The FC Barcelona fell by second occasion in the season in LaLiga after the Girona carried the triumph by 2-4 past east Sunday. The team of Xavi Hernández fell in this derbi Catalan in spite of making until 31 finish, 11 of them to goal, and precisely that is being one of the big problems of the Barcelona team this season in the domestic competition, clearly beside the little defensive solvency.
Like this they reflect it the data of 'Opt', which revealed that the Barça generated 4.06 'goals expected' in front of the ones of Míchel. This figure, which bases in the probabilities of goal in each action of attack, leaves clear that the Catalan team created sufficient occasions as to be able to annotate four so many, but when finalising the party remained in the half.
The Barça continues showing that it has to improve in several appearances
The one of this Sunday was the party of 2023 in which the Barcelona registered a value of goals expected higher. Besides, it went the second party of the culés in 2023 with more touch in rival area, but at all of this could translate in a triumph in front of the fault of puntería, and also to the defensive failures. But remaining us with the first point, is precisely what reflects the current position of the team culé in LaLiga.
And it is that of the first four qualifiers, the Barça is the only team that has attained fewer goals of which would have to carry in these first 16 days. The ones of Xavi have a difference of -4.9 in goals expected. This figure contrasts a lot of with a Girona has a +7.4, that is to say, annotating until 7 goals more than which would owe, beside a Real Madrid with +5 and the Athletic, with +4.3.
For Xavi the problem with the goal seems to be evident
All the teams against which is competing the Barça are basing his good season in his production of offensive game, whereas the Barça is doing all the contrary. Already Xavi left it in the press conference after falling in front of the Girona, standing out that "it has been missing us effectiveness in front after finishing until 30 times and this has gone back to mark the difference", explained the míster, now also very backed in this analysis by the statistics advanced.