Barcelona 3-2 Celta Vigo
Key numbers
- Possession 74% – 26%
- Shots 15 (6 on target) – 13 (7)
- Decisive moment: 89' João Cancelo, FN xPts +1.8
Robert Lewandowski 81'
Robert Lewandowski 85'
João Cancelo 89'
Robert Lewandowski 85'
João Cancelo 89'
HT 0:1
Jørgen Strand Larsen 19'
Anastasios Douvikas 76'
Anastasios Douvikas 76'
Barcelona 3rd → 1st · 16 pts|Celta Vigo 17th · 4 pts
Barcelona won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.59–1.54).
Player of the matchJoão CanceloDecisive moment89' João Cancelo+1.8
Player of the match
João Cancelo Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.3 (Dominant)
Game state
Barcelona ahead 1 min · level 23 min · Celta Vigo ahead 66 min
- Gavi — off the bench 54 min · 0G 1A
- Anastasios Douvikas — off the bench 24 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
19'
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Luca De La Torre +0.2
+0.8
76'
Anastasios Douvikas
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Iago Aspas +0.2
+0.5
81'
Robert Lewandowski
Goal · assist João Félix
+0.2
85'
Robert Lewandowski
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist João Cancelo +0.3
+1.1
89'
João Cancelo
Goal · scorer +1.3 · assist Gavi +0.5
+1.8
Barcelona
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +3.1Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −1.2→ League points won 3
Celta Vigo
Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −3.1Time effect +1.3→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
BarcelonaCelta Vigo
74%Possession26%
1.59Expected goals (xG)1.54
0.11xG per shot0.12
15Shots13
6Shots on target7
40%Shots on target %54%
7Shots in box12
810Passes275
91%Pass accuracy74%
2Corners3
5Saves3
10Fouls11
2Yellow cards1
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Barcelona
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.67 | |
| xG | 1.59 | 2.6 | |
| xG against | 1.54 | 0.92 | |
| Shots | 15 | 17.8 | |
| On target | 6 | 8 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 8.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.15 | |
| Possession | 74% | 69.5% | |
| Passes | 810 | 672.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 91.2% | |
| Corners | 2 | 7.3 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.5 |
Celta Vigo
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.54 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.59 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 13 | 14.2 | |
| On target | 7 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 26% | 47% | |
| Passes | 275 | 411.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 74% | 79.4% | |
| Corners | 3 | 6.4 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12 |
Timeline
- 19' Goal Jørgen Strand Larsen league goal #2 assist Luca De La Torre
- 36' Yellow Andreas Christensen
- 36' Sub Frenkie de Jong → Gavi
- 39' Yellow Gavi
- 43' Yellow Unai Núñez
- 46' Sub Marcos Alonso → Lamine Yamal
- 46' Sub Oriol Romeu → Ronald Araújo
- 60' Sub Andreas Christensen → Alejandro Baldé
- 66' Sub Jørgen Strand Larsen → Anastasios Douvikas
- 72' Sub Ferran Torres → Raphinha
- 76' Goal Anastasios Douvikas league goal #1 assist Iago Aspas
- 78' Sub Iago Aspas → Williot Swedberg
- 81' Goal Robert Lewandowski league goal #4 assist João Félix
- 85' Goal Robert Lewandowski league goal #5 assist João Cancelo
- 89' Goal João Cancelo league goal #2 assist Gavi
- 90' Sub Jonathan Bamba → Carlos Dotor
- 90' Sub Unai Núñez → Miguel Rodríguez
Category leaders
- Key passesGavi4
- Duels wonJoão Cancelo11/14
- DribblesJonathan Bamba3/4
- Defensive actionsJoão Cancelo5
- ShotsRobert Lewandowski3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonJonathan Bamba3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.