Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

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 Alavés 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

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
4/1
16-30
6/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
5/1
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 12 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 7 G 4 A
Fermin Lopez 4 G 2 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Barcelona and Girona FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Girona FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 12' The referee has no hesitation. Nelsinho is booked for FC Barcelona — Yellow card on 12.
  • 15' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Arthur will be fuming at that decision.
  • 16' The referee calls foul for Cristhian Stuani. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 19' Lionel Messi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Barcelona are in front.
  • 24' Spain international Aleix Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 29' FC Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Girona FC's shape.
  • 34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Barcelona and Girona FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' A moment of madness from Clement Lenglet on 35 minutes earns him a Red card. FC Barcelona will be frustrated.
  • 39' It’s a booking for Girona FC player. Bernardo Espinosa gets a Yellow card.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Cristhian Stuani makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Girona FC are in front.
  • 46' Ousmane Dembele makes way for Samuel Umtiti at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 51' GOAL! Cristhian Stuani fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Arthur exits the field as Philippe Coutinho enters on 58.
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Juanpe on 61 minutes.
  • 63' The Spain Pique breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 2-2!
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Pedro Alcala is booked for Girona FC — Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Portu.
  • 72' The whistle greets Alex Granell as he departs to be replaced by Douglas Luiz.
  • 77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Pique. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' Seydou Doumbia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Portu at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 516 games and scored 778 goals.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Girona FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sacristan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Girona FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona50% Draw24% Girona FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
74%
Draw or Girona FC
50%
FC Barcelona or Girona FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona36% Draw42% Girona FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Girona FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Girona FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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