Barcelona vs Elche

24 February 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lionel Messi 48’, 69’
  • Jordi Alba 73’

Match summary

Barcelona won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Elche. It was goalless at half-time.

Lionel Messi put Barcelona ahead in the 48th minute, set up by Martin Braithwaite, Messi made it 2-0 in the 69th minute, set up by Frenkie de Jong, and Jordi Alba made it 3-0 in the 73rd minute, set up by Martin Braithwaite.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.66 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Elche's 0.35 from 6.

Match stats

Barcelona Elche
9 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 1
6 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.66 xG 0.35
2.66 Non-penalty xG 0.35
14 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Barcelona Elche
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Lionel Messi
Assist: Martin Braithwaite
1-0 (Barcelona)
48’
Lionel Messi
Assist: Frenkie de Jong
2-0 (Barcelona)
69’
Jordi Alba
Assist: Martin Braithwaite
3-0 (Barcelona)
73’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.66 0.35 48’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 1-0 48’ 69’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 2-0 69’ 73’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), 3-0 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.66 0.35 48’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 1-0 Messi 48’ 69’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 2-0 Messi 69’ 73’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), 3-0 Alba 73’
Barcelona 2.66 xGElche 0.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Elche attacking Barcelona attacking 
48’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 69’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 73’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 20’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 82’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+3’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 5’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 44’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 51’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Guido Carrillo (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Guido Carrillo (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Raúl Guti (Elche), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 69’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 73’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 20’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 82’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+3’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 5’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 44’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 51’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Guido Carrillo (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Guido Carrillo (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Raúl Guti (Elche), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-André ter Stegen GK900 0.000.000
Óscar Mingueza DEF900 0.000.000
Samuel Umtiti DEF900 0.000.000
Gerard Piqué DEF770 0.000.000
Jordi Alba DEF7711 0.550.000
Frenkie de Jong MID9010 0.000.673
Pedri MID900 0.000.000
Miralem Pjanic MID460 0.000.000
Trincão FWD672 0.490.000
Lionel Messi FWD9023 1.220.431
Martin Braithwaite FWD7620 0.001.203
Ousmane Dembélé Sub442 0.150.241
Sergio Busquets Sub230 0.000.000
Antoine Griezmann Sub141 0.240.121
Clement Lenglet Sub130 0.000.000
Sergiño Dest Sub130 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 84% Avg odds 1.13
Draw 11% Avg odds 8.85
Elche win 5% Avg odds 19.03

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.