Elche vs Barcelona

24 January 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Valentin Pizarro Gomez

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Frenkie de Jong 39’
  • Riqui Puig 89’

Match summary

Barcelona took a 2-0 win at Elche. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Frenkie de Jong put Barcelona ahead in the 39th minute and Riqui Puig made it 0-2 with a header in the 89th minute, set up by Frenkie de Jong.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 3.12 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Elche's 0.48 from 4.

Match stats

Elche Barcelona
4 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 8
0 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.48 xG 3.12
0.48 Non-penalty xG 3.12
2 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Elche Barcelona
Kick-off
39’
Frenkie de Jong0-1 (Barcelona)
Half-time0-1
89’
Riqui Puig
Assist: Frenkie de Jong0-2 (Barcelona)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Barcelona
  • Sergio Busquets
  • Antoine Griezmann

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.48 3.12 39’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), 0-1 39’ 89’ Riqui Puig (Barcelona), 0-2 89’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.48 3.12 39’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), 0-1 de Jong 39’ 89’ Riqui Puig (Barcelona), 0-2 Puig 89’
Elche 0.48 xGBarcelona 3.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Elche attacking 
39’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 89’ Riqui Puig (Barcelona), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 86’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 6’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 56’ Emiliano Rigoni (Elche), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 20’ Raúl Guti (Elche), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 56’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 62’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Raúl Guti (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Pedri (Barcelona), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 67’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Josan (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 89’ Riqui Puig (Barcelona), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 86’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 6’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 56’ Emiliano Rigoni (Elche), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 20’ Raúl Guti (Elche), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 56’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 62’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Raúl Guti (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Pedri (Barcelona), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Josan (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), 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
Edgar Badía GK900 0.000.000
Antonio Barragán DEF900 0.000.000
Gonzalo Verdú DEF900 0.000.000
Diego González DEF900 0.000.000
Johan Mojica DEF900 0.000.121
Iván Marcone MID900 0.000.000
Josan MID901 0.020.000
Víctor Rodríguez MID820 0.000.000
Raúl Guti MID742 0.170.000
Emiliano Rigoni MID751 0.290.000
Lucas Boyé FWD900 0.000.021
Tete Morente Sub160 0.000.000
Luismi Sub150 0.000.000
Nino Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Elche win 10% Avg odds 9.58
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.57
Barcelona win 73% Avg odds 1.31

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

Form going into the game

Elche DDLLD
Barcelona WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Barcelona 3-0 Elche, 24 Feb 21  All Elche vs Barcelona 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.