Barcelona 4–1 FC Bayern München — UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2024Wed, 23 Oct 2024, 19:00 UTC

Barcelona

4–1Historical match

FC Bayern München

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

Match at a glance

Barcelona won 4–1.

Shots: 1211
Shots on target: 43
Expected goals: 2.231.04
Possession: 40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Barcelona beat FC Bayern München 4–1. Recorded in this match (Barcelona – FC Bayern München): shots 12–11, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 2.23–1.04, possession 40%–60%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

12.3 shots/match ▲ShotsBarcelona · FC Bayern München19 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Barcelona	FC Bayern München	Baseline
Shots	12.3 shots/match	19 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	11.3 shots/match	7 shots/match	13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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FC Bayern München have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.3%PossessionBarcelona · FC Bayern München● 66.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Barcelona	FC Bayern München	Baseline
Possession	51.3%	66.7%	50.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots12 shots11 shotsBarcelona 12 shots, FC Bayern München 11 shots
Shots on target4 shots3 shotsBarcelona 4 shots, FC Bayern München 3 shots
Expected goals2.23 xG1.04 xGBarcelona 2.23 xG, FC Bayern München 1.04 xG
Possession40%60%Barcelona 40%, FC Bayern München 60%
Corners5 corners5 cornersBarcelona 5 corners, FC Bayern München 5 corners
Fouls11 fouls10 foulsBarcelona 11 fouls, FC Bayern München 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.

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Barcelona: 12 shots, 4 on target, 2.21 xG. FC Bayern München: 11 shots, 3 on target, 1.02 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: Barcelona 2.21 xG · FC Bayern München 1.02 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Barcelona

0Draws

4FC Bayern München

26 Oct 2022Barcelona — FC Bayern München · UEFA Champions League0–3

13 Sept 2022FC Bayern München — Barcelona · UEFA Champions League2–0

8 Dec 2021FC Bayern München — Barcelona · UEFA Champions League3–0

14 Sept 2021Barcelona — FC Bayern München · UEFA Champions League0–3

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · FC Bayern München in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Barcelona3 matchesFC Bayern München3 matches

3.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/33.33 goals/match

1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed3/32.33 goals/match

2.09 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 2.95 xG/match

12.3 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 19 shots/match

4.33 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 9.67 shots/match

51.3%Possession3/3● 66.7%

4.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 9.33 corners/match

11.3 fouls/matchFouls3/310 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-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, 23 Oct 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4