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FC Barcelona

5–2

xG 2.81–1.20

Rayo Vallecano

Camp Nou

Barcelona · Mon 31 Aug, 20:30 UK · La Liga · Cap 6,000

xVerdict

BAR deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with BAR. BAR held the pressure for most of the night.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
BAR led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.30–1.04.

BARRAY
2.30Open play1.04
0.50Set play0.16
0.05Free kicks0.00
0.41Corners0.16
Shot profileFact
RAY were working into good areas, 11 shots for four big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 26–11.

BARRAY

Shots

26 – 11

xG / shot

0.11 – 0.11

On target

9 – 5

Inside box

17 – 7

Outside box

9 – 4

Blocked

7 – 2

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

7 – 4

Big missed

5 – 2

KeeperFact
BAR's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.43–-1.43.

BAR

0.43

xG prevented

RAY

-1.43

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
RAY scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 12', and they scored again.

First half

  • 12'Sergio Camello scores (left foot shot, Álvaro García).
  • 19'Raphinha scores (left foot shot, Xavi Espart).
  • 21'Lamine Yamal scores (left foot shot, Marc Bernal).
  • 32'Adrià Pedrosa on, Jozhua Vertrouwd off.
  • 45+2'VAR.

Second half

  • 51'Own goal, Florian Lejeune.
  • 57'Pedro Díaz on, Gnangoro off.
  • 57'Fran Pérez on, Jorge de Frutos off.
  • 59'Sergio Camello scores (header, Unai López).
  • 64'Fermín López on, Dani Olmo off.
  • 64'Rodri  on, Marc Bernal off.
  • 71'Raphinha scores (left foot shot, Anthony Gordon).
  • 75'Alemão on, Sergio Camello off.
  • 75'Randy Nteka on, Unai López off.
  • 77'Karim Adeyemi on, Anthony Gordon off.
  • 77'João Cancelo on, Pedri off.
  • 86'Hamza Abdelkarim on, Raphinha off.
  • 90'Yellow, Adrià Pedrosa (Foul).
  • 90'Lamine Yamal scores (left foot shot, Karim Adeyemi).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
Both started a 4-2-3-1.
xAnalysis

BAR set up 4-2-3-1. RAY set up 4-2-3-1.

BAR · 4-2-3-1RAY · 4-2-3-1

15810111215172022231681018192023243336GarcíaCubarsíPedriYamalRaphinhaEspartChristensenGordonOlmoBernalKoundéCárdenasCissLópezCamelloGarcíaFrutosBalliuValentínLejeuneVertrouwdGnangoro
Player ratingsFact
BAR's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.4–6.5. Yamal led the card at 9.2.

BAR

10Lamine YamalMF909.27
11RaphinhaFW869.03
17Anthony GordonMF777.61
22Marc BernalMF647.62
12Xavi EspartDF907.32
5Pau CubarsíDF907.20
15Andreas ChristensenDF906.90
8PedriMF776.82
20Dani OlmoMF646.82
16RodriMF266.70
7Fermín LópezMF266.61
14Karim AdeyemiFW136.51
1Joan GarcíaGK906.40
2João CanceloDF136.40
23Jules KoundéDF906.41
29Hamza AbdelkarimFW40.00

RAY

10Sergio CamelloFW757.61
8Unai LópezMF756.91
21Fran PérezFW336.80
1Dani CárdenasGK906.70
18Álvaro GarcíaMF906.71
4Pedro DíazMF336.73
9AlemãoFW156.60
17Adrià PedrosaDF586.52
11Randy NtekaMF156.40
36GnangoroMF576.40
23Óscar ValentínMF906.40
24Florian LejeuneDF906.30
33Jozhua VertrouwdDF326.30
19Jorge de FrutosMF576.20
6Pathé CissDF906.10
20Iván BalliuDF905.90
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 2–2.

BAR

  • Frenkie de JongUnavailable
  • Roony BardghjiUnavailable

RAY

  • Raúl de TomásUnavailable
  • Augusto BatallaUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
RAY still found the net.
xAnalysis

It came against the run of pressure.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
BAR pinned the night in RAY's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 42% of the night in RAY's third and 27% in BAR's.

BAR thirdMiddleRAY third
27%32%42%
BARRAY
Match statsFact
BAR had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 69%–31%.

BARRAY

Possession

69% – 31%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

648 – 286

Lge 455.2

Corners

9 – 5

Lge 4.8

Tackles

15 – 23

Lge 16.8

npxG

2.81 – 1.20