UEFA Champions League · 2024

Barcelona 5–0 Young Boys · UEFA Champions League

5–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Barcelona won 5–0.

Shots
215
Shots on target
81
Expected goals
3.640.78
Possession
70%30%

Full time

What the match recorded

Barcelona beat Young Boys 5–0. Recorded in this match (Barcelona – Young Boys): shots 21–5, shots on target 8–1, expected goals 3.64–0.78, possession 70%–30%. 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

weak

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

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBarcelonaYoung BoysBaseline
Shots—12.3 shots/match12.5 shots/match
Shots against—19.5 shots/match13.7 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots5 shotsBarcelona 21 shots, Young Boys 5 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots1 shotBarcelona 8 shots, Young Boys 1 shot
  • Expected goals3.64 xG0.78 xGBarcelona 3.64 xG, Young Boys 0.78 xG
  • Possession70%30%Barcelona 70%, Young Boys 30%
  • Corners9 corners3 cornersBarcelona 9 corners, Young Boys 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls10 foulsBarcelona 9 fouls, Young Boys 10 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

12 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114.1 days
1 matchMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Barcelona / Young Boys

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 1 Oct 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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