Valencia 3-1 Barcelona
Key numbers
- Possession 24% – 76%
- Shots 19 (6 on target) – 11 (4)
- Decisive moment: 71' Luis Rioja, FN xPts +1.2
Javier Guerra 66'
Luis Rioja 71'
Guido Rodríguez 90'
Luis Rioja 71'
Guido Rodríguez 90'
HT 0:0
Robert Lewandowski 61'
Valencia 9th → 7th · 49 pts|Barcelona 1st · 94 pts
Barcelona edged xG (1.48–1.52) but Valencia took the win.
Player of the matchGuido RodríguezDecisive moment71' Luis Rioja+1.2
Player of the match
Guido Rodríguez Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)
Game state
Valencia ahead 19 min · level 66 min · Barcelona ahead 5 min
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.
61'
Robert Lewandowski
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ferran Torres +0.3
+0.9
66'
Javier Guerra
Goal
+0.7
71'
Luis Rioja
Goal
+1.2
90'
Guido Rodríguez
Goal
+0.3
Valencia
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +2.2Opponent moments −0.7Time effect +0.7→ League points won 3
Barcelona
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −2.2Time effect −0.7→ 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
ValenciaBarcelona
24%Possession76%
1.48Expected goals (xG)1.52
0.08xG per shot0.14
19Shots11
6Shots on target4
32%Shots on target %36%
12Shots in box8
202Passes685
74%Pass accuracy91%
7Corners8
3Saves3
11Fouls8
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Valencia
last 31 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.48 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.52 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 19 | 12.4 | |
| On target | 6 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 11.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 24% | 49.6% | low |
| Passes | 202 | 431.7 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 74% | 81.8% | |
| Corners | 7 | 5 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12 |
Barcelona
54 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.52 | 2.1 | |
| xG against | 1.48 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 11 | 18 | |
| On target | 4 | 6.9 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 9.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 76% | 67.9% | |
| Passes | 685 | 641.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 89.3% | |
| Corners | 8 | 6.7 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 9.6 |
Timeline
- 46' Sub Ronald Araújo → Xavi Espart
- 52' Sub Diego López → Largie Ramazani
- 61' Goal Robert Lewandowski league goal #14 assist Ferran Torres
- 62' Sub Dani Olmo → Frenkie de Jong
- 62' Sub Eric García → Andreas Christensen
- 63' Yellow César Tárrega
- 65' Yellow Unai Núñez
- 66' Goal Javier Guerra league goal #4
- 70' Yellow Andreas Christensen
- 71' Goal Luis Rioja league goal #3
- 79' VAR Jesús Vázquez
- 79' Yellow Marc Bernal
- 80' Sub Hugo Duro → Umar Sadiq
- 80' Sub Jesús Vázquez → Thierry Correia
- 83' Sub Ferran Torres → João Cancelo
- 83' Sub Marc Bernal → Marc Casadó
- 90' Goal Guido Rodríguez league goal #4
- 90+7' Sub Javier Guerra → André Almeida
Category leaders
- Key passesMarcus Rashford4
- Duels wonGuido Rodríguez8/15
- DribblesJavier Guerra3/6
- Defensive actionsGerard Martín6
- ShotsUnai Núñez4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonRobert Lewandowski3
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.