%
5.5 corners/matchCorners4/44.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.5 fouls/matchFouls4/414.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.11 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.21 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
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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