Leganes vs Barcelona

26 September 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Undiano Mallenco

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Nabil El Zhar 52’
  • Óscar Rodríguez 53’
  • Philippe Coutinho 12’

Match summary

Leganes came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Barcelona. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Philippe Coutinho put Barcelona ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Lionel Messi, Nabil El Zhar equalised with a header in the 52nd minute, set up by Jonathan Silva, and Óscar Rodríguez won it in the 53rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Leganes created 1.18 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Barcelona's 0.40 from 9.

Match stats

Leganes Barcelona
10 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.18 xG 0.40
1.18 Non-penalty xG 0.40
1 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Leganes Barcelona
Kick-off
12’
Philippe Coutinho
Assist: Lionel Messi0-1 (Barcelona)
Half-time0-1
Nabil El Zhar
Assist: Jonathan Silva1-1 (Leganes)
52’
Óscar Rodríguez2-1 (Leganes)
53’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Leganes
  • Unai Bustinza
  • Rubén Pérez
  • Youssef En-Nesyri
  • Nyom
Barcelona
  • Samuel Umtiti
  • Thomas Vermaelen

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.40 12’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), 0-1 12’ 52’ Nabil El Zhar (Leganes), 1-1 52’ 53’ Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes), 2-1 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.40 12’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), 0-1 Coutinho 12’ 52’ Nabil El Zhar (Leganes), 1-1 El Zhar 52’ 53’ Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes), 2-1 Rodríguez 53’
Leganes 1.18 xGBarcelona 0.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Leganes attacking 
52’ Nabil El Zhar (Leganes), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 53’ Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 66’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganes), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 18’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 17’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 38’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganes), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Sergi Roberto (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Juanfran (Leganes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 7’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Juanfran (Leganes), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Nabil El Zhar (Leganes), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 53’ Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 66’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganes), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 18’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 17’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganes), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+2’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Sergi Roberto (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 33’ Juanfran (Leganes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 7’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Juanfran (Leganes), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Iván Cuéllar GK900 0.000.000
Juanfran DEF902 0.030.121
Unai Bustinza DEF900 0.000.000
Rodrigo Tarín DEF900 0.000.000
Raúl García DEF900 0.000.000
Jonathan Silva DEF9010 0.000.492
Nabil El Zhar MID8611 0.470.112
Rubén Pérez MID900 0.000.000
Mikel Vesga MID820 0.000.000
Óscar Rodríguez MID7413 0.400.000
Youssef En-Nesyri FWD904 0.280.021
Gerard Gumbau Sub160 0.000.000
Sabin Sub80 0.000.000
Nyom Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leganes win 8% Bet365 odds 12.00
Draw 16% Bet365 odds 6.00
Barcelona win 76% Bet365 odds 1.25

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

Form going into the game

Leganes LDLLL
Barcelona WWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Barcelona 3-1 Leganes, 20 Jan 19  All Leganes 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.