Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Barcelona — UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2023Tue, 7 Nov 2023, 17:45 UTC

Shakhtar Donetsk

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1–0Historical match

Barcelona

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

Match at a glance

Shakhtar Donetsk won 1–0.

Shots: 913
Shots on target: 41
Expected goals: 0.860.93
Possession: 32%68%

Full time

What the match recorded

Shakhtar Donetsk beat Barcelona 1–0. Recorded in this match (Shakhtar Donetsk – Barcelona): shots 9–13, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 0.86–0.93, possession 32%–68%. 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.

Shakhtar Donetsk show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

11.3 shots/match ▲ShotsShakhtar Donetsk · Barcelona17 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Shakhtar Donetsk	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	11.3 shots/match	17 shots/match	13.4 shots/match
Shots against	14.5 shots/match	9 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

42.8%PossessionShakhtar Donetsk · Barcelona● 62%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.2 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Shakhtar Donetsk	Barcelona	Baseline
Possession	42.8%	62%	49.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots9 shots13 shotsShakhtar Donetsk 9 shots, Barcelona 13 shots
Shots on target4 shots1 shotShakhtar Donetsk 4 shots, Barcelona 1 shot
Expected goals0.86 xG0.93 xGShakhtar Donetsk 0.86 xG, Barcelona 0.93 xG
Possession32%68%Shakhtar Donetsk 32%, Barcelona 68%
Corners1 corner3 cornersShakhtar Donetsk 1 corner, Barcelona 3 corners
Fouls9 fouls9 foulsShakhtar Donetsk 9 fouls, Barcelona 9 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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on target
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Shakhtar Donetsk: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.87 xG. Barcelona: 13 shots, 1 on target, 0.94 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: Shakhtar Donetsk 0.87 xG · Barcelona 0.94 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Shakhtar Donetsk

0Draws

1Barcelona

25 Oct 2023Barcelona — Shakhtar Donetsk · UEFA Champions League2–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Shakhtar Donetsk favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Barcelona in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Shakhtar Donetsk4 matchesBarcelona4 matches

1.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 2 goals/match

1.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 0.5 goals/match

1.14 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 1.96 xG/match

11.3 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 17 shots/match

4 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲ 5.25 shots/match

42.8%Possession4/4● 62%

2.75 corners/matchCorners4/4● 6.25 corners/match

11.8 fouls/matchFouls4/411.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-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: Tue, 7 Nov 2023, 21:45 UTC · analysis-v4