Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Barcelona — La Liga 2025/26 Match Stats

La Liga · 2025Wed, 13 May 2026, 19:30 UTCEstadio Mendizorrotza

Deportivo Alavés

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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

Deportivo Alavés won 1–0.

Shots: 98
Shots on target: 30
Expected goals: 0.720.6
Possession: 23%77%

Full time

What the match recorded

Alaves beat Barcelona 1–0. Recorded in this match (Alaves – Barcelona): shots 9–8, shots on target 3–0, expected goals 0.72–0.6, possession 23%–77%. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Barcelona's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.53 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.4 goals/match	2.53 goals/match	1.22 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Barcelona.

4.31 days ▲Rest daysAlaves · Barcelona3.02 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Alaves	Barcelona	Baseline
Rest days	4.31 days	3.02 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

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

12.1 shots/match ▲ShotsAlaves · Barcelona18.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Alaves	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	12.1 shots/match	18.5 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	12.5 shots/match	8.92 shots/match	12.4 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots9 shots8 shotsDeportivo Alavés 9 shots, Barcelona 8 shots
Shots on target3 shots0 shotsDeportivo Alavés 3 shots, Barcelona 0 shots
Expected goals0.72 xG0.6 xGDeportivo Alavés 0.72 xG, Barcelona 0.6 xG
Possession23%77%Deportivo Alavés 23%, Barcelona 77%
Corners6 corners4 cornersDeportivo Alavés 6 corners, Barcelona 4 corners
Fouls14 fouls8 foulsDeportivo Alavés 14 fouls, Barcelona 8 fouls
Yellow cards1 card2 cardsDeportivo Alavés 1 card, Barcelona 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.

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Alaves: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.66 xG. Barcelona: 8 shots, 0 on target, 0.59 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: Alaves 0.66 xG · Barcelona 0.59 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Deportivo Alavés

0Draws

5Barcelona

29 Nov 2025Barcelona — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga3–1

2 Feb 2025Barcelona — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–0

6 Oct 2024Deportivo Alavés — Barcelona · La Liga0–3

3 Feb 2024Deportivo Alavés — Barcelona · La Liga1–3

12 Nov 2023Barcelona — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Deportivo Alavés favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Barcelona in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés36 matchesBarcelona36 matches

1.17 goals/matchGoals scored36/36▲ 2.53 goals/match

1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed36/36▲ 0.89 goals/match

1.2 xG/matchExpected goals36/36▲ 2.31 xG/match

12.1 shots/matchShots36/36▲ 18.5 shots/match

3.92 shots/matchShots on target36/36▲ 6.78 shots/match

48.6%Possession36/36● 68.8%

5 corners/matchCorners36/36● 6.89 corners/match

2.59 cards/matchCards29/281.71 cards/match

14.9 fouls/matchFouls36/369.58 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples36 / 36home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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: Wed, 13 May 2026, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded