Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: FC Barcelona (3rd, 79 pts) held a 45-point advantage over Huesca (18th, 34 pts). Huesca ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, FC Barcelona ran at 2.24 scored and 1 conceded, Huesca at 0.89 and 1.39.
FC Barcelona carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games. FC Barcelona had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Huesca, 4.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 4 for FC Barcelona, 0 for Huesca and 1 drawn, at 4.8 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more.
Camp Nou staged the fixture, a ground that holds 99,354. On the scoreboard, FC Barcelona led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
FC Barcelona: Lionel Messi (13'), Antoine Griezmann (35'), Lionel Messi (90'), Óscar Mingueza (53') · Huesca: Rafa Mir (45')
Key stats
Possession: FC Barcelona 69% · Huesca 31% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 7-3