BARCELONA. FC Barcelona prevails over Getafe 1-0 after Pedri scored just 1 goal (35′). FC Barcelona was much superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 79,814 spectators.​ The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva who had the assistance of Jorge Bueno Mateo and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Alberto Gómez Lameiro. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 68% while Getafe was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match​.

FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Getafe shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (Ousmane Dembélé). On the other side, Getafe received 2 yellow cards (Omar Alderete and Enes Ünal).

Standings

After playing this match, FC Barcelona will have 44 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Getafe will stay with 17 points like Celta de Vigo and Real Valladolid to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away against Girona on the 28th of January with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (1 draw).

Getafe will host Real Betis on the 28th of January with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of Getafe (9 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (7.0), Sergi Roberto (7.0), Jules Koundé (7.2), Andreas Christensen (6.8), Alejandro Baldé (6.6), Pedri (7.1), Sergio Busquets (7.1), Gavi (6.9), Ousmane Dembélé (6.8), Ansu Fati (6.8) and Raphinha (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Eric García (6.8), Ángel Alarcón, Pablo Torre, Jordi Alba (6.8), Marcos Alonso (6.9), Franck Kessié (7.0), Héctor Bellerín, Arnau Tenas, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araújo and Iñaki Peña.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: Andreas Christensen for Jordi Alba (46′), Andreas Christensen for Eric García (46′), Raphinha for F. Kessie (62′) and Sergi Roberto for Marcos Alonso (77′).

Best player: Raphinha​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Raphinha even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 43 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 8 crosses.

Getafe – Formation

Getafe started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Enrique Sánchez Flores played with: David Soria (6.8), Damián Suárez (7.4), Djené (7.2), Domingos Duarte (6.7), Omar Alderete (6.8), Juan Iglesias (6.4), Borja Mayoral (6.1), Ángel Algobia (6.2), Luis Milla (7.4), Carles Aleñá (6.2) and Enes Ünal (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jordan Amavi, Gastón Álvarez, Stefan Mitrović, Portu (6.4), Juanmi Latasa, Nemanja Maksimović, Gonzalo Villar (6.8), Jaime Mata, Jaime Seoane (7.3), Diego Conde and Kiko Casilla.

Substitutions

Getafe made 5 changes: Ángel Algobia for Gonzalo Villar (62′), Borja Mayoral for Portu (77′), Juan Iglesias for G. Álvarez (84′), Enes Ünal for Juanmi Latasa (84′) and Luis Milla for Jaime Seoane (85′).

Best player: Damián Suárez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Getafe was Damián Suárez.

His rating is (7.4) with 45 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Villarreal – Girona – 1-0
• Elche – Osasuna – 1-1
• FC Barcelona – Getafe – 1-0
• Athletic Club – Real Madrid – 0-2