Barcelona vs Valencia

5 March 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raphinha 16’

Match summary

Barcelona won 1-0 at home to Valencia. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Raphinha put Barcelona ahead with a header in the 16th minute, set up by Sergio Busquets.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Valencia's 0.63 from 13. Ferrán Torres hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Barcelona. Barcelona had a player sent off.

Match stats

Barcelona Valencia
13 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
2.09 xG 0.63
1.35 Non-penalty xG 0.63
8 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Barcelona Valencia
Kick-off
Raphinha
Assist: Sergio Busquets1-0 (Barcelona)
16’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Barcelona
  • Ronald Araújo

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.63 16’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 1-0 16’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.63 16’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 1-0 Raphinha 16’
Barcelona 2.09 xGValencia 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Barcelona attacking 
55’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), penalty, 0.74 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 16’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 56’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 53’ Jules Koundé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 6’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 43’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Thierry Correia (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Raphinha (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Franck Kessié (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), penalty, 0.74 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 16’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 56’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 53’ Jules Koundé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 6’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 43’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 24’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Thierry Correia (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 15’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Raphinha (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Franck Kessié (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), open play, 0.01 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
Jules Koundé DEF901 0.110.000
Andreas Christensen DEF900 0.000.000
Ronald Araújo DEF600 0.000.000
Álex Balde DEF900 0.000.132
Sergio Busquets MID9011 0.060.271
Sergi Roberto MID820 0.000.000
Frenkie de Jong MID471 0.030.000
Raphinha FWD8813 0.400.644
Ferrán Torres FWD902 0.790.031
Anssumane Fati FWD624 0.680.000
Franck Kessié Sub431 0.020.000
Marcos Alonso Sub280 0.000.000
Eric Garcia Sub80 0.000.000
Ángel Alarcón Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 71% Avg odds 1.34
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.10
Valencia win 10% Avg odds 9.84

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

Form going into the game

Barcelona WWWWL
Valencia LLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 0-1 Barcelona, 29 Oct 22 Next meeting: Valencia 1-1 Barcelona, 16 Dec 23  All Barcelona vs Valencia meetings

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.