The data shows that Xavi's story about the defeats against Madrid and Girona was not crazy

The trainer of the FC Barcelona, Xavi Hernández, went object of criticisms after affirming in the defeat in front of the Girona that his team had been upper to the of Míchel. The egarense sustained that his approach was remarkable, but was opacado by the childish errors in the marks and the deconcentrations by part of his own players. Besides, it mentioned that so much in Montilivi as in front of the Real Madrid in Santiago Bernabéu were upper, but that this did not reflect in the marker. And the one of Terrassa had something of reason in this postulate.

The 'Big Date', signals that the Barça perhaps did not have to lose the four clashes contested in the season in front of the merengues and the gerundenses. In three of these four meetings of LaLiga, the Barcelona group was by in front in the parameter 'xG' (goals expected). This is a metric that measures the quality of the opportunities of goal with base in the result of the historical of these same occasions. After this, does a prediction of the so many that it would have to have annotated one or another team.

In the Girona - FC Barcelona

In the party between the Girona and the FC Barcelona, that finished with a marker of 4-2 in favour of the venues, according to the statistical analyses advanced, the result had to have been of 2-3 in favour of the team of Xavi. This bases in the type and the quantity of opportunities generated by both teams. The 'xG' awarded him to the Catalan picture 2.9 annotations, whereas to the cast 'albirrojo' assigned him 2.02 goals.

Although both groups had seven shots to door, the culés shot a total of 17 times, in comparison with the 10 of the Girona. Even, in the crossing of the first turn contested in Montjuïc, the FC Barcelona 'deserved' more, with a 'xG' of 4.4 goals in front of the 3.04 of the gerundenses. In spite of this, the final result was of 2-4. The square of Xavi made 28 shots, 11 of which went to door, whereas the team of Míchel registered 15 shots, with 7 of them to the rival goal.

In the Real Madrid - FC Barcelona

In the clashes against the Real Madrid, the situation changes slightly. In the party contested in the City Condal in October, where Jude Bellingham was decisive with a doublet, the FC Barcelona generated a 'xG' of 1.43, after 12 shots, 2 of which went between the sticks. By his part, the cast merengue shot more times (13 in total, with 4 between the sticks), but his 'xG' remained in 0.86, what indicates that had less clear opportunities of goal. However, in spite of this, Bellingham annotated two goals and the Madrid remained with the victory.

In the commitment in the Bernabéu, the data of the 'Big Date' suggest that the Real Madrid had options to invoice 2.65 annotations, whereas the culés remained in 1.56. In spite of these figures, the final marker was of 3-2, on line with the predictions of the 'xG'. Although the statements of Xavi were taken to way of excuse, the one of Terrassa is not very move# away on the merecimiento that has to him recognise to his team.