Match Report
FC Barcelona, 1st with 94 points, sat 53 points above Girona (19th, 41). The last five rounds placed FC Barcelona no better than 6th for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Girona 1.03 scored and 1.45 conceded per game, FC Barcelona 2.5 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.35.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 2 Girona wins, 7 for FC Barcelona, 2 draws, at 3.82 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 73% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 64%. The recent trend is more open — 5 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 3.82 all-time.
The venue was Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, with room for 14,624 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Girona: Thomas Lemar (61'), Fran Beltrán (86') · FC Barcelona: Pau Cubarsí (59')
Key stats
Possession: Girona 29% · FC Barcelona 71% · Total shots: 13-27 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 3-7