Barcelona vs Espanyol

Barcelona

4 - 1

Espanyol

🕒 Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 1462 🧑‍⚖️ Antonio Mateu 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2016-2017 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Barcelona 2 · Espanyol 8

Referee Stats

Antonio Mateu

16 matches · 5.38 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.38
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.06
Over 4.5 cards	56%
Home wins	50%
Draws	6%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Barcelona outshot their opponent (14-4).
Barcelona controlled possession (67%).
Barcelona had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Barcelona (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-3-1

Goals For / Against

64 / 17

Avg: 3.37 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 26

Avg: 1.11 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.53

PPG

1.42

3.37

1.11

0.89

1.37

79%

O2.5

37%

63%

BTTS

53%

79%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Barcelona rank2nd

Espanyol rank8th

Barcelona points90

Espanyol points56

Barcelona: #2 · 90 pts · GD +79

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 55 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Espanyol: #8 · 56 pts · GD -1

34 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

34-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barcelona last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals21-6

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Espanyol last 5 away

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals6-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Barcelona trend breakdown

Over 2.579%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 0%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Barcelona score at home95%

Barcelona clean sheet at home37%

Espanyol score away74%

Espanyol clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Barcelona score first79%

Barcelona win after scoring first87%

Espanyol score first47%

Espanyol win after scoring first78%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Barcelona 67% · Espanyol 38%

Avg first goal minute: Barcelona 22.1' · Espanyol 42.3'

Vs league average

Barcelona score at home3.37 vs 1.66

Barcelona concede at home0.89 vs 1.28

Espanyol score away1.11 vs 1.28

Espanyol concede away1.37 vs 1.66

Barcelona score 103% above league average, while Espanyol score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Barcelona are 30% below league average at home, and Espanyol are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Barcelona goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 14

46-60 13

61-75 12

16-30 10

76-90+ 9

0-15 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

61-75 6

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

67%

33%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

608

294

Passes Accurate

536

211

Passes %

88%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' P. Piatti

13'

13' Aarón Martín

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Suárez

Normal Goal · Assist: Andrés Iniesta

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ Diego López

1st substitution · For: Roberto Jiménez

65'

65' F. Caicedo

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Denis Suárez

1st substitution · For: Rafinha

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Suárez

Normal Goal

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Jordi Alba

Normal Goal

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ F. Caicedo

2nd substitution · For: Óscar Melendo

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Sergio Busquets

2nd substitution · For: S. Umtiti

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ P. Piatti

3rd substitution · For: José Antonio Reyes

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

David López

Normal Goal · Assist: Gerard Moreno

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

L. Messi

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Suárez

Barcelona vs Espanyol 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barcelona beat Espanyol 4-1 on Sunday, 18 December 2016 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Antonio Mateu. It was played at Unknown Venue 1462.

First half: P. Piatti received a yellow card for Espanyol at 10'. Aarón Martín received a yellow card for Espanyol at 13'. Barcelona took the lead at 18' when L. Suárez scored, with the assist credited to Andrés Iniesta, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 53', with Diego López replacing Roberto Jiménez. F. Caicedo received a yellow card for Espanyol at 65'. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 66', with Denis Suárez replacing Rafinha. Barcelona extended the lead at 67' when L. Suárez scored, making the score 2-0. Barcelona extended the lead at 68' when Jordi Alba scored, making the score 3-0. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 71', with F. Caicedo replacing Óscar Melendo. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Sergio Busquets replacing S. Umtiti. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 79', with P. Piatti replacing José Antonio Reyes. Espanyol reduced the deficit at 79' when David López scored, with the assist credited to Gerard Moreno, making the score 3-1. Barcelona added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when L. Messi scored, with the assist credited to L. Suárez, making the score 4-1.

Barcelona used 2 substitutions while Espanyol used 3 substitutions. Espanyol got 3 yellow cards.