Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Barcelona vs Girona FC, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
FC Barcelona
2 – 2
Full Time
Girona FC
Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Nelson Semedo 12' Y
Arthur 15' Y
Y 16' Cristhian Stuani
Clement Lenglet 35' R
Y 39' Bernardo Espinosa
Y 61' Juanpe
Y 68' Pedro Alcala
Y 69' Portu
Pique 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Girona FC — La Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Jesus Gil
  • Referee Angel Nevado
  • Referee Javier Martinez
  • Referee Sergio Uson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

5
2
3
FC Barcelona 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals Girona FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-23 FC Barcelona 2–2 Girona FC

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Girona FC H 2–2 D
18 Sep PSV H 4–0 W
15 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 2–1 W
02 Sep SD Huesca H 8–2 W
25 Aug Real Valladolid CF A 1–0 W
18 Aug Deportivo Alaves H 3–0 W
Girona FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep FC Barcelona A 2–2 D
17 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 3–2 W
31 Aug Villarreal CF A 1–0 W
26 Aug Real Madrid CF H 1–4 L
17 Aug Real Valladolid CF H 0–0 D
05 Nov FC Viktoria Plzen H 0–5 L

Season Stats

FC Barcelona Girona FC
#1 Position #19
94 Points 41
38 Played 38
31 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 14 / 15
95 Scored 39
36 Conceded 55
+59 GD -16
2.47 PPG 1.08
82% Win % 24%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts). Girona FC are 19th (41 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Barcelona and Girona FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Girona FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' FC Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 12' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nelsinho.
  • 15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Arthur.
  • 16' The referee shows Girona FC player a Yellow card on 16.
  • 19' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lionel Messi on 19.
  • 24' Arthur needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Barcelona and Girona FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 34' Girona FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Poor challenge from Clement Lenglet. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bernardo Espinosa.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Assisted by Aday with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristhian Stuani makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 46' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Ousmane Dembele is replaced by Samuel Umtiti.
  • 51' Cristhian Stuani doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Arthur by Philippe Coutinho on 58 minute.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for Girona FC. Juanpe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' What composure from Pique! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pedro Alcala on 68.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Portu.
  • 72' Girona FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Douglas Luiz is hanging Alex Granell on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Girona FC is showing some good football. However, Girona FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 81' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Pique will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Girona FC! Seydou Doumbia comes on to replace Portu.
  • 90' Ousmane Dembele has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 11 goals this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Girona FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sacristan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.77 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Girona FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona64% Draw19% Girona FC17%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
83%
Draw or Girona FC
36%
FC Barcelona or Girona FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona52% Draw34% Girona FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
6.8%
4 – 1
5.4%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
Actual
4 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Girona FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 19% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 20% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Girona FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.