xF.
Valencia

0–5

xG 0.40–3.88

FC Barcelona

Estadio de Mestalla

Valencia · Sun 6 Sept, 15:15 UK · La Liga · Cap 49,430

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 0.40–3.60.

VALBAR
0.40Open play3.60
0.00Set play0.28
0.00Free kicks0.17
0.00Corners0.05
Shot profileFact
BAR were working into good areas, 25 shots for seven big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 3–25.

VALBAR

Shots

3 – 25

xG / shot

0.13 – 0.16

On target

2 – 10

Inside box

3 – 19

Outside box

0 – 6

Blocked

0 – 5

Woodwork

0 – 2

Big chances

2 – 7

Big missed

2 – 4

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

xG prevented finished 0.03–0.70.

VAL

0.03

xG prevented

BAR

0.70

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
BAR scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 6', and they scored again.

First half

  • 6'Lamine Yamal scores (left foot shot, Fermín López).
  • 8'VAR.
  • 22'Fermín López scores (left foot shot, Anthony Gordon).
  • 29'Jules Koundé on, Eric García off.
  • 45+2'Yellow, Pau Cubarsí (Foul).

Second half

  • 47'Yellow, Rodri  (Foul).
  • 50'Raphinha scores (left foot shot, Fermín López).
  • 54'Harvey Elliott on, Pablo Maffeo off.
  • 54'José Gayà  on, Jesús Vázquez off.
  • 54'César Tárrega on, Pepelu off.
  • 62'Karim Adeyemi on, Anthony Gordon off.
  • 62'Marc Bernal on, Rodri  off.
  • 62'Andreas Christensen on, Pau Cubarsí off.
  • 62'Iker Córdoba on, Mouctar Diakhaby off.
  • 62'Ryunosuke Sato on, Javi Guerra off.
  • 65'Yellow, Fermín López (Foul).
  • 75'Dani Olmo on, Fermín López off.
  • 76'Hugo Duro on, David Otorbi off.
  • 79'Pedri scores (right foot shot, Dani Olmo).
  • 81'Yellow, Arnau Martínez (Foul).
  • 81'Gabriel Jesus on, Pedri off.
  • 84'VAR.
  • 84'Lamine Yamal scores (left foot shot, Dani Olmo).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 5-4-1 vs 4-3-3Fact
BAR have a front three against a back three.
xAnalysis

VAL keep a spare centre-back against a lone nine, and wing-backs in the wide channels.

VAL · 5-4-1BAR · 4-3-3

147815182122232427157810111216171824DimitrievskiDiakhabyDanjumaGuerraDiengPepeluVázquezMartínezUgrinicMaffeoOtorbiGarcíaCubarsíLópezPedriYamalRaphinhaEspartRodriGordonMartínGarcía
Player ratingsFact
BAR's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.1–7.6. Yamal led the card at 9.5.

VAL

15Aliou DiengMF906.70
10Harvey ElliottMF366.50
9Hugo DuroFW146.50
14José GayàDF366.40
4Mouctar DiakhabyDF626.30
18PepeluDF546.20
39Ryunosuke SatoMF286.20
27David OtorbiMF766.20
1Stole DimitrievskiGK906.20
7Arnaut DanjumaFW906.20
5César TárregaDF366.10
8Javi GuerraMF626.00
21Jesús VázquezDF546.00
36Iker CórdobaDF286.00
22Arnau MartínezDF905.90
23Filip UgrinicMF905.71
24Pablo MaffeoDF545.70

BAR

10Lamine YamalFW909.56
7Fermín LópezMF759.44
20Dani OlmoMF158.22
8PedriMF817.90
1Joan GarcíaGK907.40
12Xavi EspartDF907.30
16RodriMF627.31
11RaphinhaFW907.31
9Gabriel JesusFW97.01
23Jules KoundéDF617.01
5Pau CubarsíDF627.00
18Gerard MartínDF906.90
17Anthony GordonFW626.82
15Andreas ChristensenDF286.80
22Marc BernalMF286.82
14Karim AdeyemiFW286.70
24Eric GarcíaDF296.50
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 3–2.

VAL

  • Sergi CanósUnavailable
  • Justin de HaasUnavailable
  • Diego LópezUnavailable

BAR

  • Frenkie de JongUnavailable
  • Roony BardghjiUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with BAR.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 4–96, VAL to BAR.

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

The ball spent 41% of the night in VAL's third and 24% in BAR's.

VAL thirdMiddleBAR third
41%35%24%
VALBAR
Match statsFact
BAR had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 27%–73%.

VALBAR

Possession

27% – 73%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

280 – 792

Lge 455.2

Corners

1 – 4

Lge 4.8

Tackles

16 – 15

Lge 16.8

npxG

0.40 – 3.88