Barcelona — Racing Santander 7:2

Barcelona

7:2

Racing Santander

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	7	7.48	−0.5	2.92
Racing Santander	2	1.38	+0.6	0.06

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
7'	João Cancelo	Barcelona	0.02	Lamine Yamal
24'	Raphinha (penalty)	Barcelona	0.74
29'	Maguette Gueye	Racing Santander	0.35	Asier Villalibre
35'	Asier Villalibre (own goal)	Barcelona	—
41'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.28	Dani Olmo
64'	Yassir Zabiri	Racing Santander	0.69
66'	Raphinha (penalty)	Barcelona	0.74
78'	Gabriel Jesus	Barcelona	0.25	Lamine Yamal
88'	Lamine Yamal	Barcelona	0.42	Karim Adeyemi

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
45'	Karim Adeyemi	Barcelona	0.83	off target, header, from a corner
64'	Yassir Zabiri	Racing Santander	0.69	goal
20'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.68	blocked

Shots: Barcelona 30, Racing Santander 5; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 9 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Barcelona 5.08, Racing Santander 0.35: a big edge for Barcelona. In the second half xG was Barcelona 2.40, Racing Santander 1.04: a clear edge for Barcelona. The edge in chances lasted the whole match.

How it fits the season

Barcelona: +3.7 for the season (1 in the table). Racing Santander: +0.3 (10). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Atlético Madrid — Osasuna 4:0Deportivo La Coruña — Sevilla 0:1

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