Sevilla 1-3 Barcelona: Raphinha's three goals undo the early lead
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Key numbers
- xG 0.40 vs 3.47: Barcelona's chances were far better
- Raphinha: three goals from four shots
- Yamal: six key passes and two assists
Sevilla scored first, Barcelona finished it
Sevilla struck first through Youssouf Fofana in the 19th minute, but Barcelona soon levelled and a Raphinha hat-trick turned the match their way. The win leaves Barcelona top of La Liga on 21 points, while Sevilla stay fifth on 13.
Barcelona's pressure was far above the norm
Sevilla faced 24 shots, well above their average across six matches this season, and had far less of the ball than usual. Barcelona's xG of 3.47 suggests the three goals were a fair reflection of the chances they created.
Sevilla's attack ran on very little
Fofana's goal in the 19th minute, set up by Félix Correia, came from a side whose shots carried an xG of just 0.06 each. Odysseas Vlachodimos made five saves, but he could not stop the goals that followed.
Raphinha's second turned a level match
Raphinha's goal in the 52nd minute was worth +0.8 FN xPts, the highest value of any moment, because it turned a level scoreline into a lead. Lamine Yamal supplied that goal and the third, and his six key passes were the most in the match. The later goal added little in FN xPts.
Player of the match
Raphinha 9.1Dominant
He scored all three Barcelona goals from four shots, three of them on target.
Raphinha earned most of his score in attack, and his goals changed the match three times: he levelled it three minutes after Sevilla scored, put Barcelona in front in the 52nd minute and made it 1-3 in the 69th. He also won all four of his duels, and the hat-trick took his league tally to 12 for the season.
Game state
1-01-11-21-3
Sevilla ahead 3 min · level 49 min · Barcelona ahead 38 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.
19'
Youssouf Fofana
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Félix Correia +0.2
+0.7
22'
Raphinha
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Andreas Christensen +0.2
+0.7
52'
Raphinha
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Lamine Yamal +0.2
+0.8
69'
Raphinha
Goal · assist Lamine Yamal
+0.2
Sevilla
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.4Time effect +0.1→ League points won 0
Barcelona
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.3→ 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
SevillaBarcelona
0.4Expected goals (xG)3.47
Compared with usual
Sevilla
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | |
| xG | 0.4 | 0.95 | |
| xG against | 3.47 | 0.92 | |
| Shots | 7 | 11.7 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 24 | 9.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 31% | 43.8% | |
| Passes | 280 | 346.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 73% | 76.8% | |
| Corners | 1 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 15.2 | |
Barcelona
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 4.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 3.47 | 4.2 | |
| xG against | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 24 | 21.4 | |
| On target | 7 | 8.6 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 6.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.22 | |
| Possession | 69% | 68.9% | |
| Passes | 644 | 687.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 90.2% | |
| Corners | 3 | 7.6 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 9.4 | |
Timeline
- 19'
Goal
Youssouf Fofana league goal #1 assist Félix Correia
- 22'
Goal
Raphinha league goal #10 assist Andreas Christensen
- 52'
Goal
Raphinha league goal #11 assist Lamine Yamal
- 59'
Sub
Félix Correia → Chidera Ejuke
- 59'
Sub
Andreas Christensen → Gerard Martín
- 68'
Sub
Arouna Sangante → José Ángel Carmona
- 68'
Sub
Giorgi Kochorashvili → Isaac Romero
- 69'
Goal
Raphinha league goal #12 assist Lamine Yamal
- 76'
Sub
Fermín López → Dani Olmo
- 76'
Sub
Raphinha → Karim Adeyemi
- 78'
Sub
Miguel Sierra → Jon Guridi
- 78'
Sub
Youssouf Fofana → Alfon González
- 80'
Yellow
Lucien Agoumé
- 86'
Sub
Pedri → Marc Bernal
- 86'
Sub
Anthony Gordon → Gabriel Jesus
Category leaders
- Key passesLamine Yamal6
- Duels wonMiguel Sierra10/16
- DribblesLamine Yamal5/6
- Defensive actionsRodri8
- ShotsLamine Yamal4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonMiguel Sierra3
#La Liga#Sevilla#Barcelona#Raphinha#Lamine Yamal#hat-trick
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.