Barcelona — Rayo Vallecano 5:2

Barcelona

5:2

Rayo Vallecano

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	5	2.96	+2.0	2.40
Rayo Vallecano	2	1.07	+0.9	0.46

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
11'	Sergio Camello	Rayo Vallecano	0.14	Álvaro García
18'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.43	Xavi Espart
20'	Lamine Yamal	Barcelona	0.04	Marc Bernal
50'	Florian Lejeune (own goal)	Barcelona	—
58'	Sergio Camello	Rayo Vallecano	0.06	Unai López
70'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.34	Anthony Gordon
89'	Lamine Yamal	Barcelona	0.07	Karim Adeyemi

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
60'	Sergio Camello	Rayo Vallecano	0.59	blocked
13'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.48	saved
18'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.43	goal

Shots: Barcelona 26, Rayo Vallecano 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 4 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Barcelona 1.80, Rayo Vallecano 0.17: a big edge for Barcelona. In the second half xG was Barcelona 1.25, Rayo Vallecano 0.91: a small edge for Barcelona. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Barcelona scored 5 from 2.96 xG: well above what 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). Rayo Vallecano: −1.5 (14). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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