Goalkeeper Rescue
Athletic Club
Athletic Club's goalkeeper kept them in it — 8 saves against 4.23 xG, conceding just 2.
- Saves
- 8
- Faced xG
- 4.23
- Conceded
- 2
La Liga · Matchday 1
Barcelona
Raphinha 37'
Fermin 82'
2 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Athletic Club
La Liga
Matchday 1Barcelona2–0Athletic Club
4.23
Expected goals
0.25
37′82′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: BAR 4.23, AC 0.25.
Match report
Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Club
Barcelona saw off Athletic Club 2-0 at Camp Nou in La Liga. Raphinha opened the scoring for Barcelona on 37' and Fermin made it 2-0 to Barcelona on 82'.
Expected goals finished Barcelona 4.23, Athletic Club 0.25. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Barcelona held 70.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Athletic Club graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 8 saves and 4.23 faced xg. Barcelona graded out for wasteful finishing — 4.23 expected goals and 2 goals.
Unai Simón came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.0 for Athletic Club across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
70%Possession30%
22Shots5
4.23xG0.25
What the numbers say
6 readsWasteful Finishing
Barcelona
Barcelona created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 4.23 xG for 2 goals.
- Expected goals
- 4.23
- Goals
- 2
- Shortfall
- −2.23
Better Chances
Barcelona
Barcelona did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.19 xG per attempt against 0.05.
- xG per shot
- 0.19
- Opponent
- 0.05
- Shots
- 22 v 5
Box Occupation
Barcelona
Barcelona kept getting bodies into the area — 82% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 18 of 22
- Share
- 82%
- xG per shot
- 0.19
Timeline
Xavi Espart
Foul
🟨27'
Raphinha — assist: Pedri
⚽37'
Half-time
🟨48'
Gorka Guruzeta
Foul
🔄60'
R. Navarro ↑ N. Williams ↓
🔄60'
A. Berenguer ↑ I. Williams ↓
🟨61'
Johaneko Louis Jean
Foul
Rodri ↑ Raphinha ↓
🔄63'
D. Olmo ↑ M. Bernal ↓
🔄63'
🔄70'
A. Boiro ↑ J. Louis-Jean ↓
🔄70'
B. Gerenabarrena ↑ M. Jauregizar ↓
J. Kounde ↑ E. Garcia ↓
🔄80'
K. Adeyemi ↑ A. Gordon ↓
🔄80'
🔄81'
A. Djalo ↑ G. Guruzeta ↓
Fermin
⚽82'
J. Cancelo ↑ Pedri ↓
🔄85'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueCamp Nou, Barcelona
RefereeMiguel Angel Ortiz Arias, Spain
CompetitionLa Liga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 1
StatusMatch Finished