Barcelona — Athletic Club 2:0

Barcelona

2:0

Athletic Club

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Barcelona was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Barcelona	2	3.92	−1.9	2.92
Athletic Club	0	0.22	−0.2	0.05

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
36'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.59	Pedri
81'	Fermín López	Barcelona	0.92

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
81'	Fermín López	Barcelona	0.92	goal
36'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.59	goal
87'	Karim Adeyemi	Barcelona	0.58	saved

Shots: Barcelona 22, Athletic Club 5; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 5 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Barcelona 1.82, Athletic Club 0.02: a big edge for Barcelona. In the second half xG was Barcelona 2.13, Athletic Club 0.20: a big edge for Barcelona. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Barcelona scored 2 from 3.92 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Barcelona: +3.7 for the season (1 in the table). Athletic Club: −4.2 (7). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

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