La Liga · Matchweek 18
Pedri 30'
HT 1:0
Rodrigo de Paul 60'
Alexander Sørloth 90+6'
Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 20:00 (UK) · Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
Barcelona 1st → 2nd · 38 pts|Atletico Madrid 2nd → 1st · 41 pts

Barcelona edged xG (2.54–0.63) but Atletico Madrid took the win.

Player of the matchPedri8.5Decisive moment90+6' Alexander Sørloth+1.9

Barcelona 1-2 Atletico Madrid

Key numbers

  • Possession 63% – 37%
  • Shots 19 (7 on target) – 5 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 90+6' Alexander Sørloth, FN xPts +1.9
Player of the match
Pedri 8.5Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-11-2
Barcelona ahead 30 min · level 60 min · Atletico Madrid ahead 0 min
  • Nahuel Molina — off the bench 28 min · 0G 1A
  • Alexander Sørloth — off the bench 17 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.

30' Pedri Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Gavi +0.2 +0.8
60' Rodrigo de Paul Goal +0.8
90+6' Alexander Sørloth Goal · scorer +1.3 · assist Nahuel Molina +0.6 +1.9
Barcelona Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −2.1Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
Atletico Madrid Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +2.7Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3

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

BarcelonaAtletico Madrid
63%Possession37%
2.54Expected goals (xG)0.63
0.13xG per shot0.13
19Shots5
7Shots on target4
37%Shots on target %80%
14Shots in box2
647Passes392
89%Pass accuracy78%
11Corners3
2Saves6
11Fouls8
0Yellow cards3
2Offsides4

Compared with usual

Barcelona

24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals13
Conceded21.1
xG2.542.4
xG against0.631.2
Shots1916.3
On target76.5
Shots faced58.9
xG per shot0.130.14
Possession63%65.3%
Passes647587.8
Pass accuracy89%87.3%
Corners115.5high
Fouls119.4

Atletico Madrid

last 10 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals22.9
Conceded10.7
xG0.631.7
xG against2.540.51high
Shots514.6
On target46.4
Shots faced197.4
xG per shot0.130.13
Possession37%56.2%
Passes392566.8
Pass accuracy78%85.6%
Corners35.6
Fouls812.2low

Timeline

  • 30' Goal Pedri league goal #4 assist Gavi
  • 52' Sub José María Giménez → Axel Witsel
  • 54' Yellow Axel Witsel
  • 60' Goal Rodrigo de Paul league goal #3
  • 62' Sub Giuliano Simeone → Nahuel Molina
  • 62' Sub Conor Gallagher → Koke
  • 64' Sub Gavi → Ferran Torres
  • 64' Sub Fermín López → Dani Olmo
  • 73' Sub Antoine Griezmann → Alexander Sørloth
  • 73' Sub Marcos Llorente → Robin Le Normand
  • 77' Yellow Robin Le Normand
  • 80' Sub Marc Casadó → Eric García
  • 90+6' Goal Alexander Sørloth league goal #8 assist Nahuel Molina

Category leaders

  • Key passesPedri4
  • Duels wonRaphinha8/19
  • DribblesRaphinha6/11
  • Defensive actionsPablo Barrios7
  • ShotsPedri3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonMarc Casadó3

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.