Barcelona 2-3 Villarreal
Key numbers
- Possession 69% – 31%
- Shots 24 (9 on target) – 7 (3)
- Decisive moment: 80' Tajon Buchanan, FN xPts +1.4
Lamine Yamal 38'
Fermín López 45+5'
Fermín López 45+5'
HT 2:1
Ayoze Pérez 4'
Santi Comesaña 50'
Tajon Buchanan 80'
Santi Comesaña 50'
Tajon Buchanan 80'
Barcelona 1st · 85 pts|Villarreal 5th · 67 pts
Villarreal won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.37–1.75).
Player of the matchLamine YamalDecisive moment80' Tajon Buchanan+1.4
Player of the match
Lamine Yamal Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Barcelona ahead 5 min · level 41 min · Villarreal ahead 44 min
- Tajon Buchanan — off the bench 26 min · 1G 0A
- Gerard Moreno — off the bench 13 min · 0G 1A
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.
4'
Ayoze Pérez
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Nicolas Pépé +0.2
+0.6
38'
Lamine Yamal
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Eric García +0.2
+0.8
45+5'
Fermín López
Goal
+0.7
50'
Santi Comesaña
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Yéremy Pino +0.2
+0.6
80'
Tajon Buchanan
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Gerard Moreno +0.4
+1.4
Barcelona
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.5Opponent moments −2.4Time effect −1.1→ League points won 0
Villarreal
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +2.6Opponent moments −1.4Time effect +1.0→ 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
BarcelonaVillarreal
69%Possession31%
1.37Expected goals (xG)1.75
0.06xG per shot0.25
24Shots7
9Shots on target3
38%Shots on target %43%
10Shots in box7
687Passes302
92%Pass accuracy78%
11Corners3
0Saves7
14Fouls9
2Yellow cards0
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Barcelona
56 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.9 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.37 | 2.1 | |
| xG against | 1.75 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 24 | 17.3 | |
| On target | 9 | 6.9 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 8.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 69% | 67% | |
| Passes | 687 | 624.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 92% | 88.1% | |
| Corners | 11 | 6.4 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 9.8 |
Villarreal
last 26 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.75 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 1.37 | 1 | |
| Shots | 7 | 14 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 24 | 11.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.25 | 0.12 | high |
| Possession | 31% | 48.3% | |
| Passes | 302 | 425.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 82.2% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.8 |
Timeline
- 4' Goal Ayoze Pérez league goal #19 assist Nicolas Pépé
- 38' Goal Lamine Yamal league goal #9 assist Eric García
- 43' Yellow Eric García
- 45+5' Goal Fermín López league goal #6
- 46' Sub Pedri → Frenkie de Jong
- 46' Sub Gerard Martín → Alejandro Balde
- 46' Sub Ayoze Pérez → Thierno Barry
- 50' Goal Santi Comesaña league goal #4 assist Yéremy Pino
- 58' Sub Dani Parejo → Pape Gueye
- 64' Sub Yéremy Pino → Tajon Buchanan
- 64' Sub Pau Navarro → Willy Kambwala
- 74' Sub Eric García → Hector Fort
- 74' Sub Robert Lewandowski → Pau Víctor
- 77' Sub Nicolas Pépé → Gerard Moreno
- 80' Goal Tajon Buchanan league goal #1 assist Gerard Moreno
- 85' Sub Gavi → Dani Olmo
- 86' Yellow Dani Olmo
Category leaders
- Key passesPedri4
- Duels wonLamine Yamal8/18
- DribblesLamine Yamal7/14
- Defensive actionsSergi Cardona9
- ShotsLamine Yamal5 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonDani Parejo3
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.