Barcelona vs Espanyol

31 December 2022 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Marcos Alonso 7’
  • Joselu 73’ (pen)

Match summary

The points were shared as Barcelona and Espanyol drew 1-1. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Marcos Alonso put Barcelona ahead with a header in the 7th minute, set up by Andreas Christensen and Joselu equalised from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute.

Barcelona had the better of the chances, with 2.75 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Espanyol's 0.85 from 4. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Barcelona Espanyol
21 Shots 4
6 Shots on Target 1
10 Corners 2
6 Yellow Cards 7
1 Red Cards 1
2.75 xG 0.85
2.75 Non-penalty xG 0.10
8 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Barcelona Espanyol
Kick-off
Marcos Alonso
Assist: Andreas Christensen1-0 (Barcelona)
7’
Half-time1-0
73’
Joselu
Penalty1-1 (Espanyol)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Barcelona
  • Jordi Alba
  • Pedri
  • Gavi
  • Raphinha
  • Anssumane Fati
  • Ferrán Torres
Espanyol
  • Vinicius Souza
  • Leandro Cabrera
  • Brian Oliván
  • Fernando Calero
  • Edu Expósito
  • Javi Puado

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 2.75 0.85 7’ Marcos Alonso (Barcelona), 1-0 7’ 73’ Joselu (Espanyol), 1-1 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 2.75 0.85 7’ Marcos Alonso (Barcelona), 1-0 Alonso 7’ 73’ Joselu (Espanyol), 1-1 Joselu 73’
Barcelona 2.75 xGEspanyol 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Barcelona attacking 
73’ Joselu (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 7’ Marcos Alonso (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 19’ Marcos Alonso (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 88’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 7’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 7’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 24’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 55’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 44’ Gavi (Barcelona), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Sergi Roberto (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 21’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+10’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Joselu (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 7’ Marcos Alonso (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 19’ Marcos Alonso (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 88’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 7’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 7’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 55’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 24’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Gavi (Barcelona), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Sergi Roberto (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 21’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+10’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
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
Sergi Roberto DEF821 0.080.000
Andreas Christensen DEF9011 0.010.491
Marcos Alonso DEF9012 0.940.182
Jordi Alba DEF780 0.000.603
Pedri MID901 0.070.173
Frenkie de Jong MID820 0.000.051
Gavi MID522 0.210.152
Raphinha FWD624 0.240.503
Robert Lewandowski FWD904 0.900.031
Anssumane Fati FWD622 0.140.000
Sergio Busquets Sub381 0.030.051
Ousmane Dembélé Sub282 0.070.011
Ferrán Torres Sub281 0.050.000
Jules Koundé Sub80 0.000.000
Álex Balde Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 79% Avg odds 1.21
Draw 14% Avg odds 7.01
Espanyol win 7% Avg odds 14.22

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

Form going into the game

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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.