Espanyol vs Barcelona

8 December 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

  • Lionel Messi 17’, 65’
  • Ousmane Dembélé 26’
  • Luis Suárez 45’

Match summary

Barcelona won comfortably, 4-0 away at Espanyol. Barcelona led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Lionel Messi put Barcelona ahead with a direct free kick in the 17th minute, Ousmane Dembélé made it 0-2 in the 26th minute, set up by Lionel Messi, and Luis Suárez made it 0-3 in the 45th minute, set up by Ousmane Dembélé. In the second half, Messi made it 0-4 with a direct free kick in the 65th minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 3.56 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Espanyol's 0.81 from 15.

Match stats

Espanyol Barcelona
15 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 9
11 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.81 xG 3.17
0.81 Non-penalty xG 3.17
10 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Espanyol Barcelona
Kick-off
17’
Lionel Messi0-1 (Barcelona)
26’
Ousmane Dembélé
Assist: Lionel Messi0-2 (Barcelona)
45’
Luis Suárez
Assist: Ousmane Dembélé0-3 (Barcelona)
Half-time0-3
65’
Lionel Messi0-4 (Barcelona)
Full-time0-4

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Dídac Vilá

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 3.56 17’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 0-1 17’ 26’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), 0-2 26’ 45’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 0-3 45’ 65’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 0-4 65’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 3.56 17’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 0-1 Messi 17’ 26’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), 0-2 Dembélé 26’ 45’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 0-3 Suárez 45’ 65’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 0-4 Messi 65’
Espanyol 0.81 xGBarcelona 3.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Espanyol attacking 
37’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.93 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.48 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 58’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 37’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 36’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 58’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 9’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 45’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+1’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 34’ David López (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 69’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 70’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 68’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Munir (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 26’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 65’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 22’ Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Óscar Duarte (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.93 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.48 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 58’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 37’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 36’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 58’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 9’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 45’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+1’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 69’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 34’ David López (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 68’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Munir (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 26’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 65’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 80’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Óscar Duarte (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Javi López DEF900 0.000.051
Óscar Duarte DEF901 0.040.000
David López DEF901 0.090.000
Dídac Vilá DEF901 0.080.142
Hernán Pérez MID593 0.110.141
Marc Roca MID901 0.020.000
Sergi Darder MID742 0.030.021
Víctor Sánchez MID902 0.090.274
Óscar Melendo MID630 0.000.000
Borja Iglesias FWD903 0.320.113
Leo Baptistao Sub311 0.030.000
Sergio García Sub270 0.000.041
Esteban Granero Sub160 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 15% Bet365 odds 6.50
Draw 22% Bet365 odds 4.33
Barcelona win 63% Bet365 odds 1.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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