La Liga · Matchweek 17
HT 0:1
Raphinha 12' (pen)
Lamine Yamal 63'
Sun, 21 Dec 2025, 15:15 (UK) · Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal
Villarreal 4th · 35 pts|Barcelona 1st · 46 pts

Barcelona won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.66–2.72).

Player of the matchLamine Yamal9.5Decisive moment12' Raphinha+0.6

Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona

Key numbers

  • Possession 21% – 79%
  • Shots 14 (5 on target) – 19 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 12' Raphinha, FN xPts +0.6
Player of the match
Lamine Yamal 9.5Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.5 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-2
Villarreal ahead 0 min · level 12 min · Barcelona ahead 78 min
  • Villarreal: Red card 39' → ~51 min a player down

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.

12' Raphinha Pen goal +0.6
39' Renato Veiga Red card −0.3
63' Lamine Yamal Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Frenkie de Jong +0.1 +0.3
Villarreal Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments −0.3Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Barcelona Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +0.9Opponent moments +0.4Time 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

VillarrealBarcelona
21%Possession79%
1.66Expected goals (xG)2.72
0.12xG per shot0.14
14Shots19
5Shots on target5
36%Shots on target %26%
11Shots in box12
197Passes798
69%Pass accuracy91%
5Corners10
2Saves5
10Fouls8
1Yellow cards1
6Offsides1

Compared with usual

Villarreal

24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.8
Conceded21.2
xG1.661.4
xG against2.721.1
Shots1415.3
On target55.2
Shots faced1911.4
xG per shot0.120.1
Possession21%48.7%low
Passes197443low
Pass accuracy69%83.8%low
Corners55
Fouls1012.4

Barcelona

24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals22.7
Conceded01.3
xG2.722.1
xG against1.661.3
Shots1918.8
On target57.1
Shots faced149.2
xG per shot0.140.12
Possession79%67.2%
Passes798634.5
Pass accuracy91%89%
Corners106.3
Fouls89.4

Timeline

  • 12' Goal Raphinha (pen) league goal #7
  • 39' Red Renato Veiga
  • 58' Yellow Eric García
  • 62' Sub Ferran Torres → Robert Lewandowski
  • 62' Sub Fermín López → Marcus Rashford
  • 63' Goal Lamine Yamal league goal #7 assist Frenkie de Jong
  • 65' Sub Ayoze Pérez → Georges Mikautadze
  • 66' Sub Eric García → Marc Bernal
  • 73' Yellow Tajon Buchanan
  • 75' Sub Nicolas Pépé → Tani Oluwaseyi
  • 75' Sub Dani Parejo → Carlos Maciá
  • 79' Sub Jules Koundé → Marc Casadó

Category leaders

  • Key passesLamine Yamal6
  • Duels wonLamine Yamal13/19
  • DribblesLamine Yamal9/14
  • Defensive actionsTajon Buchanan8
  • ShotsLamine Yamal4 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonRaphinha3

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.