Elche 0-5 Barcelona: Raphinha's hand in three goals
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 0.7 v 4.38: the 5-0 matched the chances
- xG per shot 0.4 v 0.1
- Raphinha: 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 of 3 shots on target
The shot data explains the scoreline
Barcelona led by two at the break and added three more after it, and the 5-0 scoreline is backed up by the shot data. Elche did get into the box with most of their efforts, but their average attempt was worth only 0.1 xG per shot, against 0.4 for Barcelona. The gap in danger was far bigger than the gap in shot numbers.
Raphinha involved in three of the five
Raphinha won the penalty and converted it to open the scoring, then set up Karim Adeyemi's goal as the first half ended. He scored the third himself, and all three of his shots were on target. The opener was worth +0.6 FN xPts, the highest value of any moment in the match, because it turned a goalless match into a lead.
Gordon's cameo stretched the lead
Anthony Gordon came off the bench and produced two assists in 25 minutes: Raphinha's third goal and Fermín López's first. Both came with Barcelona already well ahead, so their FN xPts values were close to zero. They widened the margin rather than changed the outcome, turning a comfortable win into a rout.
Espart and Bernal were busy too
Xavi Espart won 10 of 14 duels and provided the pass for Fermín López's second goal. Marc Bernal made eight tackles before coming off. Elche mostly shot from inside the box but asked few questions of Joan García, so the contributions came from Barcelona's defenders and midfielders as well as their forwards.
Player of the match
Raphinha 8.9Dominant
Two goals, an assist, three key passes and three shots on target.
Raphinha earned most of his FN Score in attack. He won and scored the penalty that opened the scoring, then set up Karim Adeyemi's goal at the end of the first half to make it 2-0. His own second goal, in the 67th minute, made it 3-0. He did all that with just 18 passes in 80 minutes, three of them key passes.
Game state
0-10-20-30-40-5
Elche ahead 0 min · level 14 min · Barcelona ahead 76 min
- Anthony Gordon — off the bench 25 min · 0G 2A
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.
14'
Raphinha
Pen goal
+0.6
45'
Karim Adeyemi
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Raphinha +0.1
+0.4
67'
Raphinha
Goal · assist Anthony Gordon
+0.1
71'
Fermín López
Goal · assist Anthony Gordon
0.0
79'
Fermín López
Goal · assist Xavi Espart
0.0
Elche
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Barcelona
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time 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.
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Match stats
ElcheBarcelona
0.7Expected goals (xG)4.38
Timeline
- 14'
Goal
Raphinha (pen) league goal #1
- 33'
Yellow
Ali Houary
- 45'
Sub
Gavi → Pedri
- 45'
Goal
Karim Adeyemi league goal #1 assist Raphinha
- 64'
Sub
Marc Aguado → Martim Neto
- 64'
Sub
Ali Houary → Facundo Buonanotte
- 64'
Sub
Tete Morente → Lucas Cepeda
- 65'
Sub
Karim Adeyemi → Dani Olmo
- 65'
Sub
Lamine Yamal → Anthony Gordon
- 67'
Goal
Raphinha league goal #2 assist Anthony Gordon
- 69'
Sub
Fernando Niño → Ezequiel Ponce
- 71'
Goal
Fermín López league goal #1 assist Anthony Gordon
- 79'
Goal
Fermín López league goal #2 assist Xavi Espart
- 80'
Sub
Marc Bernal → Jules Koundé
- 80'
Sub
Raphinha → João Cancelo
- 81'
Sub
Federico Redondo → Pedro Bigas
Category leaders
- Key passesRaphinha3
- Duels wonXavi Espart10/14
- DribblesMartim Neto2/2
- Defensive actionsMarc Bernal10
- ShotsRaphinha3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonGonzalo Villar3
#Elche#Barcelona#La Liga#Raphinha#Anthony Gordon#Fermín López
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.