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Barcelona 2–1 Girona FC · La Liga

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Barcelona won 2–1.

Shots
2711
Shots on target
94
Expected goals
1.611.55
Possession
68%32%

Full time

What the match recorded

Barcelona beat Girona 2–1. Recorded in this match (Barcelona – Girona): shots 27–11, shots on target 9–4, expected goals 1.61–1.55, possession 68%–32%. 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

moderate

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

21.1 shots/match ▲ShotsBarcelona · Girona9.44 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBarcelonaGironaBaseline
Shots21.1 shots/match9.44 shots/match11.8 shots/match
Shots against7.44 shots/match18.4 shots/match12.1 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

70.7% ●PossessionBarcelona · Girona43.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 26.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBarcelonaGironaBaseline
Possession70.7%43.9%51%

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

Girona's recent record differs from the season

weak

Girona's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.67 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match0.67 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots27 shots11 shotsBarcelona 27 shots, Girona FC 11 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsBarcelona 9 shots, Girona FC 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.61 xG1.55 xGBarcelona 1.61 xG, Girona FC 1.55 xG
  • Possession68%32%Barcelona 68%, Girona FC 32%
  • Corners11 corners5 cornersBarcelona 11 corners, Girona FC 5 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls7 foulsBarcelona 10 fouls, Girona FC 7 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsBarcelona 2 cards, Girona FC 2 cards

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.

Lamine Yamal · Barcelona · 38′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Rashford · Barcelona · 43′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoel Roca · Girona · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 48′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJoel Roca · Girona · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 56′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAlejandro Balde · Barcelona · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Rashford · Barcelona · 66′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMarcus Rashford · Barcelona · 30′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEric García · Barcelona · 34′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 54′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMarcus Rashford · Barcelona · 3′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 5′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 12′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPedri · Barcelona · 54′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoel Roca · Girona · 67′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMarcus Rashford · Barcelona · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 52′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Rashford · Barcelona · 66′ · 0.05 xG · on targetLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 37′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJhon Solís · Girona · 73′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedFrenkie de Jong · Barcelona · 26′ · 0.07 xG · on targetBryan Gil · Girona · 49′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedVladyslav Vanat · Girona · 23′ · 0.09 xG · on targetMarcus Rashford · Barcelona · 59′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedPau Cubarsí · Barcelona · 55′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedFrenkie de Jong · Barcelona · 60′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 68′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedPedri · Barcelona · 13′ · 0.14 xG · goalAxel Witsel · Girona · 20′ · 0.14 xG · goalAxel Witsel · Girona · 41′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedViktor Tsygankov · Girona · 86′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedRonald Araújo · Barcelona · 90′ · 0.16 xG · goalMarcus Rashford · Barcelona · 65′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedPortu · Girona · 24′ · 0.46 xG · on targetBryan Gil · Girona · 39′ · 0.49 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Barcelona: 27 shots, 9 on target, 1.63 xG. Girona: 11 shots, 4 on target, 1.71 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Pedri · Barcelona · 13′Ronald Araújo · Barcelona · 90′Axel Witsel · Girona · 20′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Barcelona 1.63 xG · Girona 1.71 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Barcelona
1Draws
2Girona FC
Barcelona — Girona FC · La Liga4–1
Girona FC — Barcelona · La Liga1–4
Girona FC — Barcelona · La Liga4–2
Barcelona — Girona FC · La Liga2–4
Barcelona — Girona FC · La Liga0–0

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 11 of 11 directional metrics · Girona FC in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Barcelona9 matchesGirona FC9 matches
2.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored9/90.67 goals/match
1.11 goals/match ▲Goals allowed9/92.11 goals/match
2.15 xG/match ▲Expected goals9/90.92 xG/match
21.1 shots/match ▲Shots9/99.44 shots/match
8.56 shots/match ▲Shots on target9/93.56 shots/match
70.7% ●Possession9/943.9%
7.44 corners/match ●Corners9/94 corners/match
1.44 cards/matchCards9/92.56 cards/match
9.11 fouls/matchFouls9/99.56 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples9 / 9home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Oct 2025, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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