João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
Known as João Cancelo
Defender
· 
Barcelona
· 1st in the league
Next fixture
Sun 25 Oct, 20:00 UTC HOME
Real Madrid
Analysis
Season Performance
João Cancelo at Barcelona this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 206 · Starts: 6
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?João Cancelo's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other defenders in La Liga. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | 1 0.44 | 1.1 0.24 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.14 0.06 | 0.25 0.05 |
| Shots | 5 2.18 | 3.4 0.73 |
| Shots on target | 2 0.87 | 1.7 0.35 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | - - | 1.2 0.22 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.11 0.05 | 0.27 0.06 |
| Key passes | 1 0.44 | 3.2 0.70 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | 2 0.87 | 2.2 0.54 |
| Tackles | 3 1.31 | 8.7 1.87 |
| Interceptions | 4 1.75 | 5.5 1.17 |
| Duels won | 8 3.50 | 20.6 4.51 |
| Blocked shots | - - | 3.0 0.70 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 3 1.31 | 5.2 1.18 |
| Fouls drawn | - - | 4.0 0.88 |
| Yellow cards | 1 0.44 | 1.6 0.36 |
| Red cards | - - | 1.0 0.23 |
Player Traits
João Cancelo’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Tackles30%
- Interceptions86%
- Duels won21%
- Clean sheets85%
- Goals98%
- Expected goals (xG)70%
- Expected assists (xA)62%
Squad standing
Where João Cancelo ranks among 27 registered Barcelona players this season.
- 6th of 27 for Goals
- 17th of 27 for Minutes played
- 8th of 27 for Shots on target
- 11th of 27 for Fouls committed
- 16th of 27 for Expected goals (xG)
- 15th of 27 for Tackles
- 7th of 27 for Interceptions
- 18th of 27 for Duels won
- 16th of 27 for Key passes
Historic Bets
João Cancelo’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 45.5% Based on 22 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 2 Over 1.5 Tackles 40.9% Based on 22 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 3 Over 1.5 Shots 35.2% Based on 122 matches across 5 seasons on file
- 4 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 31.1% Based on 122 matches across 5 seasons on file
- 5 Score or Assist & Team to Win 22.7% Based on 22 matches across 2 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over João Cancelo’s last 10 matches (41 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 50%
- 2 Over 1.5 Tackles 10% Below career
- 3 Over 1.5 Shots 20% Below career
- 4 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 30%
- 5 Score or Assist & Team to Win 20%
Match log
Every finished match on file João Cancelo actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Sportmonks’ own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | Shots | SOT | Tackles | Fouls | CS | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 26 | Away |  Sevilla |
W | 92’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 Sep 26 | Home |  Racing Santander |
W | 78’ | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | |
| 13 Sep 26 | Away |  Levante |
W | 10’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 31 Aug 26 | Home |  Rayo Vallecano |
W | 13’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 27 Aug 26 | Home |  Athletic Bilbao |
W | 5’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Y | - |
| 23 Aug 26 | Away |  Elche |
W | 10’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 23 May 26 | Away |  Valencia |
L | 7’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 May 26 | Home |  Real Betis |
W | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 13 May 26 | Away |  Alaves |
L | 11’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Y | |
| 10 May 26 | Home | Real Madrid |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Y | - |
| 02 May 26 | Away |  Osasuna |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 25 Apr 26 | Away |  Getafe |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Y | - |
| 22 Apr 26 | Home |  Celta Vigo |
W | 23’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Y | - |
| 11 Apr 26 | Home |  Espanyol |
W | 26’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Y | - |
| 04 Apr 26 | Away |  Atletico Madrid |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 22 Mar 26 | Home | Rayo Vallecano |
W | 90’ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Y | - |
| 15 Mar 26 | Home | Sevilla |
W | 66’ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 07 Mar 26 | Away | Athletic Bilbao |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Y | - |
| 22 Feb 26 | Home | Levante |
W | 90’ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Y | - |
| 07 Feb 26 | Home |  Mallorca |
W | 12’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 25 Jan 26 | Home |  Real Oviedo |
W | 60’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Y | - |
| 18 Jan 26 | Away |  Real Sociedad |
L | 28’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
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Season by season
Every season on file for João Cancelo, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For the Premier League this can reach further back than the current season’s Sportmonks-sourced columns: Understat’s own cached match history covers up to 6 seasons, so an earlier row may carry goals/assists/xG/xA while its tackles/interceptions/etc. show ‘-’ (Sportmonks itself only carries 3 seasons per league).
| Season | 2026/2027 | 2025/2026 | 2023/2024 | 2022/2023 | 2021/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Bayern Munich | Man City |
| Mins | 206 | 953 | 2522 | 2307 | 3233 |
| Starts | 6 | 16 | 29 | 27 | 36 |
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Assists | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| xG | 0.14 | 0.97 | 2.18 | 1.33 | 4.54 |
| xA | 0.11 | 3.25 | 6.67 | 3.85 | 6.01 |
| Shots | 5 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 81 |
| SOT | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| Tackles | 3 | 26 | - | - | - |
| Int. | 4 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Duels won | 8 | 72 | - | - | - |
| Blocked | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Key passes | 1 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Fouls | 3 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Fouls drawn | - | 14 | - | - | - |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Yel | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Red | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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